Are you looking for a quick rundown of the latest trends in telehealth by services? Each installment in our telehealth primer series includes an overview of emerging trends, a discussion of investment considerations, and sample case studies from leading health care organizations who have successfully implemented these programs.
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Telehealth Primers: The Complete Series
Are you looking for a quick rundown of the latest trends in telehealth by services? Each installment in our telehealth primer series includes an overview of emerging trends, a discussion of investment considerations, and sample case studies from leading health care organizations who have successfully implemented these programs.
May 10, 2016
Billing and reimbursement primer
Updated June 2018
Clarify the intricacies of billing and reimbursement across a range of telehealth modalities and services. Plus, review trends in public and private reimbursement policies across the United States and get the knowledge you need to assess the value and feasibility of new telehealth investments.
Pregnancy primer
Updated July 2018
Discover how telehealth technologies can enhance pregnancy care, learn what factors contribute to the business case for this investment, and read case studies of organizations that have successfully incorporated telehealth into their pregnancy care practice.
Chronic disease management primer
Updated August 2015
Explore how telehealth platforms can improve care and achieve cost savings. Understand how recent changes in chronic care management can aid providers in educating patients and their families, disseminating care plans, and monitoring symptoms over time.
Pediatrics primer
Updated October 2015
Brush up on the applications of telehealth technologies to provide care for pediatric patient populations and discover how providers are using telehealth services to improve linkages with pediatric specialists and expand market share.
Telebehavioral health primer
Updated August 2015
Learn how provider shortages are impacting the adoption of new telebehavioral health services, plus learn how population health management affects the growth of these new platforms, and how an integrated health system expanded access to behavioral health care with their virtual strategy.
TeleICU primer
Updated February 2016
Learn about how emerging telehealth technologies can improve care for patients in intensive care units. This installment reviews common implementation barriers to teleICU adoption and highlights actionable lessons on how to effectively staff your teleICU program.
Teleneurology primer
Updated April 2016
Understand the range of applications oriented around neurology care delivery and review the value proposition for this leading use case in telehealth. The case study explores key features of a successful teleneurology program, and details the benefits for both hub and spoke sites.
Wearables primer
Updated May 2016
Read how wearable devices are impacting patient engagement and new approaches to care in today’s market. The case study discusses how one provider organization opted to use a popular consumer device to improve longitudinal follow-up for a targeted patient population.
Orthopedics primer
Updated April 2017
Read the telehealth primer to understand the emerging trends impacting tele-orthopedics adoption, learn about future directions that offer opportunity for telehealth expansion, and see how one program used telehealth to achieve a 70% reduction in surgical cancellations.
Oncology primer
Updated May 2016
This primer provides a breakdown of what you need to know about telehealth before you commit, including definitions, investment considerations, and case studies from two leading health care organizations with established oncology telehealth programs.
Telebariatrics primer
Updated June 2016
The primer includes key trends in bariatrics and telebariatrics, a discussion of investment considerations, and a sample case study from a leading health care organization with an established telebariatrics program.