The necessity for contactless care and virtual support amid the COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed the telehealth revolution. Prior to the recent pandemic, only 14% of Americans had ever used a telehealth platform to connect with a provider. The number of Americans who reported having participated in at least one telehealth…

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented unemployment rates and the subsequent loss of employer-sponsored health insurance, which has disproportionately impacted populations that are already vulnerable and at risk. Since February 2020, upwards of 14 million Americans have lost employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI), including those directly unemployed and dependents covered…

In the last 30 years, we’ve progressed from “Ask Mom or Dad” to “Ask Alexa or Siri” if we have a question.

The proliferation of artificial intelligence in healthcare has opened the door for a necessary shift in healthcare and related solutions from provider-centric to patient-centric. While you may think of healthcare as an inherently patient-oriented service, healthcare organizations have largely operated to support providers in their work. “Hospital policies, practitioner admitting…

Published by Bill Rogers | CEO at Orbita on Dec 2, 2020 10:30:39 AM In the healthcare industry’s endeavor to deliver high-quality care, technology has demonstrated its effectiveness in alleviating burdens and streamlining processes. …

The price of prescription medications poses a significant challenge for public health. Currently, about one in four people taking prescription drugs have difficulty affording their medications, and they may respond by skipping doses or delaying filling their prescription. …

This article has been taken by Gunpowder from the Orbita website and can be also viewed at this link. Now more than ever, we welcome the highly-anticipated changes coming in 2021 as the COVID-19 vaccine becomes a tangible solution to quell the pandemic. The mayhem and prevailing air of uncertainty…

This article has been taken by Gunpowder from the Orbita website and can be also viewed at this link. Very few events and paths in our lives occur in a truly linear fashion. …

This article has been taken by Gunpowder from the Orbita website and can be also viewed at this link Read original Dec. 15 article in Health IT Outcomes As 2020 draws to a close, we can safely say this year was filled with monumental changes: some bad and some good. Alongside the environmental and biological catastrophes, we witnessed a…