Modern Practice Podcast

Telemedicine, or virtual health, has been an underused approach to patient care, despite a clearly stated patient preference for it. The reasons for this have been numerous and varied, but in this time of crisis, telemedicine is emerging as a way to fulfill the current need for social distancing while providing appropriate, continued care.

Join Dr. Tom Villanueva as he discusses telemedicine with a leading expert in the field of virtual health. They’ll cover how the COVID-19 crisis has prompted greater efforts in this field to provide the care patients need.

Guest speaker: Chris Pagano, MBA Senior Director Virtual Health Sg2

Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Associate Vice President Clinical Resources Vizient

Show Notes:

[01:49] Acceleration at an unprecedented rate

[02:11] Fighting COVID-19

[02:35] Key policy changes affecting virtual health

[05:24] Areas of focus for health care organizations

[09:57] Challenges for virtual health

[13:20] The new normal

Links | Resources

COVID-19 – Using 21st century tools to triage, test and treat (Providence Telehealth): Click here

Coronavirus COVID-19: Telehealth and Virtual Care: Click here

Sg2 crisis page: Click here

COVID-19 will accelerate the age of virtual medicine: Click here

List of payable telehealth services: Click here

Mobile Health and Telemedicine (JAMA page with ongoing updates on telemedicine): Click here