A lot of healthcare is simply exchange of information, but the current healthcare system doesn’t allow for that exchange to happen in a convenient way. The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation (NEHI) has released a new roadmap that reinvents healthcare in the United States through the use of technology.
Susan Dentzer, president and CEO of NEHI, discusses the Health Care Without Walls model of care, how it would improve care, as well as physician work satisfaction, and what it would take to implement such a system.
Read more about NEHI and telehealth:
NEHI Recommends Implementing Value-Based Contracts With High-Cost Oncology Treatments: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/nehi-recommends-implementing-valuebased-contracts-with-highcost-oncology-treatments-
Getting Telehealth Right: Engaging Patients and Providers: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/acr-2016/getting-telehealth-right--engaging-patients-and-providers-virtually-in-health-wellness-and-treatment
More Patients Willing to Switch to Telehealth Providers: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/more-patients-willing-to-switch-to-telehealth-providers
Telemedicine: The Cost-Effective Future of Healthcare: https://www.ajmc.com/contributor/john-rehm/2016/12/telemedicine-the-cost-effective-future-of-healthcare
Telehealth Use Limited in Some Federal Health Programs, GAO Finds: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/telehealth-use-limited-in-some-federal-health-programs-gao-finds
