This discussion about factors that are influencing progress in telehealth and the U.S. healthcare system was recorded on March 16, 2017, during the TMT-sponsored 1st Annual Conference: Profitable, Scalable & Sustainable Tactics Transforming Long-term Care in Telehealth and Medicine....

By DAVID GRUBER, JOSEPH P. MCMENAMIN, JOEL REICH

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By RICHARD BAKALAR, DAVID GRUBER, JOEL REICH

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By BRENNAN BENNETT

Medical care is becoming cost prohibitive. Responsiveness and access to care are more difficult. There are reasons and perspectives as to why and how to solve this issue. Yet, despite advances in medicine and technology, delivery of care is more complicated for the average consumer and less rewarding for doctors.. We yearn for the “Norman Roc...

By ESTER HOROWITZ

Blockchain technology developed in 2008 as part of a proposal for the Bitcoin virtual currency system—eschewing a central authority for issuing currency, transferring ownership, and confirming transactions.1 Before understanding its value for the goal of accurate, auditable, and easy of accessing medical record data on a global basis while st...

By TED BRAID

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy rule uses Protected Health Information (PHI) to define the type of patient information that’s protected by law.1 PHI is an important factor for HIPAA compliance. PHI isn’t confined to medical records and test results. Any information distribut...

By HOALA GREEVY