Hospitalists drive care delivery one patient at a time

Whether they saw patients in an office or virtually, doctors prescribed medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at similar rates, according to an analysis by Epic Research.

In this week’s episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, MHE Associate Editor Briana Contreras interviewed VillageMD’s Senior Medical Director of Village Medical at Home, Dr. Tom Cornwell. Dr. Cornwell discussed the main benefits of primary care at home, which includes the benefit of cost savings for patients, maintaining control of hospital readmissions and others. Dr. Cornwell also noted what has changed in the industry of at-home care and if there has been interest from payers like insurance companies and medicare in the service.

Researchers for the electronic health record company say their findings suggest that telehealth is typically an efficient use of resources.

Job candidates need to be shown that the workplace is flexible and set up to accommodate their individual needs.

The program reduced per-episode spending as intended, the researchers found. But those savings were offset by bonuses paid to hospitals for beating financial benchmarks, leading to a net loss.

The report highlights the gap between rigorously tested prescription digital therapeutics and products that make health or economic claims without providing supportive evidence.