Telehealth

Baptist Health to Add Remote Physical Examinations to Telehealth Offerings

by Mark Melchionna

To expand its telehealth offerings, Baptist Health is deploying two TytoCare solutions that provide patients with access to remote physical examinations within schools, workplaces, and other clinical...

Majority of Americans Value the Convenience Associated with Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) described survey results indicating that Americans value the convenience associated with telehealth, with 69 percent saying they prefer it over in-person...

New Mount Sinai Program Offers Telehealth for Non-Urgent Ambulance Calls

by Mark Melchionna

Led by the Mount Sinai Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in partnership with its Department of Emergency Medicine, a new program will provide telehealth options for patients who make 911 ambulance calls...

Watchdog: Federal Healthcare Programs Vulnerable to Telehealth Billing Risks

by Anuja Vaidya

As telehealth use exploded across healthcare programs provided by federal agencies, a report by a watchdog committee shows several program integrity risks linked to telehealth billing, including...

Telehealth Usage Remains Stable in September, COVID-19 Diagnoses Decline

by Mark Melchionna

FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional tracker reported no change in telehealth usage in September compared with August and noted that COVID-19 fell in its rankings on top telehealth diagnoses...

AHA Requests Information on Telehealth Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

by Mark Melchionna

Representing nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems, and other healthcare organizations, a letter from the American Hospital Association (AHA) asked that the Drug Enforcement Administration...

VA Health System Adds Telehealth Program to Intensive Care Unit

by Mark Melchionna

Aiming to enhance care quality and increase access to consultations, the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (BPVAHCS) added a telehealth program called TeleCritical Care (TeleCC) to the intensive care unit...

Stakeholders Request Telehealth Coverage Extension for HDHPs

by Mark Melchionna

A letter that the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) addressed to the leaders of the US Senate and House of Representatives requested that Congress extend the safe harbor for telehealth coverage by...

82% of Americans Want Telehealth Flexibilities Extended

by Mark Melchionna

A recent survey conducted by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) found that a majority of respondents are requesting that the government sustain the telehealth flexibilities enacted during the...

MassHealth Providers Engage in Improper Telehealth Billing Practices

by Mark Melchionna

A recent report from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor described the MassHealth expenses between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, and the number of providers who engaged...

Telehealth Requires Efforts to Improve Access to Reach Full Potential

by Mark Melchionna

Regions with limited healthcare resources may not benefit from telehealth expansion, prompting the need for efforts to improve access, a new JAMA Network Open study finds. Throughout the recent...

Telehealth Boosts Access to Care in MA, But Health Equity Gaps Remain

by Mark Melchionna

A recent report, funded by the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, describes how telehealth has proven to be widely beneficial for state residents and provides recommendations to optimize...

Viewpoint: Modifier Code Allows Researchers to Evaluate Audio-Only Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

A viewpoint article published in Health Affairs described the creation and benefits of the CPT Modifier 93 code for audio-only telehealth use among Medicaid beneficiaries. Before the COVID-19...

Federal Funding to Support Nurse, Rural Public Health Telehealth Training

by Mark Melchionna

To provide support for the nursing and rural public health workforce, Avera Health will use new funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to launch several projects involving...

Despite Challenges, Telehealth Can Provide Effective Cardiovascular Care

by Mark Melchionna

A recently published scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) states that although there are existing challenges related to technology access, telehealth can effectively...

Penn Medicine Telehealth Program Improves Access to OUD Treatment 

by Mark Melchionna

As described in NEJM Catalyst, a program known as CareConnect created by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania uses telehealth to assist opioid use disorder (OUD) patients...

Telehealth Availability at FQHCs Linked to Engagement in Mental Healthcare

by Mark Melchionna

A study published in JAMA Network Open found that despite an overall decline in visit rates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, high telehealth availability led to better care engagement among Medicaid...

Healthcare Stakeholders Urge Congress to Retain Telehealth Affordability

by Mark Melchionna

In pursuit of broader telehealth affordability, the Alliance to Fight for Health Care organized a letter to Congress that requests an extension of the telehealth provision allowing employers to offer...

States Continue to Expand Regulations to Support Access to Telemental Health

by Mark Melchionna

A 2022 report from law firm Epstein Becker Green (EBG) shows that an increase in the global prevalence of anxiety and depression is accompanied by requests for more mental health assistance, ultimately...

AMA Releases Blueprint to Optimize Digitally Enabled Care

by Mark Melchionna

With the goal of filling in gaps related to virtual healthcare, the American Medical Association (AMA) and Manatt Health released a Blueprint for Optimizing Digitally Enabled Care, which describes six...

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