Illinois lawmakers have passed legislation that expands telehealth access and coverage in the state, including establishing payment parity for behavioral health and substance abuse services and...
Hospitals and health systems are jumping onto the remote patient monitoring bandwagon these days to boost care management. At the Wellstar Health System, administrators are looking beyond the clinical...
A bill introduced this past March in the Senate could help community health centers improve access to care for underserved populations through mobile health clinics, some with telehealth...
The Federal Communication Commission is ready to move forward with its Connected Care Pilot Program, which aims to help providers expand their telehealth networks through better broadband...
Texas is set to approve legislation that would give the state’s Medicaid program and other public health plans more leeway to cover telehealth and allow audio-only telehealth services in some...
The American Nurses Foundation has expanded an mHealth text messaging program aimed at providing stressed nurses with positive affirmation and support resources.
This announcement follows the...
Telehealth advocates have long used the Department of Veterans’ Affairs as an example of how telehealth is working well. A new bill before the US Senate aims to help the VA go even further with...
A California-based healthcare provider is integrating telehealth into its PACE programs, saying the connected health platform improves its ability to provide value-based care for seniors in their own...
(Updated on May 28 with further comments) Justice Department officials have announced the first criminal charges linked to telehealth coverage laws that have been relaxed during the coronavirus...
The debate over whether to allow Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth services is now before Congress.
US Reps. Jason Smith (R-MO) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) this week introduced the Permanency...
Three health systems are joining a federally-funded project aimed at developing an mHealth platform that can continuously track COVID-19 patients at home and notify care providers the moment their...
A new bill before Congress aims to reduce the financial burden on patients by exempting telehealth services in certain high-deductible health plans.
The Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 (S. 1704),...
Virginia has launched a statewide initiative to give children, teenagers and young adults better access to mental health services, including through telehealth channels.
The Virginia Mental Health...
The mHealth wearables industry has long been focused on activity bands and watches, even jewelry and smartglasses. Often overlooked is the concept of sensor-embedded clothing, but that form factor is...
California’s largest medical association is challenging Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to set Medicaid reimbursement for audio-only telehealth at 65 percent, saying providers should be...
The US government’s financial watchdog is advising lawmakers to wait a while and gather more data before deciding on whether to permanently expand telehealth coverage for Medicare and Medicaid...
Telehealth advocates are cheering Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s extension of pandemic-related telehealth coverage for another two years, saying it gives providers more time to develop...
The US Army is investing $2 million in a project to develop an mHealth wearable that can identify concussions.
The US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) is issuing the grant to...
Nova Scotia is launching a telehealth program aimed at improving access to care for the more than 65,000 residents of the Canadian province who don’t have a primary care provider.
Nova Scotia...
A Maine healthcare provider has found that remote patient monitoring can produce meaningful results that go far beyond clinical outcomes.
Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice, based in Lewiston,...
