Importance:  This very large claims data analysis documents lower rates of hospitalization among patients receiving telehealth during a skilled nursing facility stay compared to patients who did not receive telehealth. These findings from care during the COVID-19 pandemic support the call for telehealth to become a routine option even after th...

By FRANCIS X. CAMPION, MD, FACP, AANCHAL MATHUR, MS, BEATA KONCZEWSKI, MS

Objective: In this article, the authors review the progress in healthcare interoperability from 2010 to 2023 from an international perspective. Countries covered here include the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Estonia, and the Commonwealth of Australia. Interoperability, in the context of this paper, is “...

By BHARATH PERUGU, MBA, VARUN WADHWA, BS, JIN KIM, ME, JENNY CAI, BS (CANDIDATE), AUDREY SHIN, BS (CANDIDATE), AMAR GUPTA, MBA/PHD

Panelists discuss the clinical aspects of remote patient monitoring (RPM) in telehealth and clinical enhancements including technologies such as translational AI, and the benefits of RPM on acute and chronic medical conditions. Questions include What is RPM and how is it beneficial in chronic disease management? How is Telemedicine different from R...

By DR HALEEMA YEZDANI, AVNEESH KHARE MBBS, MD, DNB, MNAMS, PDCC, MBA, DR. M A MALUK MOHAMED

Objective: The authors review the progress in healthcare interoperability from 2010 to 2023 in the United States. Interoperability, in the context of this paper, is “the ability to share information across time and space from multiple devices, sources, and organizations”, as defined by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic En...

By BHARATH PERUGU, MBA, VARUN WADHWA, BS, JIN KIM, ME, JENNY CAI, BS (CANDIDATE), AUDREY SHIN, BS (CANDIDATE), AMAR GUPTA, MBA/PHD

Abstract Introduction: We assessed patients’ satisfaction and perception of physician empathy after implementation of video telemedicine service for general neurology follow-up visits at two community spoke clinics that serve patients in rural areas located approximately 45 miles from a medical center hub. Methods: Consecutive patients who co...

By KAREN A. TRUITT, DO, KOGULAVADANAN ARUMAITHURAI, MD, NATHAN YOUNG, DO

Objective This paper provides a review of the landscape of interoperability efforts in healthcare from 2010 to 2023, in the US and abroad. Interoperability, in the context of this paper, is “the ability to share information across time and space from multiple devices, sources, and organizations”, as defined by the IEEE (Institute of Ele...

By BHARATH PERUGU, MBA, VARUN WADHWA, BS, JIN KIM, ME, JENNY CAI, BS (CANDIDATE), AUDREY SHIN, BS (CANDIDATE), AMAR GUPTA, MBA, PHD