Employee telemedicine visits less costly for health systems
With Penn Medicine's copay-free employee telemedicine program, Penn Medicine OnDemand, care delivery costs were nearly 23 percent lower than with in-person visits. The study also showed an increase in demand by 10 percent during the 2017-2019 study period.
May 2023 Month in Review
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Readmission prediction improves with remote monitoring data
Incorporating remote monitoring data, such as physical activity and sleep data, from discharged patients can enhance predictions of 30-day hospital readmissions, especially when paired with machine learning regression.
Twitter posts reflect shifts in emergency physician well-being during COVID-19
Twitter posts by emergency medicine physicians reflected significantly more anxiety, anger, depression, and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic than before it.
Nudges to influence patients and providers are prevalent at health care organizations
A survey of the NEJM Catalyst Insights Council indicates that health care organizations are using nudges to influence patients and/or clinicians to improve health and operations. CHCI's Kit Delgado and CHIBE's Kevin Volpp provide expert analysis.