Emerging Practices in Telehealth

Andrew M. Freeman is an associate professor of medicine and director of clinical cardiology and cardiovascular prevention and wellness at the National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado. He has published numerous scholarly manuscripts on plant-based nutrition, and holds key leadership positions in the American College of Cardiology as well as the national level, including co-chair of the Lifestyle and Nutrition Workgroup and steering committee for the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention council. Dr. Freeman teaches medical, physician assistant, and pharmacy students, and has hosted many community lectures and CME programs. Ami Bhatt is the director of telecardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bhatt serves as a medical advisor for digital and telehealth companies from inception, clinical trials, and FDA applications to sequential funding rounds. Her research centers on identifying and implementing solutions to barriers to access to cardiovascular and telemedicine care. Dr. Bhatt also leads national telemedicine education via the American College of Cardiology and serves on the Boston Board of the American Heart Association to address the significant global burden of South Asian Heart Disease. Internationally, she assists countries affected by COVID with an abrupt need to deliver remote care.

• 1. Telehealth basics - what’s known, how it works2. Technology and workflow implementation for telehealth3. Integration into EMRs and clinical workflows4. Billing basics / Fundamentals5. Optimizing the patient experience6. Using RPM with Telehealth7. Creating the perfect telehealth product8. Increasing access and decreasing disparity with telehealth9. International telehealth implementation - The Russian experience10. International telehealth implementation – The Gujarat experience11. Global telehealth and digital health – how to support programs and infrastructure12. The rise of artificial intelligence in telehealth

*4 stars* "…a step-by-step guide to help users implement telehealth into their practices [which] is a relevant topic made even more so due to the COVID-19 pandemic which brought telehealth to the forefront of medicine…. It would be particularly useful in the management and monitoring of chronic disease which can be found in many specialties (including but not limited to primary care, cardiology, nephrology, and endocrinology since HTN, diabetes, hyperlipidemia are three common chronic disease that can be managed partially with telehealth…. [U]seful for practitioners who are working to set up a telehealth platform within their practice for the first time. It would also benefit practitioners who want to better utilize telehealth visits in their practices and help them flow smoother, get reimbursed appropriately, and give patients better access to care." — ©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Allison Holley, MD (Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine)