Published in the American Journal of Accountable Care (AJMC), new research enabled researchers to identify three themes surrounding patient and provider opinions on telehealth costs and reimbursement...
In support of continued telehealth access, a bipartisan group of 60 United States senators reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health...
Virtual care remains widely used among providers in 2023, according to the 2nd Annual Benchmarking Telehealth Usage in Virginia survey from the Virginia Telehealth Network (VTN).
Those findings come...
States with telehealth payment parity laws had a 23 percent higher likelihood of telehealth use among residents compared to states that did not implement these laws, according to a new...
Published in JAMA Network Open, a new study shows that the portion of patients with or at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) who use wearable devices was minimal, indicating growing health...
Known as COMMpanion, a new virtual care service from Penn State Health provides its patients with access to primary care services through features such as messaging and phone calls.
Penn State Health...
Pandemic-era flexibilities expanded access to telemental healthcare services, but a new RAND Corporation study, obtained via email, showed that racial health disparities still persisted.
Particularly,...
Launched after the success of the XR Pediatrics laboratory, the new Yale Center for Immersive Technologies aims to leverage extended reality (XR) and game technology to improve pediatric health...
A study from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) indicated that amid the growth of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, in-state residents reported a relatively high level of satisfaction,...
Through the reintroduction of the Expanded Telehealth Access Act, United States Reps. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) aim to permanently allow virtual access to physical therapy...
Launched by Cedars-Sinai, a telehealth-based service known as the Virtual Second Opinion Program aims to assist patients needing cardiac, spine, or gynecologic care through second-opinion consultations...
Published in the American Journal of Managed Care, new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) showed that the cost of providing pre-pandemic...
After receiving approval from its Board of Regents, Texas A&M University plans to add a Telehealth Institute to its health system, supporting virtual care-related research, education, and clinical...
Following a successful pilot at Covenant Medical Center, Providence will expand a hybrid nursing model, Co-Caring, to ten additional units in its hospitals throughout its seven-state service...
A study from the Regenstrief Institute indicates that despite low smartphone application use rates among diabetes patients, many people with the condition want features that make these apps easy to...
University of Florida Health (UF Health) has launched a mobile stroke unit that leverages telehealth to improve stroke care.
The mobile stroke units include a diagnostic computerized tomography (CT)...
Following a slight decline in February, telehealth use increased slightly in March at the national level and in two United States census regions, according to the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth...
A report from the University of Washington Center for Health and Workforce Studies showed that although there was limited information about how medical assistants (MAs) use telehealth, researchers...
Published in the Journal of Counseling and Development, a study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) found that mental healthcare quality did not decline and accessibility improved...
A group of researchers has proposed a new framework to assess evidence for digital health interventions.
Known as Evidence in Digital health for EFfectiveness of INterventions with Evaluative Depth...
