Virtual care remains widely used among providers in 2023, according to the 2nd Annual Benchmarking Telehealth Usage in Virginia survey from the Virginia Telehealth Network (VTN).
Those findings come...
Pandemic-era flexibilities expanded access to telemental healthcare services, but a new RAND Corporation study, obtained via email, showed that racial health disparities still persisted.
Particularly,...
A study from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) indicated that amid the growth of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, in-state residents reported a relatively high level of satisfaction,...
Through the reintroduction of the Expanded Telehealth Access Act, United States Reps. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) aim to permanently allow virtual access to physical therapy...
Published in the American Journal of Managed Care, new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) showed that the cost of providing pre-pandemic...
After receiving approval from its Board of Regents, Texas A&M University plans to add a Telehealth Institute to its health system, supporting virtual care-related research, education, and clinical...
Following a slight decline in February, telehealth use increased slightly in March at the national level and in two United States census regions, according to the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth...
A report from the University of Washington Center for Health and Workforce Studies showed that although there was limited information about how medical assistants (MAs) use telehealth, researchers...
Published in the Journal of Counseling and Development, a study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) found that mental healthcare quality did not decline and accessibility improved...
After being selected as a subcontractor by the US Department of State (DOS), Northwell Direct will assist DOS providers in treating US government employees stationed overseas.
Following the growth of...
In pursuit of age-inclusive healthcare, the West Health Institute, the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center at UVA Health, and the UVA Health geriatrics section are working to launch a telehealth...
A two-year partnership between Montana Pediatrics and the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, which includes a $1 million investment, aims to expand a pediatric telehealth program to increase...
Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, study findings indicate that certain demographic factors correlate with telehealth use, with low-income Hispanic and Asian patients being more...
Medicaid coverage of telehealth services between 2013 and 2019 was associated with significant increases in telehealth use and healthcare access, but private insurer coverage of telehealth during the...
Earlier this month, a group of six United States House representatives introduced the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act, which intends to maintain regional telehealth access and Medicare coverage...
Published in JAMA Network Open, new study findings indicate that insured adults, particularly those who were younger, had higher participation rates in overall and telehealth-enabled addiction...
US Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation known as the Tech to Save Moms Act, which aims to leverage telehealth and digital health...
A new report from the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) found that various changes in telehealth policies related to Medicaid reimbursement, private-payer laws, and professional requirements...
Earlier this month, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH) reintroduced the Telemental Health Care Access Act to support telemental health services by eliminating...
A partnership between Included Health and DispatchHealth led to the creation of a virtual-to-in-home care model to support patients with injuries, illnesses, and diseases while allowing them to remain...
