As profit margins in healthcare continue to shrink, telemedicine and remote monitoring are seeing a large increase to help cut costs while still delivering care outside of the hospital.

All 51 of Walmart’s care centers are closing; however, they will remain open as patients are transitioned to other providers.

Biga, who originally trained as a nurse, specializes in the business side of cardiology. She also emphasized the increasing importance of AI and other new technologies. 

A study looking at Medicare reimbursement from 2020 through 2020 shows e-visits may remain underutilized.

Amazon continues its march into healthcare as LillyDirect will begin working with Amazon Pharmacy to fill home delivery orders of certain diabetes, obesity and migraine medications. 

Increasing use of cloud and AI are among the trends observed by Amy Thompson, research manager for healthcare IT at the healthcare market analysis firm Signify Research, at RSNA 2023.

When policymakers eased rules and restrictions governing telemedicine in 2020, many patients and their doctors saw the change as one shiny silver lining in the very dark cloud that was the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately for them, that period has passed. 

Providers on the online platform will be able to refer patients to HHC’s primary and specialty care providers when necessary.