Here are five health system implementing, investing and creating new telehealth and virtual care programs:
- Los Angeles-based CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center has launched a telestroke program in collaboration with the University of Southern California's Keck Medicine. The program allows clinicians at CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center to consult remotely with stroke specialists and neurologists at USC's Keck Medicine.
- MUSC Health Columbia (S.C.) Medical Center Downtown partnered with telemedicine company Hicuity Health to launch tele-ICU services. Hicuity Health will provide tele-ICU support for patients and bedside teams at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center.
- Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care plans to expand its remote-monitoring program to 7,000 patients after a successful pilot launch. The health system texts, emails and calls patients with chronic conditions, asking them a series of disease-specific questions — and alerts nurses if responses indicate possible complications.
- Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health started construction on a 60,000-square-foot virtual care center. The facility, expected to open in 2024, will feature telehealth-enabled clinician workspaces for on-demand urgent, behavioral health and primary care.
- Cleveland Clinic's pediatric and neuroradiologists will be available 24-7 to Children's Hospital New Orleans providers through a new teleradiology partnership. Through Cleveland Clinic's eRadiology service, the Ohio-based radiologists will help develop exam protocols, interpret images and consult with physicians.