Telehealth

Partnership Aims to Expand Emergency Care Access Via Telehealth 

by Mark Melchionna

A recent partnership between UCM Digital Health and MVP Health Care has led to the launch of the Treatment in Place program, which aims to provide patients with accessible emergency care through the...

Race, Age, Language Barriers Fuel Telehealth Delivery Disparities

by Mark Melchionna

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute conducted a study that shows healthcare disparities linked to telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted from race, age, language, and technology...

In-Person, Virtual Consults On Par in Achieving Shared Decision-Making

by Mark Melchionna

A large observational study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers found that despite some challenges, the use of telehealth services for first-time surgery consultations resulted in...

Group asks CMS to Issue Interim Final Rule to Preserve Telehealth Access

by Mark Melchionna

In pursuit of reliable telehealth access for Medicare beneficiaries, the Alliance for Connected Care wrote a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting an interim final...

Collaboration Adds Telehealth Center to Retail Pharmacy Location

by Mark Melchionna

A recent partnership between Publix Pharmacy and Beaufort Memorial Hospital in South Carolina aims to add a telehealth center to a pharmacy location, which will include features such as a private room...

Telehealth Saves Healthcare Costs for Some Cancer Patients

by Mark Melchionna

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open found that among nonelderly cancer patients, the expansion of telehealth oncology services may have helped lessen challenges related to travel, including...

Telehealth Gave Orgs Economic Boost, Cut Carbon Footprint

by Mark Melchionna

A recent study from UC Davis Health found that the uptake of telehealth during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic improved patient outcomes and led to noticeable financial and...

Telehealth Can Support Care of Young Children with Developmental Delay

by Mark Melchionna

A study recently published in JAMA Network Open found that a telehealth intervention to support the treatment of children with developmental delay (DD) was associated with lower levels of externalizing...

New Data Shows Telehealth Usage Drops by 4% Nationally

by Mark Melchionna

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Fair Health Monthly Telehealth Regional tracker reported that telehealth use fell nationally and in every US census region last October, except usage in the...

Collaboration Aims to Expand Telestroke Care in Georgia

by Mark Melchionna

Stephens County Hospital is partnering with Wellstar Health System to expand stroke care in Northeast Georgia by adding virtual care consultations. Based in Toccoa, Georgia, Stephens County Hospital...

Telehealth Offset Declines in In-Person Mental Healthcare in 2020

by Mark Melchionna

A study published in JAMA Network Open found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant increase in using telehealth to treat mental health conditions, alongside a decrease in in-person...

New Federal Telehealth Program Aims to Treat COVID-19 Patients at Home

by Mark Melchionna

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), in collaboration with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has launched a...

Collaboration to Expand Access to Breastfeeding Support Via Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

Connecticut Children's Care Network has entered into a partnership with Nest Collaborative to support Connecticut families and newborns through telehealth-enabled breastfeeding support. Operating...

Patients Satisfied with SDOH Needs Addressed Via Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

Published in Cureus, a recent survey indicated that most patients were satisfied with telehealth, stating that their medical and social concerns were met during virtual visits, which supports the...

Telehealth Policies, Regulations Remain Inconsistent Across States

by Mark Melchionna

Assessing the ongoing evolution of telehealth policies and regulations, a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund described how rules vary between different US states, resulting from states'...

Most Clinicians Say Telehealth Cannot Effectively Treat Older Patients

by Mark Melchionna

A recent survey conducted by West Health and members of the Collaborative for Telehealth and Aging found that more than half of clinicians believe that telehealth is a poor care option for older...

Most Physicians, Hospital Execs Working to Sustain, Optimize Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

A recent survey from Sage Growth Partners that polled practice-based physicians and hospital executives provided insight into telehealth trends, including telehealth growth and optimization...

Telehealth Helped Improve Attendance Rates at NICU Follow-Ups

by Mark Melchionna

While analyzing the effects of telehealth use on neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) follow-ups, a study conducted by Maine Health and published in Hospital Pediatrics found that telemedicine...

US Reps Push for Extension of Telehealth Flexibilities for HDHP Members

by Mark Melchionna

In anticipation of critical telehealth flexibilities expiring on Dec. 31, US Representatives Michelle Steel (CA-48), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Susie Lee (NV-3), along with a bipartisan group of 30...

Healthcare CFOs: Telehealth Does Not Improve Overall Financial Picture

by Mark Melchionna

A recent study from the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) found that healthcare chief financial officers (CFOs) believe that despite some financial advantages, telehealth did not improve the...

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