Hospitals and Healthcare

A function embedded in Johns Hopkins Medicine’s electronic-health-record system automatically identifies patients likely to need technical assistance so either someone from central IT support or a member of the clinical support or front desk teams can reach out to them before their visit. It gives patients individual scores based on the following risk factors: whether they have an account in the health system’s online patient portal, have completed an e-check-in process in the previous seven days, and have had a video visit in the last three months.

Fiona McKay acquired a brain injury after falling down the stairs. The program that helped her get back on her feet is facing closure as NSW grapples with how to pay for healthcare.

As a Telehealth GP, Dr Hugh O’Sullivan lauds the increased flexibility in being able to work from home.

Many calls and messages now count as a “visit” that you could be charged for.

Telehealth is defined as the delivery of health care services at a distance through the use of technology. It can include everything from conducting medical visits over the computer, to monitoring patients' vital signs remotely. Its definition is broader than that of telemedicine, which only includes the remote delivery of health care. Telehealth also includes the training and continuing education of medical professionals.

Without it, some survivors would have to drive hours to access expert nurses.

There is no technological miracle that will fix decades of bad policy.

Using technology to deliver health care has several advantages, including cost savings, convenience, and the ability to provide care to people with mobility limitations, or those in rural areas who don't have access to a local doctor or clinic. For these reasons, the use of telehealth has grown significantly over the last decade. Currently, 76 percent of hospitals in the U.S. connect doctors and patients remotely via telehealth, up from 35 percent a decade ago.

More than half of people suffering chronic pain in regional Australia are not getting the right medical help to deal with it due to where they live, a new survey reveals.

States are ending emergency orders that increased access to telepsychology, and some insurance companies are cutting back on coverage, but the need remains great.

Australian-trained doctors living overseas are treating patients in rural and regional New South Wales, to curb the bush doctor shortage

A doctor based in Wellington and a video call helped a Taranaki man make a near complete recovery following a late night stroke.

In outer Melbourne, a virtual emergency department has offered 250,000 patients treatment and created a model to help keep ageing Baby Boomers out of hospital.

Consumers Health Forum calls on Australian government to address ‘significant safety concerns’ about prescribing without any conversation with patient

Is it okay to lie to your doctor? I wasn’t about to take any chances.

In-person mental health care is hard to arrange in rural nursing homes, so video chats with faraway professionals are filling the gap.

Until we have strategies to reduce the barriers of video consultations, Australia needs long telephone consultations

After the sudden shutdown of its ambitious telemedicine experiment, the company continues to explore options for a major expansion into the health industry.

Amazon on Wednesday said it is shuttering its telehealth service, Amazon Care, as the company rethinks its approach for expanding into the health care industry.

Many people in nursing homes already suffer from isolation, neglect and lack of human engagement. They need the human touch – in person.

For millions of people, pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities have made health care much more accessible. But those flexibilities are set to expire 151 days after the Covid-19 public health emergency ends.