Connected Health
Most adults aged 50 to 80 in the United States are now using digital health technologies (DHTs), with patient portals leading adoption rates, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
PwC U.S. Health Services Advisory Leader Thom Bales discusses advancements in care delivery helping alleviate inflationary pressures, the role of digital health in addressing healthcare's major challenges, and much more.
A virtual care CEO says telemedicine means more physicians in the mix, enabling them to delegate less-complex tasks. Health systems should then be able to reduce wait times with that newly expanded capacity.
Remote Patient Monitoring
As one telemedicine CEO looks to the year ahead, he predicts RPM will improve outcomes for congestive heart failure patients and help manage those on the wildly popular GLP-1 diabetes and weight loss medications.