Telehealth

World leaders, decision-makers and other thought leaders offer practical insights on responding to the COVID-19 emergency at FutureMed 2020.

Because Sparrow Health already had the infrastructure in place, it was able to quickly make the transition from in-person care to virtual care, says Dr. Michael Zaroukian, VP, CMIO and CTO of the health system.

Dr. Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, senior medical director at HealthEC, says her company is able to identify the top 10% of a client's patients who are at highest risk for a severe outcome due to COVID-19.

Westchester Medical Center, hit hard by COVID-19, added strength to its 10-hospital system by creating redundancy in cross-coverage by physicians and specific COVID-19 workflows, claim Corey Scurlock, MD, the health system's medical director, and Wendy Deibert, VP of Clinical Solutions at Caregility.

Carolyn Witte, cofounder and CEO of startup Tia, describes the growing world of "femtech" and what it means to run a startup during the coronavirus pandemic.

Prospective analytics must include business continuity scenarios that can be upended 180 degrees, according to CereCore Vice President Peyman Zand.

The pandemic has forced the adoption of telehealth and other technologies that already existed, according to DrFirst President Cam Deemer.

This week's top stories include hospitals being unprepared for the next COVID-19 surge and the VA and Philips teaming up on tele-critical care.

Erin Jospe, MD, chief medical officer at Kyruus, and AVIA VP Sonia Singh say that not only must the front door be easy to open, but it must extend beyond the system's website to search engines and guided interactions like text and chat.

This week's top stories include the Trump administration challenging the Affordable Care Act, a push for permanent telehealth reform and lululemon buying in-home workout platform Mirror.