"virtual care" articles

The pandemic has forever changed the trajectory of healthcare and specifically virtual care. Before the pandemic, forward-thinking care providers and health systems were trialing virtual care solutions that could bridge the facility to the home, seeking connected care models that work for their systems and patients. Yet, prior to 2020 — connected health to the home or in the home was at the periphery of healthcare. Parks Associates’ research reveals that as of April 2021, 66% of...

Parks Associates’ continues its ninth-annual Connected Health Summit: Consumer Engagement and Innovation  with the virtual session, Telehealth and Remote Monitoring: Health to Home , on Thursday, March 24, from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM CT.  Iris Berman , Vice President, Telehealth Service,  Northwell Health will be featured for the interactive panel Telehealth Use and Growth at  11:15 AM CT, which addresses the shifts in the telehealth experience as the...

Parks Associates recently published the Top 10 Connected Consumer Trends to Watch in 2022 , where my colleagues and I weigh in on the top consumer technology trends we will see in 2022.This year, expect to see the next wave of telehealth models revolve around the integration of connected health devices. Driven by the pandemic, telehealth and connected health device adoption are now mainstream in the United States - nearly two-thirds of US broadband households report using a...

With the redefined digitization of the healthcare industry in 2020, medicine has never before been so reliant on the efficient transmission of accurate data to provide appropriate care and control costs. The value of patient-generated health data from connected health devices in particular, which are increasing in adoption year-over-year, can be enhanced with greater interoperability between ecosystems of devices. Consumers can have all their health data, from medicines taken, dates of...

Last week, Parks Associates hosted its Connected Health Summit  series, with virtual sessions highlighting new consumer health data and industry insights examining connected solutions in the digital health markets.  During the session, Virtual Health and Remote Monitoring , Jennifer Kent, VP Research, Parks Associates, was joined by industry executives to discuss the incredible growth in demand for telehealth services and connected health devices, and how that changes...

Parks Associates ’ Connected Health Summit: Consumer Engagement and Innovation 2021 virtual conference series continues on Tuesday, August 31 with sessions Virtual Health and Remote Monitoring and Connected Health Business Models from 11 AM to 4:15 PM CT. Susan Taylor, Director External Affairs, Scripps Health , is featured as the Visionary Insight during the session Virtual Health and Remote Monitoring at 11:15 AM CT and will evaluate the user experience with telehealth...

On August 5th, telehealth pioneer Teladoc announced that it would be acquiring/merging with leader in diabetes management Livongo in a stock swap arrangement valued at $18.5B. This deal highlights how the telehealth - and overall medical landscape - has changed in 2020 as a result of COVID-19. Teladoc and Livongo Key Facts (source: Teladoc) Parks Associates has followed the connected health market for over a decade, watching its slow growth and acceptance in the...

International research firm Parks Associates announces the advisory board for its seventh annual Connected Health Summit: Independent Living & Wellness that will take place on September 1-3, 2020 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. The executive conference examines smart home platforms, on-demand services, voice assistants, and wearables that empower consumers, caregivers, and providers with new insight into patient health. Recent research from Parks...