Telehealth solutions gives easy access to medical professionals with no waiting time before seeing a doctor and the costs for consulting are lower as compared to in-person visit. With the government and the healthcare industry interested in expanding and strengthening the telehealth services.
Telehealth: A unique solution to the growing opioid crisis during COVID-19 pandemic
Opioid related deaths in the United States have risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Infact it is believed that isolation leads to addiction and increases its severity. At present the country is facing natural disasters, increase in unemployment, social distancing, thus, an opioid crisis can be fatal during these times.
Lifecycle Health Sees Surge for Telehealth!
Lifecycle Health has seen interest for its telehealth offering surge well over 10x in the past 2 weeks due to the corona virus pandemic. In the view of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing is being used as a preventive measure. Demand for telehealth has skyrocketed since it is safer to get access to healthcare in the confines of your home without getting exposed to coronavirus.
President Trump expands telehealth benefits for Medicare beneficiaries to combat Coronavirus
The Trump Administration is encouraging use of telehealth facilities to help patients and providers to combat the sudden outbreak of Coronavirus. It has announced expanded Medicare telehealth coverage to enable beneficiaries to get a wider range of healthcare services from their doctors without travelling to a healthcare facility. Starting from March 6, 2020, Medicare - administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - will temporarily pay clinicians to extend telehealth services to beneficiaries living across the entire nation.
Telehealth can assist in treating substance use disorders
America is heckled by the challenge of substance use disorder. There has to be a solution to this impending issue; government and the medical communities are doing their bit to find solutions but the sheer magnanimity of the issue demands more attention and efforts in the right direction. The point of worry is that most patients are not receiving help, guidance and treatment.
Telehealth could be the future of mental healthcare for children
According to 2015 Children’s Mental Health Report of the 74.5 million children in the United States, 17.1 million have mental health disorders. The study concludes that half of them arise before that age of 14 years. This proves that an access to mental health treatment is crucial for kids in school.
Hike in U.S. nursing home costs burden older Americans - A Patient Management Opportunity?
Lifecycle Health’s telehealth features, patient engagement software & application provide features like SMS notifications, telehealth video calls, remote health monitoring & patient care continuum that saves financial resources of patients.