Telehealth Integration

Patients Use Telehealth When Clinicians Recommend, Require It

January 18, 2024 - Clinician recommendations or requirements are the most compelling reason for patients to seek and use telehealth, according to new research. Published in The American Journal of Managed Care, the study aimed to evaluate patient motivations for using telehealth and patient characteristics associated with telehealth use in 2022. Following the onset...


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Primary Care Leaders Want Clearer Telehealth Triage Guidelines Post-PHE

by Anuja Vaidya

Interviews with primary care practice leaders in Florida and New York revealed numerous challenges to telehealth implementation, including a need for more explicit telehealth visit triage guidelines...

MD Anderson, Business School Develop Design Framework for Virtual Care

by Mark Melchionna

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Texas A&M University Mays Business School have developed a new virtual care design framework that focuses on four categories: documentation,...

Florida Researchers Studying Artificial Intelligence Use in Telehealth

by Victoria Bailey

University of Central Florida researchers are working on a study to determine whether artificial intelligence integrated into telehealth visits can improve provider training and patient...

Is Telehealth Giving the Independent Practice New Hope for the Future?

by Eric Wicklund

Independent medical practices are emerging from the chaos of the pandemic on stronger footing – thanks in no small part to telehealth. A new report from Kareo finds that more than half the...

SF-Based FQHC Adds Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring to PACE Services

by Eric Wicklund

One of the nation’s largest non-profit federally qualified health centers is integrating telehealth and remote patient monitoring services into its PACE program to improve care for thousands of...

Telehealth, RPM Programs Can Benefit Greatly From a Nurse’s Perspective

by Eric Wicklund

When the Blessing Health System recently launched a remote patient monitoring program to provide care for newly-discharged COVID-19 patients, officials were quick to point out that the platform would...

Health Systems Eye EHR-Based Telehealth Toolkit for IBD Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

Four health systems are launching a program to identify and use telehealth and mHealth tools within the electronic health record to help patients living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Funded...

Healthcare Turns to Telehealth to Tackle America’s Obesity Epidemic

by Eric Wicklund

America has a weight problem, with very serious consequences. And telehealth could be the answer to how people — and their care providers — come to grips with girth. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...

ChristianaCare Designs its Own Telehealth Platform for Amazon Alexa

by Eric Wicklund

A Delaware health system has customized an Amazon Alexa mHealth app to give patients personalized care management information at home. Wilmington-based ChristianaCare announced this week that the Home...

Lawmakers Eye Medicare Coverage for COVID-19 Tests Via Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

Lawmakers are now trying to integrate COVID-19 testing with a telehealth visit for seniors and others at risk of contracting the virus. The Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth (START) Act of 2020,...

AMA Coalition to Help Doctors Use Telehealth for Mental Health Services

by Eric Wicklund

Healthcare providers will be getting some help in learning how to use telehealth to integrate mental health services into standard pathways of care. With a coronavirus pandemic and rising substance...

Can Telehealth Help Small Medical Practices Survive the Coronavirus?

by Eric Wicklund

Independent medical practices are turning to telehealth in record numbers to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic, and many may need connected health to stay afloat once the emergency passes. A survey of...

ATA Announces New Partnership, Moves Telehealth Conference Online

by Eric Wicklund

The American Telemedicine Association has announced a partnership with a Boston-based non-profit aimed at supporting the development of digital medicine. The partnership between the ATA and the...

Using Telehealth in a Pandemic: Focus on Flexibility, Scalability

by Eric Wicklund

Healthcare providers are scrambling to keep up with the demand for telehealth services as the Coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the nation. Many are seeing unexpected benefits in the shift to...

MD City Integrates Telehealth With Smart City Hub to Monitor Coronavirus

by Eric Wicklund

A tiny community of about 5,000 in Maryland is ground zero for an ambitious telehealth project aimed at using smart community concepts to monitor and manage the Coronavirus pandemic. (For more...

Providence St. Joseph Gives DTC Telehealth a Boost With Video Care

by Eric Wicklund

One of the nation’s largest health systems is expanding its direct-to-consumer telehealth service, offering on-demand, video-based care to residents in five Western states. Providence St. Joseph...

Mayo Clinic Study Demonstrates Telehealth’s Value to Rural Hospitals

by Eric Wicklund

Two rural hospitals using an asynchronous telehealth platform for eConsults with infectious disease experts saw a sharp reduction in risk of death within 30 days, as well as a decreased risk of...

Teladoc-InTouch Health Deal Is a Move Toward Telehealth Integration

by Eric Wicklund

Teladoc Health is looking to combine telehealth and telemedicine with a major acquisition announced over the weekend. The Texas-based developer of consumer-to-provider telehealth solutions is adding...

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