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Digital health tool cuts hospital length of stay for surgery patients

April 11, 2024 - A digital health platform that combines human health coaches and personalized recovery care plans was able to engage surgery patients in their perioperative journey and reduce their hospital length of stay (LOS), according to new research. Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the study examines the efficacy of Pip Care. The...

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Digital Engagement with RPM Boosts Post-Discharge Care Coordination

by Anuja Vaidya

Digital engagement post-discharge with an RPM system helped increase touch points between patients and healthcare providers but did not impact the rate of readmission, recent research shows. Published...

Leveraging RPM to Enable At-Home Care for High-Risk Cancer Patients

by Anuja Vaidya

The rapid advancement in digital health technologies post-March 2020 has expanded the boundaries of at-home healthcare. As COVID-19 forced hospitals to deliver more care outside traditional brick-and-mortar facilities, researchers began to...

Age, Residence Type, and Practice Setting Affect Telehealth Use

by Mark Melchionna

A new study found that telehealth use increased between 2019 and 2021. Various patient- and provider-level factors such as age, area of residence, and type of provider practice setting had a...

CO Telehealth Utilization Skyrocketed Following PHE Onset

by Mark Melchionna

Data from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) indicated that Colorado, like many other states, had higher telehealth utilization and increased spending following the onset of the...

Understanding the RPM Market: Where It’s At & Where It’s Going

by Anuja Vaidya

The remote patient monitoring (RPM) market has evolved rapidly since 2020, spurred by in-person restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last few years, many companies have attempted to stake their claim in the RPM...

Healthcare Providers, Patients Trust, Plan to Continue Telehealth Use

by Mark Melchionna

While providing insight into the factors that affect telehealth use, a report from Doximity indicated that physicians and patients perceive telehealth positively, and most believe that it often...

Exploring RPM Benefits & Barriers, From Population Health to Payment

by Anuja Vaidya

With healthcare moving increasingly outside the four walls of the hospital, remote patient monitoring (RPM) tools are becoming indispensable. How hospitals employ these tools are diverse, from chronic disease management to providing...

Can Wearables Improve Outcomes Among Hospitalized Patients?

by Mark Melchionna

New research published in JAMA Network Open found that hospitalized patients using wearable devices had better physical activity levels and physical functioning as opposed to patients receiving...

Fewer than 1 in 5 Heart Disease Patients Use Wearables

by Mark Melchionna

Published in JAMA Network Open, a new study shows that the portion of patients with or at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) who use wearable devices was minimal, indicating growing health...

Low-Income, Racial Minorities More Likely to Use Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, study findings indicate that certain demographic factors correlate with telehealth use, with low-income Hispanic and Asian patients being more...

Virtual Medication Abortions Led to High Patient Satisfaction

by Mark Melchionna

A new study from the University of Washington School of Medicine (UW Medicine) found that despite an overall level of patient satisfaction with medication abortions, those that took place in person...

Despite Flaws, Telehealth Benefits Low-Income Californians

by Mark Melchionna

In the process of ensuring equity among in-state residents, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) described that low-income Californians experienced many benefits from telehealth and intend to...

National Telehealth Use Dropped 6.8% in February

by Mark Melchionna

Following a consecutive three-month growth period, telehealth use experienced a decline in February across all US regions and nationally, along with a slight drop in its share of medical claim lines,...

PA Health System Launches Respiratory Therapy Services in Virtual ICUs

by Mark Melchionna

Beginning on May 1, Penn State Health will provide respiratory therapy services as part of virtual intensive care unit (ICU) services within two of its medical centers to improve communication between...

KLAS: Amwell, Teladoc Health, Caregility Most Chosen Vendors

by Mark Melchionna

Published this month, a new KLAS report indicated that many virtual care vendors report success in terms of purchase decisions and replacements among customer organizations, with the highest performers...

New Report Details Recommendations for Telehealth Performance Measures

by Mark Melchionna

Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a recent report from the American College of Physicians (ACP) described various steps for applying, integrating, and evaluating telehealth performance in...

Telehealth Supports Opioid Use Disorder Patient Retention in Treatment

by Mark Melchionna

Published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, new data shows that patient retention rates following the implementation of telehealth for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment were higher...

Telehealth for Prenatal Care Peaked Early in COVID-19 Pandemic

by Mark Melchionna

Published in JAMA Network Open, new research indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic led to increases in telehealth use for prenatal care, with April 2020 having the highest share of pregnancies observed...

Pediatric Wearable Device Use Varies Based on Patient Demographics

by Mark Melchionna

New research published in JAMA Network Open found that consumer-grade wearable device use was inconsistent based on social determinants of health (SDoH), specifically patient demographics and...

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