Telehealth News

PA Health System Expands Telehealth, RPM Collaboration

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With the goal of enhancing healthcare delivery through telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM), Masimo and Temple University Health System (Temple Health) are expanding their collaboration to...

Telehealth Initiative Aims to Provide Virtual Care in GA School Settings

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The Harris County School District in Georgia recently began a partnership with Mercer Medicine to implement a telehealth initiative to increase access to healthcare for students and school employees,...

Collaboration Aims to Enhance Access to Virtual Behavioral Healthcare

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Amid a rapidly growing youth mental health crisis, Brightline and Evernorth Health Services have formed a partnership to support children and their families by expanding access to behavioral healthcare...

Most Virtual Primary Care Visits Do Not Require In-Person Follow-Ups

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A recent study conducted by Epic Research found that, more often than not, primary care-related telehealth visits did not result in the need for an in-person follow-up visit, indicating the reliability...

Income, Race Among Factors that Influence Telehealth Literacy

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Published in the March Issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, new research provided evidence surrounding the demographic characteristics, such as income, race, and area of residency, that may...

Telehealth Use Among Older, Rural, Uninsured Adults Spikes

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Groups with typically low telehealth use rates experienced year-over-year increases in 2022, according to new survey data from Rock Health. Rock Health conducted the survey between July 12 and August...

MO Health System Expands At-Home Hospital to Treat More Patients

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Saint Luke’s Health System aims to increase the number of patients treated through its at-home hospital program by expanding it to include patients seeking care at Saint Luke’s Hospital of...

DEA Proposes Limits on Telehealth Prescriptions of Controlled Substances 

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The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has released proposed rules governing telehealth-based prescribing that extend some telehealth flexibilities but reinstate previous rules related to the...

MN Payer, Hybrid Care Provider Partner to Extend Rural Healthcare Access

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross MN) has entered into a new collaboration with Homeward, a hybrid care provider focusing on rural healthcare. Blue Cross MN's Medicare Advantage...

Amazon Completes One Medical Acquisition

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Amazon has closed its much-anticipated $3.9 billion acquisition of virtual and in-person primary care organization One Medical. The deal adds 188 in-person locations and virtual care options to...

4 Ways States Can Advance Telehealth Policy to Support Care Access

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A policy brief created by the Reason Foundation, Cicero Institute, and Pioneer Institute described four areas where all 50 states had room for improvement in advancing telehealth policy to expand...

Less Than 1% of All Telehealth Visits Are for Cancer Care

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Oncology-related care encompassed less than 1 percent of all telehealth visits between 2020 and 2022, according to recent research. Conducted by market research firm Trilliant Health, the study aimed...

Telehealth Boosts Visit Frequency Among Type 1 Diabetes Patients

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Recent research published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology found that telehealth increased clinic attendance while lowering physician-related distress among adolescents and young...

Telehealth Effective in Providing Preoperative Care for Bariatric Surgery

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A recent study published in JAMA Network Open found that when comparing in-person visits to telehealth for providing bariatric surgical preoperative care, one group's clinical outcomes and...

New Collaboration to Expand Virtual Female Specialty Care Access

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Lifepoint Health and Midi Health announced that they are collaborating to improve virtual specialty care access for older women experiencing symptoms associated with perimenopause and...

Partnership Adds Virtual Nursing Program to Improve Patient Safety

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Mary Washington Healthcare is working in collaboration with Caregility to leverage its Inpatient Virtual Engagement (IVE) solution to support a virtual nursing program within Stafford Hospital. Mary...

Video Telehealth Linked to Reduction in Pediatric Hospital Transfers 

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A study recently published in JAMA Network Open showed that when comparing telephone-based consultations to those conducted via video telehealth, the latter helped limit pediatric hospital transfers...

UVA Health Strikes Telestroke Partnership in Central Virginia

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UVA Health is partnering with community healthcare organizations and emergency medical services (EMS) agencies to expand access to telestroke services in Central Virginia. The partnership, supported...

KY Health System to Expand Telebehavioral Healthcare Access

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A recent collaboration between the University of Louisville Health's (UofL Health) Peace Hospital and UofL Physicians aims to integrate telehealth technology into behavioral health services through...

AAFP: Telehealth Policies Provide Opportunities but Need Improvements

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Recently, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) wrote two letters to Congress requesting a new program that integrates behavioral healthcare into primary care with telehealth, more clarity...

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