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Senators Press VA to Expand Telehealth Coverage for Vets’ Families

by Eric Wicklund

 A group of Senators is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand telehealth coverage for veterans’ families during the coronavirus pandemic to include telephone calls and text...

FCC Pushes Telehealth Connectivity With Connected Care Pilot Program

by Eric Wicklund

The Federal Communications Commission is getting ready to launch the Connected Care Pilot Program, a $100 million project aimed at improving telehealth access for low-income Americans and...

Vanderbilt Study Proves Value of mHealth in Care Management, Engagement

by Eric Wicklund

A new study out of Vanderbilt University finds that mHealth messages can not only help care providers maintain engagement with chronic care patients, but maintain a high level of engagement over a...

CMS Proposes Significant Changes to Remote Patient Monitoring Coverage

by Eric Wicklund

The federal government is clarifying how it regulates remote patient monitoring, with changes that could significantly affect – and potentially restrict - how care providers use telehealth and...

HHS Issues $1.5B in Grants for Opioid Abuse Treatment, Including Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials are issuing roughly $1.5 billion to healthcare providers and other organizations to help them use telehealth and other tools to combat the opioid abuse crisis. In the first year of...

SPROUT Unveils Standards for Analyzing Pediatric Telehealth Services

by Eric Wicklund

A program launched in 2015 to study pediatric telehealth services has unveiled a set of standards aimed at improving hospital programs across the country. The Supporting Pediatric Research on Outcomes...

Amwell to Go Public, Shift Its Telehealth Platform Over to Google

by Eric Wicklund

One of the nation’s largest telehealth providers is shifting its platform to Google and going public, in hopes of solidifying and expanding services that have seen a surge in use during the...

HRSA Awards Almost $12 Million in Grants to Rural Telehealth Initiatives

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials have announced almost $12 million in grants aimed at expanding access to telehealth services in rural parts of the country. The awards are part of more than $35 million being issued...

New Project to Bring Telehealth to Affordable Housing Facilities

by Eric Wicklund

A new program in California aims to equip seniors in affordable housing communities with the telehealth services they need to manage their health and wellness. The University of California is...

Senators Charge FCC With Mismanaging Telehealth Funding Programs

by Eric Wicklund

A group of lawmakers is taking the Federal Communications Commission and Chairman Ajit Pai to task for what they say is the mismanagement of programs aimed at expanding telehealth opportunities in...

Feds Urged to Include TV White Spaces in Telehealth Expansion Plans

by Eric Wicklund

Amid the calls for expanded telehealth coverage beyond the coronavirus pandemic, one group is pressing federal officials to boost wireless broadband connectivity to give remote patient monitoring...

Can CMS’ New CHART Model Add Telehealth to the Rural Health Agenda?

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials are promoting telehealth expansion in rural communities through a new funding model that gives healthcare providers the financial resources to adopt connected health platforms. The...

Seattle Children’s Scales Out its PRISM Connected Health Platform

by Eric Wicklund

Two years after piloting an mHealth app for children dealing with serious illnesses, Seattle Children’s Hospital is scaling up the platform to a much larger population. The hospital has unveiled...

New Telehealth Bill Seeks Funding for Broadband Expansion Programs

by Eric Wicklund

A new bill before Congress aims to increase funding for telehealth expansion programs that target improved broadband connectivity. The Accelerating Connected Care and Education Support Services on the...

States Announce Partnership to Coordinate Their Telehealth Efforts

by Eric Wicklund

The governors of four western states have announced plans to coordinate their activities on telehealth access and coverage. The announcement from the governors of Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and...

How CMS Changes, Trump’s Executive Order Affect Telehealth Coverage

by Eric Wicklund

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has come out with its long-anticipated plans to expand telehealth coverage beyond the coronavirus pandemic. An advance copy of the proposed 2021...

University of Memphis Launches NIH-Funded mHealth Research Center

by Eric Wicklund

The University of Memphis is launching a new research center that aims to combine mHealth and telehealth platforms with AI and precision medicine. Funded by a $5.9 million grant from the National...

Student-Based Non-Profit Secures mHealth Donations for Seniors

by Eric Wicklund

A national non-profit launched by a quartet of high school and college students aims to increase telehealth access by giving donated mHealth devices to those who need them the most. To date,...

New HHS Report Makes the Case for Continued Telehealth Coverage

by Eric Wicklund

Federal efforts to expand Medicare’s telehealth coverage during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic “played a critical role in helping to maintain access to primary care...

NH Permanently Extends Telehealth Coverage, Including Payment Parity

by Eric Wicklund

New Hampshire has enacted a new law that greatly expands how care providers in the Granite State can use telehealth. HB 1623, signed on July 21 by Governor Chris Sununu, amends the state’s...

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