Virtual Care (266)

Ankit Gupta, founder and CEO of Bicycle Health, discusses the company's partnership with the Federal Bureau of Prisons to give individuals released from prison continued access to monthly injections of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.

Brian Esterly, CEO of TimeDoc Health, discusses key social determinants of health issues, the rise in comorbidities complicating the delivery of care, healthcare deserts, and how health IT can serve as a bridge to all of these patients.

Utilization has dropped to 5.4% of medical claims since telehealth use skyrocketed during the pandemic, says Steven Ullman, director at the Center for Health Management and Policy at the University of Miami.

Bringing telehealth and other tools into the doctor’s office increases access and destigmatizes mental health conditions, says Dr. Nele Jessel, chief medical officer at athenahealth.

Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of Clinical Informatics at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, gives advice on pursuing data governance strategies.

Aniket Singh Rajput, CEO and founder of Neuroglee, shows how cognitive care-at-home technology can help patients in an area where there are no proven medications.

Ali Youssef, a cybersecurity director at Henry Ford Health, recommends health systems assume a bad actor is already on their networks and set up tripwires to identify and address what is happening quickly before too much damage is done.

Kevin Littlefield, principal, cybersecurity at MITRE, discusses the challenges of securing remote patient monitoring devices and what needs to happen to reduce cyber risks in the home environment.

Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer of NextGen Healthcare and a practicing family physician, talks about the importance of the post-pandemic commitment to telehealth from CMS and a future of possibilities without the worry of non-payment.

When care managers provided virtual patient activation post-discharge and addressed a patient's life context factors, it improved access and reduced costs, according to research, says Dr. Alan Spiro, president and CMO of Laguna Health.

With digital streaming as well as AI, hospitals and health systems can improve their patient education materials, empowering patients at home and reducing the time nurses spend answering questions, says Anjali Kataria, Mytonomy CEO and cofounder.

Alan R. Bugos, CTO at Health Recovery Solutions, and Anushree Bhate, director of engineering at Impetus Technologies Inc., talk about how Impetus solutions help clinicians tailor treatment plans to deliver more personalized care.