The American Hospital Association is protesting planned funding cuts to the Rural Health Care Program, saying the loss of money will severely impact telehealth and telemedicine programs in remote and...
Kentucky lawmakers have enacted legislation to make telehealth and telemedicine services more readily available to Medicaid recipients.
SB 112 was signed into law this week by Gov. Matt Bevin...
To Ann Mond Johnson, the biggest barrier to the expansion of telemedicine isn’t reimbursement, licensure or uneven regulations. It’s patient engagement.
“We have to make a difference...
Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill to launch four telemedicine projects aimed at improving access to mental health services in schools.
HF 4198, introduced in March by State Rep. Peggy...
For a small practice or solo physician, launching a virtual care platform might seem like a waste of time and money, especially in a climate where both are in such short supply. But telemedicine offers vital operational and clinical...
Doctors can use telemedicine images to identify a rare cause of blindness in premature babies with as much accuracy as if they were examining the infant in person, according to international research...
The Senate HELP (Health Education, Labor & Pensions) Committee is adding its weight to efforts to make telemedicine a prominent strategy in the nation’s battle against opioid abuse.
The...
Texas school officials are touting a telemedicine service that not only brings behavioral healthcare into the school, but also may be averting serious issues like potential violence.
Texas Tech...
A telemedicine program to manage care for sports-related orthopedic injuries reduces the cost and time of treatment, according to physicians at two prominent Mid-Atlantic health systems. It also rates...
Healthcare providers are moving away from individual telehealth and telemedicine programs and migrating toward an enterprise-wide platform. And they’re doing it while battling disparities in...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Mobile Health program has released the VA Video Connect application, an mHealth application that will provide veterans with access to real-time telemedicine...
ClearHealth Quality Institute (CHQI) recently announced that it is accepting applicants for its newly unveiled Telemedicine Accreditation Program (TAP), the only telemedicine accreditation program...
Two new telemedicine projects, initiated at Northwell Health Stern Family Center for Rehabilitation and Weeks Medical Center, will use two-way communication to give patients access to real-time...
A new study aims to determine whether telemedicine can be used to improve outcomes for rural women who are pregnant and struggling with an opioid addiction.
Lorie Harper, MD, an assistant professor at...
Michigan’s Covenant HealthCare has launched a pediatric telehealth program to give residents access to specialists from two Shriners hospitals.
In a partnership with Shriners Hospitals for...
For telehealth and mHealth enthusiasts, HIMSS18 was like a healthcare version of The Bachelor – it was all about making the right connection.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems...
Residents in rural west Tennessee will soon have access to specialist consults through a telehealth network being set up in two health centers.
Memphis-based University Clinical Health, 130-doctor...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a nationwide telehealth program to help rural veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The pilot program, coordinated by the...
Intermountain Healthcare has decided to bring all of its telehealth and telemedicine programs together under one virtual roof.
The 22-hospital, 180-clinic health system, based in Salt Lake City,...
Researchers at Purdue University will be putting telehealth to the test to see if a remote patient monitoring platform can be used to diagnose autism in infants.
The five-year study, funded by the...