Implementation science theories, models and frameworks enable healthcare decision makers and clinicians to plan, implement, evaluate and sustain healthcare innovations 31,32. Using these ...

A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital reports in The American Journal of Managed Care that virtual video visits, one form of telehealth visit used at the hospital, can successfully ...

A virtual ward, a new model of care that provides support to high-risk and complex patients in the community for a few weeks after discharge from hospital, did not prevent hospital readmissions as ...

An economic analysis of the NHS flagship 'virtual wards' programme found it reduced lengths of stay but rates of readmission were higher, and the cost per day of virtual ward care was almost double ...

Picture this: At every step of a patient’s trip through the hospital, a virtual assistant awaits, ready to answer questions, pull up medical records — or snap photos during surgery. Hospital staff and ...

TACOMA — Six computer monitors line Damaris Muita's work station, each streaming a video feed of a patient lying in a hospital bed. The patients may be housed in different hospitals and in different ...

El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California, is located near Silicon Valley, home to self-driving cars and robots that deliver food. So there is an expectation for tech-enabled healthcare. Deborah ...

St. Luke’s is a Duluth, Minnesota-based health system that serves the communities of northeastern Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Like many health systems across ...

Given the increasing prevalence of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the UK, this study evaluates a novel primary care optometry-based DR review service against traditional hospital-based ...

A new survey has found strong support for virtual care at BC Children’s Hospital, with patients and their families saying it is the same, or even better, than in-person visits. The survey went on to ...