Telehealth
For starters, secure C-suite support: It's not enough to listen to employees and departments when planning mHealth initiatives, IBM says.
Everyday Well includes 1-on-1 video consultations, online nurse navigators, a 24/7 Nurse Health Line and online check-in for the emergency room.
Powered by American Well, AnywhereCare app is intended for non-emergency ailments such as sore throats and respiratory illnesses.
Program eConsult, allows primary care docs to get specialists' advice for patients, expedite referrals for those who need in-person appointments.
The authors estimated that 12 percent of telehealth visits replaced visits to other providers, while 88 percent represented new utilization.
The service will be available to UW Health employees; a direct-to-patient program will come later, American Well says.
Interest was especially high among parents of children under age 18, caregivers of elderly or ill relatives, results showed.
Avizia capped its funding round with the deal, bringing total Series A Capital raised to $18 million.
The health system has been using telehealth to reduce emergency room wait times and power its telestroke peer-to-peer physician consult program.
Program cements two payment tracks and "pick your pace" approach while setting aside money to support small practices.