Telehealth

Lea Sims, marketing practice lead for healthcare insurance and life sciences at Verizon, shares how the COVID-19 crisis has created unforeseen virtual care use cases that Verizon's connected solutions make possible.

Healthvana is working with labs, providers and public health organizations to deliver test results with security, efficiency and empathy, says Ramin Bastani, CEO of the mobile-first platform.

This week's top stories include hackers using the SolarWinds platform to target the NIH in a large data breach, while vaccine preparedness gets a boost from the federal government and Apple Watch adds a new VO2 Max feature.

Ashton Applewhite, activist and author of "This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism," discusses some of the complex realities of aging, ageism, ableism and health - and describes how technology should be designed for seniors.

Care delivery costs can be reduced by focusing on how to best support a patient digitally through their care transitions, says Robbie Hughes, CEO of Lumeon.

Telehealth Connection TV: Heather Hitson, telehealth implementation manager at UCLA Health, offers insight on LGBTQ-specific factors that telemedicine providers should be aware of.

Zoom provides both diagnostic and video-assisted telemedicine, says Ron Emerson, global healthcare lead.

This week's top stories include a final rule released by CMS adding more than 60 telehealth services but the American Telemedicine Association wanting more to be done concerning remote patient monitoring.

Telehealth Connection TV: Convenience helps drive engagement, and virtual care is no exception, says Matt Hawkins.

Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed, CEO of Digital Care, says a nationwide telemedicine initiative to provide teleconsultations to the whole population of Pakistan presented an opportunity to drive adoption of technology during the pandemic.