telehealth

Its latest telehealth project will allow family caregivers to monitor six patients remotely. 

The enhancements include improved video quality, multi-party calls and screen sharing.

Matthew Fisher, general counsel at Carium, talks about bedrock principles of patient privacy, advances in RPM, CMS rules around non-physiologic data and how telehealth should fit into the continuum of care going forward.

The acquisition builds on Best Buy’s previous investments in senior care and remote patient monitoring.

Teladoc is pitching the expanded service as a way to improve primary care access.

Telehealth can reach underserved communities, but there are barriers. A concerted effort is needed to increase its adoption and efficacy in a post-pandemic world, explain HIMSS' Rob Havasy and Kerry Amato.

Healthcare attorney Aaron Maguregui says providers will need to move to HIPAA-compliant telehealth apps as emergency waivers sunset.

Zoom CIO Advisor Bill Shickolovich and U Penn Medicine CIO Michael Restuccia discuss how hospitals are using remote tools to enable employees to work at home.

Also, Medigo raises $1 million to expands its offerings to telemedicine.

The company plans to invest the funds in its platform’s technology and capabilities, and to make new hires.