Telehealth’s role in specialty care

MaineHealth has had much success in the field of telemedicine. Its medical director of telehealth and virtual care Dr. Tracy Jalbuena and its VP of telehealth and virtual care Lizzy Mulcahy offer detailed advice on expansion and patient involvement.

Switching cardiology patients to Bluetooth-enabled medical devices that send data to patient portals is helping to reduce chronic care complexities, says Sutter Health CCIO Dr. Richard Milani and Patient Experience R&D lead Trevor Berceau.

Artificial intelligence-driven cost estimation tools and telehealth are addressing patient care gaps and improving care access while lowering total costs for employee groups, says Robin Glass, president of Included Health.