Pragmatic Approaches to Interoperability – Surmounting Barriers to Healthcare Data and Information Across Organizations and Political Boundaries
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
Patient Satisfaction and Perception of Physician Empathy in Outpatient Community General Neurology Telemedicine
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
Building a Framework for a More Inclusive Healthcare System
Objective: With the explosion in the use of telehealth technologies, it is essential to address the challenges in global telehealth inequity in order to create a path to healthcare equality. To this end, this research paper focuses on investigating telehealth as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on healthcare inequality, telehealth...
By Maria Palombini, Tiffany Vereen, Jahnahn Taghiani, Tanvi Chitre
Key Components of a Tech-Enabled Hospital at Home Program
Until recently, acute care technological innovations were centered on improvements in procedural interventions or critical care. Accelerated by the pandemic, there has been a shift and developing interest in bringing acute-level care into the home. As a result, more tech-enabled improvements are supporting decentralized care models. Developments in...
By Dr. Sandeep Pulim
A Systematic Review Identifying Adverse Health Outcomes and Mortality Rates Associated with Telehealth
Background: The literature supporting telehealth management is growing accelerated by the COVID-pandemic. We hypothesize that there are risks of adverse events associated with telehealth interventions. Methods: A review of PubMed (including MEDLINE), Embase, ISI (Web of Science), VHL/GHL, Scopus, Science Direct, and PsycINFO was conducte...
By Fidelia Cascini, Ana Pantovic, Yazan A. Al-Ajlouni, Omar Al-Ta’ani, Giovanna Failla, Andriy Melnyk, Paul Barach, Walter Ricciardi
Determining the Value-on-Investment of Provider-to-Provider Virtual Consultation for Cancer Care
BACKGROUND: Access to high-quality cancer care in the United States remains a challenge in part due to a geographic mismatch between patients with cancers and the oncologic specialists best able to serve them. There is therefore an urgent need to develop communications strategies that allow oncologists to determine which patients might benefi...
By David Shalowitz, Bryan Arkwright, Emily Bunce
Remote Patient Monitoring in India
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
Systematic Review Identifying Adverse Health Outcomes and Mortality Rates Associated with Telehealth
Background: The literature supporting telehealth management is growing accelerated by the COVID-pandemic. We hypothesize that there are risks of adverse events associated with telehealth interventions.
 Methods: A review of PubMed (including MEDLINE), Embase, ISI (Web of Science), VHL/GHL, Scopus, Science Direct, and PsycINFO was conducted for...
By Fidelia Cascini, Ana Pantovic, Yazan Al-Ajlouni, Omar Al Ta'ani, Giovanna Failla, Andriy Melnyk, Paul Barach, Walter Ricciardi
Insiders Perspectives On Hybrid Care
Hear perspectives from tech giant, Microsoft, and startup Ravkoo Health executives, about what is currently top of mind for them, their business, and what they are being asked to deliver for clients and consumers. The new "hybrid world" discussion includes topics such as: What the newest tools are being used at health organizations What's the most ...
By Kathleen McGrow, DNP, MS, RN, PMP, Alpesh Patel
Surmounting Barriers to Healthcare Data and Information: Cases in Point, the U.S. Experience
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