Optum Health Economics Justifies Costs in New Research Published in Telehealth and Medicine Today

Published: Wed, 05/05/21

Navigating our complex healthcare system has led to a new healthcare advocacy service.

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The Effect of a Customized Advocacy Product on Downstream Medical Expenditures and Utilization -

Jessica Navratil-Strawn et al

Navigating our complex healthcare system has led to a new healthcare advocacy service. These advocates/advisors can play roles in care coordination and help to understand health benefits. With more employers seeking custom health advocacy programming, this study examines:

1. Impact of patient access to a customized health advocacy program on downstream medical costs and healthcare utilization compared to a control group without access to this service
2. Provide information to employers on whether a higher investment in a complex customized delivery model provides more value compared to a less customized program.

Curious as to the results? Read the article and weigh in at
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30953/tmt.v6.250

Digitized Maternal Early Warning and Response Telehealth System, Narmadha Kuppuswami et al

How do you reduce in hospital eclampsia by 91.7% and start treatment within an hour of identifying the abnormality in vital signs by 95%?

Can you reduce maternal mortality rates by 50.1% over local benchmark figures?

Read how to achieve these outcomes at DOI: https://doi.org/10.30953/tmt.v6.251

TMT is pleased to spotlight the digital health revolution occurring around the world. In this issue, we present a curated collected from the Telemedicine Society of India. India has made great strides in improving technology resources in the country and telehealth has had a substantial impact on communities. With this issue, Telehealth and Medicine Today demonstrates how collaboration and sharing scientific research across boarders can speed solutions, enhance reproducibility, and impact community health, equity and inclusion for researchers, citizens and clinicians. Click here for issue.

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