The value of a connected care platform lies in connecting everyone to that platform. In telehealth and telemedicine programs, this means adopting an enterprise-wide strategy.
As healthcare providers...
Healthcare providers saved almost $2,750 per patient by using telehealth instead of in-person treatment for post-discharge physical therapy after knee replacement surgery, according to researchers at...
Avera Health is using a grant of almost $8 million to expand its telehealth platform to support a 24-hour telemental health service.
Announced on World Mental Health Day, the Sioux Falls, S.D.-based...
A new telemedicine platform is giving northern Virginia’s Culpeper Medical Center the opportunity to triage patients with cardiac or vascular issues before sending them, if necessary, on to the...
Congress is taking aim at veteran healthcare with a proposal to expand access to telehealth and telemedicine for those dealing with mental health issues like PTSD.
The Enhancing Veterans Experience...
Healthcare providers treating people with respiratory tract infections through a direct-to-consumer telehealth platform tend to speed up the visit by prescribing antibiotics, according to two studies....
A new telemedicine partnership aims to improve remote patient monitoring programs by capturing vital signs without the need for medical devices.
VSee, the California-based developer of video visit...
Congress is considering new legislation to strengthen Medicaid support for maternity care programs delivered through telemedicine.
The Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and...
A comprehensive review of telehealth programs serving people with Parkinson’s disease finds that researchers still aren’t certain whether a virtual care program is better than a more...
The Health and Human Services Department wants to remind everyone that telemedicine can be an important tool in treating people with addiction and substance abuse issues.
In a blog timed to coincide...
A network of volunteer physicians is using telehealth to provide consults and mentorship to where it’s needed the most – health clinics serving the underserved.
The volunteers offer...
The Department of Veterans Affairs is replacing mobile health units in Alabama with dedicated telehealth centers in an effort to improve access to healthcare for veterans.
The VA has recently opened...
As hospitals and health systems launch new telehealth and telemedicine programs, one of the major challenges is finding enough broadband to handle the service.
“Unless broadband in the US...
A telemedicine platform linking two small VA hospitals with infectious disease experts has helped staff at those hospitals improve their antibiotic stewardship.
The pilot program, detailed this month...
California lawmakers are pushing a bill to develop a statewide policy for telehealth and telemedicine that will give students remote access to mental health services.
AB 2315, which is now headed to...
For orthopedic practices looking to improve post-acute care, a bundled payment plan that incorporates telemedicine can reduce expenses and improve patient outcomes. But it takes careful planning to...
A telemedicine program that helps small hospitals treat sexual assault victims is gaining favor in Pennsylvania.
The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center, created last...
The Medical University of South Carolina is looking to launch a statewide telehealth platform for rural and remote healthcare providers needing assistance in palliative care.
Backed by a three-year...
California Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign into law a bill that would expand the state’s Medicaid program to reimburse certain healthcare providers who use telehealth to deliver substance...
Idaho’s largest health system is opening a “virtual hospital” to extend telehealth services to rural hospitals, doctor’s offices and patients in Idaho and eastern...