Economics of a Health System’s Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine for Its Employees
A direct-to-consumer telemedicine service resulted in lower per-episode unit costs for care within 7 days and only marginally increased the use of services overall.
An Accelerated Hospital Observation Pathway to Reduce Length of Stay for Patients With COVID-19
For select patients hospitalized due to COVID-19, an academic urban hospital implemented an observation pathway that incorporated mobile health technology, reducing hospital length of stay by more than 2 days.
Economic Outcomes of Insurer-Led Care Management for High-Cost Medicaid Patients
This study evaluated economic outcomes of an insurer-led care management program for high-cost Medicaid patients using teams of community health care workers and nurses.