mHealth and the change it represents

The main goal of some systems' adoption of telehealth may be to increase the branding of the hospital or health care system providing telehealth. Some evidence shows it increases new patient capture, but also may increase health care costs as previously untreated patients are brought into the care envelope.1 Other findings2 have shown that pediatric telemedicine significantly reduced emergency ward and urgent care usage. E.J. Harvey is the chief medical officer of Greybox Solutions, the co-founder and head of medical innovation of NXTSens Inc., the co-founder and chief medical officer of MY01 Inc., and the co-founder and director of Strathera Inc. He receives institutional support from J & J DePuy Synthes, Stryker and Zimmer, and he is a board member of the Orthopedic Trauma Association and the Canadian Orthopaedic Association.