The United States spends nearly 17% of its gross domestic product on healthcare,1 almost double that of any other industrialized country,2 and achieves worse outcomes by many measures.3 The U.S. may have the most healthcare in the world, but we do not have the best healthcare. Today, Healthcare in the U.S. is a poor value. If we are going to remain...

By JOHN HALAMKA

Two final rules issued by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in November 2017 gave physicians and other healthcare providers ringing in the New Year another reason to celebrate. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has opened entirely new avenues for reimbursement of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) services in 2018, ...

By CARRIE NIXON, REBECCA E. GWILT

When I was asked to create a new column within Telehealth and Medicine Today that focused on “Excellence in Practice,” I began to reflect on one of my favorite books, Jim Collins’ Good to Great. If you have not read it yet, I highly recommend it. It provided a guiding philosophy for my personal approach to leadership and building ...

By SHAWN VALENTA, DEE FORD

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By TORY CENAJ

Imagine an appointment with a new patient. She’s waiting, fidgeting, looking down at her lap. You say hello, introduce yourself, and sit behind the computer. You enter key details into the EHR (electronic health record) as the appointment goes along. “Tell me why you’re here today,” you say. You try listening, but menus keep...

By RICHARD I. LEVIN, BRIANNE WARNER ALCALA

Contemporary healthcare delivery models have a patient-centered approach, a focus on integrating the various types of services patients need, an emphasis on interdisciplinary treatment teams, and a commitment to adopting innovative technologies. Increasing utilization of telehealth technologies has helped foster these contemporary service delivery ...

By AMY F. LERMAN, DANIEL KIM, FRANCESCA R. OZINAL, THERESA E. THOMPSON

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