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The IMPACT (vIrtual-first Medical PrActice CollaboraTion) initiative, developed by the American Telemedicine Association and the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), has unveiled a formal definition for virtual first care (V1C), along with some vignettes from providers who are only using virtual platforms to deliver emergency, respiratory, cardiac and sleep care.
As set forth on the IMPACT website, virtual first care is defined as “medical care for individuals or a community accessed through digital interactions where possible, guided by a clinician, and integrated into a person’s everyday life.”
The Boston-based initiative was borne out of the massive shift to telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic, and a resulting transition to hybrid care as COVID-19 eases off. In that landscape, some providers are thinking of either launching virtual-only care or transitioning their in-person services to virtual platforms.
“Virtual first care is digital health in practice,” IMPACT Co-Founder Don Jones, a former Qualcomm Life executive and former chief digital officer at the Scripps Research Translational Institute, said in the press release. “IMPACT uniquely convenes organizations from across the ecosystem that view virtual first care as their primary mission. Members of IMPACT are already demonstrating patient and provider satisfaction, as well as pathways to cost savings and improved outcomes.”
“With a clear definition for the field, we have paved the way for more fit-for-purpose reimbursement models and opportunities to demonstrate the value of virtual first in practice,” he added.
read more at https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/mhealth-collaborative-unveils-new-definition-resources-for-virtual-first-care
