Telehealth

In this episode of the Virtual Care Paradigm, health economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn weighs in on retail health, value-based care and what the virtual care economy might look like.

The pandemic has accelerated transformation in telemedicine, AI diagnosis and AI-enabled medical devices, while innovative digital tools are helping in everyday life for South Koreans, says Yuri Jung, manager, F&D Partners.

Physicians are looking for guidance on telehealth, including updated regulatory and reimbursement policy.

This week's top stories include Hims & Hers expanding beyond the U.S. market with the acquisition of British personalized health company Honest Health and the AHA asking Express Scripts to rescind its 340B claims reporting policy.

Meanwhile, Oregon becomes the latest state to enact its own telehealth legislation.

Richard Vincent, CEO of FundamentalVR, discusses the importance of providing diverse offerings for different surgical training use cases.

There are additional use cases for leveraging continuous video observation beyond monitoring patients for fall risk, and AI has a role to play, says Pete McLain, Caregility's chief strategy officer.

Telehealth Connection TV: There are lessons other federally qualified health centers can take from HEALing Community Center's virtual care rollout, says CIO Jabari Butler.

This week's top stories include UHC re-examining a new policy drawing backlash that allows it to retroactively deny emergency department claims, and Apple unveiling walking stability assessments in an iPhone update.

Insights from the healthcare system and the release of new clinician, patient and payer data will be discussed during HIMSS' State of Healthcare event taking place virtually on June 15.