Telehealth and virtual health have expanded greatly since the pandemic, driven by demand for access and the acceptance of technology as a means to expand care delivery and monitoring. Healthcare providers are becoming more strategic in how they are leveraging telehealth solutions within their portfolio and solution providers are using a variety of ...

By Greg Caressi, Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes, Nitin Manocha, Alejandra Parra, Sagar Mukhekar

The editorial discusses the integration of eHealth systems in the European Union (EU) through the eHealth Digital Service Infrastructure (eHDSI) project. The EU's unique approach to integration involves overcoming language and system differences among its 27 member states. The European Directive 2011/24/EU emphasizes patients' rights in cross-borde...

By Jan Bruthans

Objectives: To assess the feasibility, spectrum, outcomes and challenges of delivering super-specialty consultations to remote areas of the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh through telemedicine. Design: Prospective, observational (descriptive), pilot study Methodology: Super-specialty medical teleconsultations were provided to healthcare provide...

By Siddharth Jain, Shreya Arora, Anil Chauhan, Amit Agarwal, Biman Saikia, Meenu Singh

Tech is expensive, hospitals are closing and rural America is suffering. Access and workflow problems still exist, so how do we make this a workable success? Translating efficiencies do exist for consumer and health systems, but the elephant in the room is financial incentives and paying physicians for volume. Perhaps payors need to step up? Paneli...

By Shayan Vayas, MD, Greg Caressi, Sarah Bell, RN, MSN, MHA, Bill Fera, MD, Lyle Berkowitz, MD, Ritesh Patel, Moderator

Low utilization of Posyandu Elderly services in Deli Serdang Regency, even though the number of elderly continues to increase. Only 5-10% of the total elderly population uses the service, influenced by inadequate service quality, the perception that Posyandu is only for the sick, and minimal understanding of its benefits. The purpose of this study ...

By Basyariah Lubis, Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto, Rozi Sastra Purna, Rosfita Rasyid

In this ConV2X 2023 panel session, speakers address relevant aspects of the use of artificial intelligence in telemedicine, the opportunities, and threats of AI in health, and the assessment of the digital maturity of organizations. Experiences and views on these topics will guide the presentations....

By Claudio Alves da Costa, Gustavo Meirelles, Jefferson G. Fernandes

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is undergoing an Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) across the entire enterprise, with the goal of creating a shared Federal Electronic Health Record (FEHR). In 2017, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) joined with the Department of Defense (DOD) to plan for the transition to a modernized...

By MARY KATE SWEENEY, Jenifer Dow, Vertina Dyson, Susan Keller, Andria Mingo, Angela Quimby, Annarika Seecharan, Nicole Zimmerman

Failing is an important issue for businesses.  Embracing it moves markets, insures consumer safety, and spares unnecessary investment. Are the aviation and nuclear power industries the only industries to truly embrace it and share learnings to fortify standards and best practices? Can healthcare do the same? Telehealth and Medicine T...

By Sarah B. Harper, MA, MBA, Samuel West, Moderator: Paul Barach, B.Sc. MD

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By Krishnan Ganapathy

Virtual care is, and will continue to be, a ubiquitous front door to care as it evolves as a modality to better match the demands and lifestyles of consumers. As with any technology, success comes from learning, iterating, and evolving, and this is certainly true of virtual care as it comes of age. It’s been a complex journey as the modality ...

By Helen Schnase, MD, MBA, Stephanie LaDue