Trend Watch: Virtual Care as an Employee Benefit
By Dr. Lisa Ide – There’s a new trend in employee benefits: offering a virtual care service. And, employers are embracing these additional health benefits.
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Tower of Babel? Virtual Care Legislative Challenges Go Far Beyond Language
By Rebecca Hafner-Fogarty MD & Jon Pearce – Recently, Mobihealthnews published a piece providing one perspective on the legislative barriers for telemedicine. We were interested to see where the discussion would go, particularly considering Zipnosis’ significant role in supporting
The Virtual Care Reimbursement Conundrum
By Rebecca Hafner-Fogarty, MD – Virtual care holds enormous potential to transform the healthcare landscape. Since you are here, you most likely agree that virtual care (and telemedicine) can be of great benefit for patients, providers, and health systems.
Is a Medical Virtualist Specialty Necessary? Probably Not.
By Rebecca Hafner-Fogarty, MD – Recently an opinion piece in JAMA came to my attention. In it, Drs. Nochomovitz and Sharma called for a new medical specialty to be recognized: the medical virtualist.
Our Take: Net Neutrality, Virtual Care, and the Deregulation Demolition Derby
By Jon Pearce – In a 3-2 vote December 14th, the FCC decided to overturn its rules around net neutrality. But, what does this deregulation mean for virtual care? While no one can truly know the future, some very real concerns have been raised about the impact of internet deregulation on virtual care.
Healthcare Regulation: Virtual Care Goes to Washington
By Rebecca Hafner-Fogarty MD – Healthcare regulation: It’s a challenging, complex, and fascinating thing. And it becomes even more so when new technologies like virtual care are added to the equation.
The Digital Healthcare Revenue Question: Are You Blockbuster or Netflix?
By Jon Pearce – When people ask me my Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) for Zipnosis, I reply: “To make the transactional cost of healthcare $0.00.” The looks I get range from quizzical to quizzical and concerned. After all, people are used to the current payment model.
When it Comes to Virtual Care Technology – Think Twice, it’s Alright
By Jon Pearce – More and more, health systems are looking to telemedicine and virtual care technology to improve access by connecting patients with clinicians. It’s no secret that providing care online is critical to remaining competitive and meeting patient demand.
Virtual Care in a Trump America: Making Care Great Again
By Jon Pearce – So, there was this election last November. You might remember it or you might be trying to forget, but either way a new president was sworn in January 20th.