Connected Health

Island Health Expands Its Remote Patient Monitoring Strategy

by Eric Wicklund

Because the remote patient monitoring landscape is so new and innovative, healthcare providers are approaching the space with a wide range of strategies. On Canada’s Pacific coast, one health...

AHRQ Seeks Public Data on COVID-19 Telehealth Programs

by Eric Wicklund

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is asking for help from the public in assessing how telehealth has been used during the pandemic. The agency last week published a request for...

CMS Selects 4 States for ACO-Based Rural Telehealth Delivery Model

by Eric Wicklund

Four states will receive federal funding to expand telehealth and other services in rural areas through an accountable care organization (ACO) model of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicare...

New Study Offers Mixed Results for Telehealth in Addiction Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

The American Psychiatric Association is tapping the brakes a little bit on the use of telehealth for addiction treatment, saying the potential is there but more proof is needed that virtual care...

Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Launch Coalition to Support Home-Based Telehealth, RPM

by Eric Wicklund

Several large health systems have formed a coalition to support strategies that use telehealth and remote patient monitoring to provide acute care for patients at home. The Advanced Care at Home...

Texas Lawmaker Eyes Telehealth Program for Rural 911 Services

by Eric Wicklund

A Texas lawmaker is calling for a pilot project that would use telehealth to train and assist emergency responders in rural parts of the state. State Rep. Drew Darby last month introduced HB 76 87(3),...

Fitbit Supports mHealth Programs Addressing Social Determinants of Health

by Eric Wicklund

Fitbit is awarding mHealth wearables and services to six research projects that aim to address the social determinants of health. The company, one of the largest in the direct-to-consumer space, has...

CMS Clarifies Medicare Recognition of Interstate Licensure Compacts

by Eric Wicklund

With so many states allowing telehealth services delivered by out-of-state providers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has clarified its policy on Medicare recognition of providers...

Lawmakers Ask Congress to Create a Rural Telehealth Access Task Force

by Eric Wicklund

Lawmakers are making another push to improve telehealth access in rural America. US Reps. Greg Pence (R-IN) and Angie Craig (D-MN) have introduced the Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act (HR 5506),...

New Toolkit Aims to Help Telehealth Programs Negotiate Payer Reimbursement

by Eric Wicklund

An organization focused on assisting healthcare providers with virtual care platforms has released a resource for negotiating third party payer reimbursement. The Payer-V1C Contracting Toolkit is...

New Partnership Gives Wisconsin SNFs Access to After-Hours Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

More than 50 skilled nursing facilities in Wisconsin will soon have access to telehealth services to improve after-hours care and reduce hospitalizations. North Shore Healthcare has announced a...

Mental Healthcare Organization to Close Clinics, Shift to Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

A Minnesota-based provider of mental health services is shutting down most of its physical locations and shifting all services to telehealth. Southwestern Mental Health, which operates five clinics...

Iowa Includes PAs, Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists in Telehealth Rules

by Eric Wicklund

Healthcare regulators in Iowa have released new guidelines that allow physician assistants, speech-language pathologists and audiologists to use telehealth. The state’s Board of Physician...

Telehealth Access to Mental Health Specialists Can Be a ‘Game-Changer’ in the ED

by Eric Wicklund

Health systems struggling to address a surge in mental health cases are using telehealth to connect patients to care providers. That’s especially true in emergency departments, where patients...

FCC Preparing to Announce Next Batch of Connected Care Pilot Program Awards

by Eric Wicklund

The Federal Communications Commission is getting ready to unveil the next round of healthcare organizations that will receive funding through the Connected Care Pilot Program for telehealth...

Rhode Island Program Gives Seniors the Support They Need to Use Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

A Rhode Island-based Accountable Care Organization has launched a new program that aims to give seniors the resources they need to use telehealth. Integra is partnering with the Pawtucket Housing...

Telehealth Advocates Try to Bring Congress’ Attention Back to Long-Term Policy

by Eric Wicklund

Support is growing for a bill before both chambers of Congress that would make permanent some very specific emergency measures that were designed to boost telehealth access and coverage in rural areas...

Regence Targets Missed Wellness Visits and Check-Ups With New Telehealth Program

by Eric Wicklund

A Pacific Northwest payer is expanding its telehealth platform in hopes that its 3 million members will get the health and wellness checkups they’ve skipped during the pandemic. Regence has...

New York’s Healthcare Staffing Order Promotes Telehealth, Mobile Integrated Health

by Eric Wicklund

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order that will enable the state’s healthcare providers to use telehealth to address staffing shortages caused by the ongoing pandemic and...

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