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E-mail, Health Assessments Top Telehealth Tools for Population Health Management, Survey Finds

The survey also found that diabetes and heart failure are the top health targets of telehealth initiatives for 61 percent of healthcare organizations. These findings and others are explored in 2011 Performance Benchmarks in Telehealth & Telemedicine, HIN's new report analyzing trends and metrics on current and planned telehealth and telemedicine initiatives.

Learn more about telehealth and telemedicine use.

NEWS FACTS:

• Report Content: 50-page resource that documents trends and metrics on current and planned telehealth and telemedicine initiatives and includes a year-over-year comparison of telehealth trends from 2009 to 2010. Containing more than 40 easy-to-follow graphs and tables, this report provides detailed data from 111 respondents and drills down to hospital and health plan views.
  
  
• Data Highlights:
  
  
  
  • Current and planned telehealth and telemedicine programs;
    
    
  • Populations and conditions targeted by telehealth and telemedicine;
    
    
  • Most frequently employed applications and technologies;
    
    
  • Emerging trends in funding, reimbursement and incentives for telehealth and telemedicine;
    
    
  • Challenges, benefits and barriers related to the use of telehealth and telemedicine;
    
    
  • The impact of telehealth on healthcare delivery, efficiency and ROI;
    
    
  and much more.
  
  
• NEW IN THE 2011 EDITION:
  
  
  
  • Devices utilized in telehealth;
    
    
  • Non-clinical versus clinical applications for telehealth;
    
    
  • Telehealth options available to patients and health plan members;
    
    
  • A closer look at remote monitoring — health conditions and activities monitored as well as results achieved with remote monitoring;
    
    
  • How respondents will take advantage of telehealth provisions contained in PPACA;
    
    
  • More detail on the impact of telehealth on clinical and utilization metrics, including patient compliance, medication adherence, healthcare access, office visits, hospitalizations, ER visits, bed days, readmissions, and much more;
    
    
  • The most successful applications of telehealth;
    
    
  • Sector-specific analysis of telehealth use and impact by health plans and hospitals;
    
    
• Target Audience: Organizations who are considering a new or expanded investment in telehealth and telemedicine.
  
  
• Report Formats: PDF instant download or Print.

QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:

Click here for Melanie Matthews's profile.

"The use of telehealth and telemedicine in the healthcare industry is transforming wellness, disease management, medication management services and illness prevention while also extending and enhancing access to critical healthcare services. This benchmarks report monitors telehealth and telemedicine trends, and details the successes, impacts, barriers, and much more of telehealth."

Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.

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