The death rate or re-hospitalization in the 60 days that follows hospital discharge due to coronavirus exceeds 21% among patients that were admitted in the early months of the pandemic according to a new study. This study was conducted by a team of US-based investigators and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Congress members aim to address the telehealth’s digital divide
Even though COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the potential of telemedicine to expand access to care, it also highlighted existing disparities in the system, noted the Congress members, Access to broadband is an issue, as pointed out by many telehealth advocates.
New WHO guidelines call for more evidence on airborne transmission
The World Health Organization released new guidelines on the transmission of the novel coronavirus. These guidelines acknowledge some reports of airborne transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19. Though it didn’t confirm that the virus spreads through the air.
Telehealth visits are booming amidst the coronavirus crisis
Analysts at Forrester Research say that the adoption of telemedicine has shifted to hyper drive over the past month since virtual healthcare interactions have caught pace to top 1 billion by year’s end. This represents a massive expansion from telemedicine usage before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Humana adds telehealth coverage, services to help combat Coronavirus pandemic
Humana will expand its telehealth portfolio to assist member access connected health services to help combat the life-threatening coronavirus pandemic. Humana, a Kentucky-based payer serves more than 13 million people.