{"id":25777,"date":"2019-09-24T14:02:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T14:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.mtelehealth.com\/?p=25777"},"modified":"2019-09-24T14:02:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T14:02:10","slug":"telehealth-continues-to-change-the-face-of-healthcare-delivery-for-the-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drmiltie.com\/at-home-testing\/telehealth-continues-to-change-the-face-of-healthcare-delivery-for-the-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Telehealth Continues To Change The Face Of Healthcare Delivery – For The Better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the federal government, via Medicare\/Medicaid, and insurance companies strive to keep \u201cheads out of beds\u201d (e.g., patients managed into an outpatient setting [your doctor\u2019s office] vs. inpatient\/hospital settings), the need for more clinicians and better access to care grows unabated. In an effort to manage both increased demand (e.g., access) by patients and patients (appropriately) nudged into clinic settings, telehealth and its component pieces provide needed access to healthcare, possible cost savings, and, in many cases, improved continuity of care\/care management via patient monitoring and adherence to treatment protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outpatient care, generally, is less costly to insurance companies and the federal government than hospital-based care. With increased demand in the healthcare system (e.g., more patients seeking care) and with hospitals now being penalized by Medicare for readmissions and extended patient lengths of stay, telehealth and its components furnish the opportunity to offer healthcare services remotely, provide convenience to patients and offer tools to manage doctor supply and patient demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While many use the terms telemedicine and telehealth interchangeably, broadly defined, and for the purposes of this article, telehealth consists of various remote care modalities including, but not limited to:\n\n\n\t\tToday In:\n\t\t\tInnovation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n