Telemedicine

Northwell Chatbot Addresses No-Show Rates with Patient Outreach

by Samantha McGrail

Northwell Health has launched a text-based patient outreach program aimed at reducing the no show rate for colonoscopy procedures, which is most common among underprivileged patients. Skipping...

USDA Grants Over $2M to Support Telemedicine Access in Rural ME

by Samantha McGrail

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program has awarded over $2 million to six Maine healthcare organizations and educational institutions in...

How eConsults Could Transform Care Coordination and Access

by Jessica Kent

In an industry constantly looking for innovative ways to lower costs, improve communication and expand access, eConsult programs have emerged as a viable tool for improving care coordination for...

78% of Patients Likely to Use Virtual Dental Care, Survey Finds

by Samantha McGrail

Patients are optimistic about the use of virtual dental care through telehealth services, with 78 percent of patients believing they are likely to use it within the next five years, a new survey by...

Doximity Charts the Top 15 Medical Specialties Embracing Telemedicine

by Eric Wicklund

Radiologists and psychologists are jumping on the telehealth wagon, according to what’s being billed as the first-ever analysis of physician interest in telemedicine. Those working in surgery,...

VA Uses Telehealth to Improve HIV Care Management for Veterans

by Eric Wicklund

A telehealth program run through three Department of Veterans’ Affairs health systems has helped rural veterans with HIV improve their care management – though few veterans are using the...

Texas A&M Launches Telemedicine Platform for Opioid Abuse Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

Texas A&M University is launching a telemedicine program to make its Opioid Task Force experts available to rural healthcare providers seeking help in treating drug abuse. The university’s...

Congress Mulls Pilot Program to Treat COPD Patients Via Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

A proposed pilot program aims to improve care management for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by enabling respiratory therapists to treat them via telehealth. The...

Planned Parenthood Sues Arizona Over Ban on Telemedicine Abortions

by Eric Wicklund

Planned Parenthood is suing Arizona over what it calls the state’s restrictive abortion policies, and says telemedicine could be used to improve access to care and abortion services in roughly 80...

Texas VA Clinic Uses Telemedicine to Access Mental Health Services

by Eric Wicklund

A veteran center in Texas is launching a telehealth platform to improve access to mental health services - and qualify for more federal funding. The Crossroads Area Veterans Center, based in Victoria,...

Senate Eyes Telehealth to Help Pacific Island Veterans Access Care

by Eric Wicklund

A new bill aims to use telemedicine to help some of the nation’s most remote veterans access healthcare. The Compacts of Free Association Veterans Review Act, introduced this week by Sens. Brian...

Creating a Telehealth Platform Means Balancing Small, Large Details

by Eric Wicklund

Providence St. Joseph Health is ready to roll out its enterprise-wide telehealth platform. That’s not to say the seven-state, 50-hospital network hasn’t had telehealth or telemedicine...

ACP Identifies Challenges of Telehealth Adoption Among Internists

by Eric Wicklund

Internal medicine physicians and sub-specialists would like to use telehealth and telemedicine more than they are now, according to a new survey. But many feel that the technology can’t be...

UAB: Telehealth Helps COPD Patients Recover After Hospitalization

by Eric Wicklund

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found that a telemedicine platform can help providers substantially reduce 30-day readmissions among recently hospitalized COPD patients,...

MUSC to Create a National Pediatric Telehealth Research Network

by Eric Wicklund

The Medical University of South Carolina will be using a $3.6 million federal grant to create a national database for pediatric telehealth research and best practices. The National Institutes of...

Arizona’s New Telemedicine Law Expands Coverage, Adds Platforms

by Eric Wicklund

Arizona legislators have enacted a new law that expands telehealth and telemedicine in the state and improves insurance coverage. Governor Doug Ducey signed SB 1089 into law last Friday, following...

UTHealth Uses Telemedicine to Refute ‘Weekend Effect’ in Stroke Care

by Eric Wicklund

Telemedicine programs that treat stroke victims on nights and weekends are as effective as stroke treatment during normal business hours, according to researchers at the University of Texas Health...

Yale Doctors to Test Telehealth to Treat Pregnant Women With OUD

by Eric Wicklund

The Yale University School of Medicine is getting a $5.5 million federal grant to study whether telehealth and telemedicine can be used to help treat pregnant women dealing with substance abuse. The...

Ochsner Beefs Up Remote Patient Monitoring With Tyto Care Deal

by Eric Wicklund

The Ochsner Health System has unveiled a branded mHealth kit designed to help patients collect and track their vital signs at home for on-demand urgent care and participate in remote patient monitoring...

ATA Leaders Define the Value of Telehealth - And How to Measure It

by Eric Wicklund

The business of telehealth can be tricky, to which far too many mHealth startups and hospital-based programs would attest. As the nation’s healthcare ecosystem shifts into a value-based model,...

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