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READ MORETelehealth describes the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical healthcare, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration. There are various types of telehealth technologies benefitting providers, healthcare organizations, and patients.
(Telehealth services definition from The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
There are several types of telehealth systems used, and being developed, that are considered to be telehealth technologies. These include mHealth (or mobile health), video and audio technologies, digital photography, remote patient monitoring (RPM), and store and forward telehealth technology (commonly referred to as asynchronous telehealth) such as electronic consultations.
Telehealth organizations are expanding telehealth system offerings to address everything from physician/specialist shortages to increasing patient engagement and satisfaction as well as increasing provider communication, education, and satisfaction.
When diving into the question of “What is telehealth?”, or “What is telehealthcare?”, it’s essential to understand the difference, and crossover, between telehealth and telemedicine.
On the surface, telehealth vs. telemedicine are terms that seem similar, if not the same. Indeed, these terms are often used interchangeably, including by such major organizations as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Telemedicine Association (ATA).
Although these terms can be used fluidly, they can also be distinct.
Telehealth is a broad term, defined as the delivery and facilitation of health and health-related services including medical care, provider and patient education, health information services, and self-care via telecommunications and digital communication technologies. The definition of telehealth services can refer not just to remote clinical and telemedicine services, but also types of telehealth that include non-clinical offerings such as training, meetings, consumer/professional education, and more.
Our nation is struggling to improve the quality of healthcare and make the needed shift to value-based models. The need for innovative solutions to solve our country’s worsening healthcare access problem has never been greater. Models have proven time and time again that the key to maintaining population health and lowering expenditures is by delivering timely access to high-quality care.
What is telehealth’s role in strengthening healthcare?
Telehealthcare increases convenience of care and access while decreasing costs and maximizing the physician time. Providers, payers, and employers alike are increasingly adopting various and connected types of telehealth solutions to improve healthcare operations and patient outcomes.
AristaMD is a telehealth organization providing an innovative store-and forward, asynchronous telehealth platform that delivers timely access to specialty care through eConsults. The eConsult solution enables primary care physicians to collaborate with a national panel of top telehealth specialists on patient care plans—within 24 hours. AristaMD’s eConsult platform consistently replace the need for more than 70 percent of in-person specialty visits, significantly influence care plans 92 percent of the time, and can significantly reduce ED visits and hospitalizations from delivering more timely care.
Empowering PCPs to treat low acuity patients with the guidance of a virtual specialist, via telehealth solution, avoids unnecessary in-person referrals and improves patient wait times while improving health system quality metrics and patient satisfaction.
With AristaMD, adopting an eConsult solution is simple and can be done quickly. Designed to seamlessly integrate into clinical workflows, the platform allows payers and providers to quickly and cost-effectively launch specialist eConsults.
Hundreds of board-certified specialists from a comprehensive and expanding list of specialty areas, at your fingertips.
READ MORETreat more patients without a referral, ensure PCPs and specialists are operating at top of license, increase patient satisfaction, and reduce network leakage.
READ MOREWe asked our PCPs how eConsult telehealth technology is transforming the delivery of primary care. Find out how AristaMD has impacted their practices.
READ MORETelehealth can expand and enhance the delivery of health care services to geographically disadvantaged or underserved populations. Consumer groups, providers, employers, and health plans all see the expanded use of telehealth as means to give patients more convenient access to high-quality, affordable health care. With the incredible reach telehealth provides, health insurance providers are partnering with vendors to expand access to telehealth services for their members. Read more about how telehealth continues to change the healthcare landscape AHIP-CTAC’s report.
READ MOREReport examines the added value of telehealth technologies, including specialty care eConsults. Download this PDF ebook from the National Quality Forum (NQF) today, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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