October 12, 2023
A Successful Trip To Palau The PBTRC Team composed of Christina Higa (Co-Director), Ginger Porter, and Umerang Imetengel visited Palau in June 2023. They were able to meet with…
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Many changes have occurred since the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) was declared on January 31st, 2020 including the many updates that CMS provided at the beginning of March 2020.
Optum leaders reportedly shared internally that the company would shutter its sizable telehealth business. Parent company UnitedHealth Group said that it would continue to offer telemedicine and remote care options.
That could completely change the landscape for perinatal care and greatly improve outcomes, says the director of obstetric imaging at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, especially in settings where this was not previously possible.
Digital transformation of healthcare not only requires investments in digital technology, but also in digital health literacy. This must be coordinated across three critical levels: individual, institutional and policy-making.
The healthcare industry must simultaneously guard against technology outpacing its practical uses, says one physician and CIO.
The goal is to help ensure patient safety in telemedicine, and to help healthcare organizations standardize approaches to virtual care with an eye toward quality improvement and patient outcomes that are "consistent with traditional settings."
The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) is an affiliation of the 14 Telehealth Resource Centers funded individually through cooperative agreements from the Health Resources & Services Administration, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth. This website was made possible by grant GA5RH37468 and 1 U1UTH42529‐01‐00 from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth/Health Resources and Services Administration/HRSA.