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Improving Patient Engagement through Mobile Health

Providing a great experience for consumers who use mobile devices to access their medical data through online portals is more than just a convenience issue. A recently published study shows it can lead patients to be in more regular contact with primary care providers and less likely to be hospitalized.

Virtual Care Gets Another Big Boost at NewYork-Presbyterian

In a move that will further expand its robust virtual care services, NewYork-Presbyterian has launched The Hauser Institute for Health Innovation. The institute will focus on programs and solutions that leverage telehealth technology to make care more convenient and accessible.

Panel highlights value of post-acute care at AHA Hill briefing

The AHA today on Capitol Hill convened a panel of post-acute care leaders to brief lawmakers and their staff about the value these facilities provide to patients and communities.

FCC to consider proposal for new telehealth pilot program

The Federal Communications Commission tomorrow is expected to vote on a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a new $100 million “Connected Care Pilot Program” to support telehealth for low-income Americans, including veterans and those living in rural areas.

Telehealth Fact Sheet

In 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expanded Medicare coverage for virtual services and the agency provides waivers in some alternative payment models, but more fundamental change is needed to expand payment to all geographic areas and all services that are safe to provide via telehealth.

Right Care, Right Place, Right Time

See how hospitals and health systems use community and patient need as the starting points for new telehealth services. These examples illustrate the ingenuity of providers that have created measurable improvements in patient outcomes and savings for the health care system.
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Telehealth Assessment: 25 Questions for Leadership Teams

Successful hospital and health system telehealth programs don't happen by accident. As hospital and health system executives start, grow and optimize their organizations' telehealth programs, they need to answer these 25 questions to reach their clinical and financial objectives.
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Your Guide to the Telehealth Tech Market

The types of telehealth technologies are as varied as the patients that the technologies are designed to help. That can make picking the right technology difficult. Find out the best practices for vetting telehealth vendors and their technologies and what red flags to watch out for.

How two rural hospitals are engaging in innovative practices to meet the needs of their communities

AHA staff recently visited two rural hospitals to see and hear firsthand how leaders are engaging in innovative practices to increase accessibility and affordability for their communities.

Whoever Controls the Remote May Win with Telehealth

Telemedicine may get a new platform from what to many is an old friend — the television — to connect with elderly patients and those with chronic diseases. CNBC recently reported that Cisco is early in the development of a device that sits atop TVs and integrates with telemedicine provider American Well’s technology.