Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) open access international peer reviewed journal examines the value of telehealth and clinical automation, its use and scalable developments, clinical informatics, business process guidance, patient experiences, market research, and the economic impact of digital health innovations that advance value based care across the care continuum. THMT brings practical frontline research and insights to readers, bridging research excellence with real world implementation on topics that matter to clinicians. Original research articles and reviews feature multidisciplinary perspectives from medical, technology, policy, economic, education, and social impact fields. Authors are encouraged to submit outcomes data to demonstrate real world cost efficiencies to enhance affordable, accessible, quality care through virtual and digital treatment modalities.
Published: 03.11.2023.
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By LEON WISNIEWSKI
Healthcare is rapidly evolving, particularly in the realm of digital health. When we consider the future of digital healthcare, it is impossible to ignore the vast potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and the profound impact it will have on the healthcare industry. This momentum of change has accelerated, particularly since the onset of the CO...
By SARAH BELL, RN, MSN, MHA, CALVIN D. LAWRENCE, MSC, SETH DOBRIN, PHD, WILLIAM CHERNIAK, MD MPH CCFP(EM) DABFM, DR. FERNANDO DE LA PEÑA LLACA, PHD, MSC, JEFFERSON G. FERNANDES, MD, MSC, PHD, MBA, ADITI U. JOSHI MD, MSC, FACEP, BILAL NAVED MD PHD (CANDIDATE), GEOFFREY RUTLEDGE, MD,PHD, FACMI
In June 2022, President Biden and Vice President Harris released their blueprint for addressing the maternal health crisis, stating their “vision for the future is that the United States will be considered the best country in the world to have a baby.” Currently, it is one of the worst among industrialized countries despite the US spend...
By SABRINA MOVITZ, MS, RACHEL MAYER EDIGER, ALISON DINGWALL, YVONNE BUTLER TOBAH
In the past five years, artificial intelligence has revolutionized healthcare by enabling earlier detection, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. A recent breakthrough involves using eye-tracking technology to identify ocular biomarkers, aiding in the early detection of conditions like Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases. Eye movement tests...
By SAI MATTAPALLI, ROHAN KALAHASTY
Student founders working on a start-up the past 2 years have created a 30-second home based AI brain health evaluation utilizing advanced imaging and neural analysis for non-invasive early disease detection. Personalized and tailored, this new gaze tracking system is non-invasive, has remote capabilities, and costs less - bringing remote detection ...
By SAY MATTAPALLI, SWETA SNEHA, PHD
The pandemic spurred a rapid uptake of telemedicine by sidelining or overcoming the various challenges of implementing remote patient-care solutions, identified in numerous studies. Although the pandemic was the major factor driving adoption of telemedicine and telehealth, there are still several barriers that health systems need to address. Howeve...
By DANIELA CHUEKE, B.SOC.SCI
Purpose: There is limited research comparing virtual and in-person tobacco treatment specialist training. As a result of COVID-19, the Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program (Duke-UNC TTS) transitioned from an in-person to a virtual format, allowing for a comparison of these two training formats. Materials and Methods: We conducted ...
By JAMES DAVIS, MD, SONIA CLARK, MHA, JENNIFER GREYBER, JILLIAN DIRKES, MSW, LCSW, SALLY HERNDON, MPH, JOYCE SWETLICK, MPH, SUSAN TROUT, LCSW, MSPH, NCTTP, FARID MANSHAII, ADAM GOLDSTEIN, MD, MPH
Background: Telehealth usage increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, but equitable access remains a concern. Patients lacking technology access, skills, and digital literacy may not benefit fully. Validated telehealth literacy screening instruments are lacking. This study evaluated existing tools from patient and clinician perspectives...
By MATTHEW SAKUMOTO, MD, SARAH KRUG, MS
Objective: The lack of pre-existing public virtual care platforms in Ontario at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the generation of many private companies employing physicians in corporate practice groups. The quality of care provided remains unknown. This study assesses the quality of care provided by physicians through a virtual care...
By JAKARINYA MANGALAMOORTHY, WILLIAM CHERNIAK, BRIAN GELLER, RYAN TAM
Chat-based telehealth has been expanding with the resulting concern of the further deterioration of the clinician-patient relationship. As this relationship hinges on fostering a human connection and trust, understanding, and creating digital empathy for the written word becomes crucial. Currently most of the literature focuses on training and empa...
By MATTHEW SAKUMOTO, MD, ADITI JOSHI, MD
Background: Secure messaging within electronic health records (EHRs) is the fastest-growing component of virtual care in the telehealth ecosystem. It is a cost-effective way to communicate medical advice and an alternative to an in-person, video, or tele-phone visits. Secure messaging is shown to have a positive effect on the management of chronic ...
By DONG-GIL KO
