Teladoc Health https://www.teladochealth.com has announced the first-of-its-kind Virtual Care Transformation Model to help employers and health plans assess and advance their healthcare programs by integrating virtual care to improve access, lower costs, and to provide better health outcomes.
A national study conducted by Teladoc Health revealed that employers are seeking solutions so they are able to provide a full spectrum of health and well-being support and be close to implementing a whole person virtual care strategy in the next 3 years.
The study also shows that today, only 20% of organizations have fully implemented a whole person virtual care strategy. This indicates that even the most innovative employers have only begun to realize the potential that virtual care strategies and the benefits for whole person virtual care can offer.
Kelly Bliss, President U.S. Group Health at Teladoc Health said. “By leveraging our expertise and partnerships in the virtual care space, we have created the first industry standard model to help guide employers better utilize virtual care to improve employee productivity, employee satisfaction, and health equity while at the same time decreasing healthcare costs.”
The Virtual Care Transformation Model can address organizations of different sizes and industries and is based on 5 core dimensions including:
- Plan design
- Program offerings
- Member experience
- Performance measurement
- Governance
The Roadmap is meant to help understand current gaps that stand in the way of an organization reaching their virtual care goals by helping to bring all the pieces together to maximize healthcare outcomes and access across a population.