December was an active month for Digital Health news, and we at Incisive want to help make sure you didn't miss anything! Every month we grab a few top headlines to help ensure you can stay up to date on what's happening with this Digital Health Download.
This month we are breaking down some telehealth research findings, a great RPM program at Mt. Sinai, and some insights on how telehealth startups are handling patient data. On top of that we have added 'The Quick List" to quickly call out some additional items that we recommend putting on your reading list!
Now, let's jump right in!
First, I cannot recommend reading these findings to anyone creating or expanding their telehealth programs enough. Epic Research ran the numbers, and I am calling out the highlights I took away from their figure in the article without commentary.
For those focused on virtual care programs, this should be a key resource in decision making for where to implement and what needs to be investigated more to identify how to optimize the virtual appointments when appropriate.
To learn more, visit the article at EpicReasearch.org
Patient inequity has started to get a lot more visibility over the last few months, and needs to be considered when developing virtual care programs and healthcare at home programs. Mt. Sinai’s problem is not much different than other healthcare organizations, and they were able to tackle it while providing better patient outcomes and still saving money.
Mt. Sinai provided devices that did not require additional technology or wifi in their hypertension focus RPM program and after only 6 months almost 3 quarters of the patients. Mt.Sinai’s observations equated to just over $800,000 for RPM patients over 12 months.
To learn more, visit the article at HealthCareITNews.com
This is my own headline for TheMarkup’s article “Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies
The Markup found that telehealth startups are sending ‘shopper data’ to big tech companies such as personal information like email and phone numbers, URLs that they have visited, and answers to questionnaires! Although not illegal, this should be concerning to patients that are looking for alternative care options.
It also reassures that Healthcare organizations need to be the leaders in the telehealth space because they care about the patients.
To learn more, visit the article at themarkup.org
There were tons of great items closing out 2022, so I wanted to drop them below without a quick summary in case you want to put them on your morning coffee reading list!
1. Matthew Gitelis, CEO of PatientIQ, talks data-driven patient experience with HealthcareITNews
2. Becker's recaps Epic’s 12 biggest moves in 2022
3. Xtelligent Media published a 12 page report of RPM Uses and Challenges
4. HealthCare IT News talks through the 2 year extension of telehealth flexibilities
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