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MA Health Plans to Expand Access to Virtual Behavioral Healthcare

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Point32Health, the parent organization of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, is partnering with Valera Health to expand access to telebehavioral health services in...

Northwell Health Launches AI-Based Chatbot to Reduce Maternal Mortality

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Known as Northwell Health Pregnancy Chats, a newly released chatbot at Northwell Health aims to lower morbidity and mortality rates among pregnant women by using artificial intelligence (AI)-based...

New Data Shows Telehealth Usage Drops by 4% Nationally

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Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Fair Health Monthly Telehealth Regional tracker reported that telehealth use fell nationally and in every US census region last October, except usage in the...

Collaboration Aims to Expand Telestroke Care in Georgia

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Stephens County Hospital is partnering with Wellstar Health System to expand stroke care in Northeast Georgia by adding virtual care consultations. Based in Toccoa, Georgia, Stephens County Hospital...

Partnership to Expand Access to Integrated Virtual Care for Diabetes

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With the goal of improving patient outcomes associated with diabetes, Omada Health Partners is working with Castell, Intermountain Healthcare's value-based care subsidiary, to provide patients with...

CVS Health Invests Millions in Orgs with Virtual Care Offerings  

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CVS Health is doubling down on investments in the virtual care arena, participating in two fundraising rounds to spur telemental healthcare and connected care efforts. The retail healthcare giant led...

Telehealth Offset Declines in In-Person Mental Healthcare in 2020

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A study published in JAMA Network Open found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant increase in using telehealth to treat mental health conditions, alongside a decrease in in-person...

Rural Hospitals to Use Grant to Enhance Virtual Care Access

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Multiplan Corporation has extended financial support via a grant to two rural hospitals, both of which plan to apply the new funds to improve access to virtual care. Using technology and data...

New Federal Telehealth Program Aims to Treat COVID-19 Patients at Home

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), in collaboration with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has launched a...

Collaboration to Expand Access to Breastfeeding Support Via Telehealth

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Connecticut Children's Care Network has entered into a partnership with Nest Collaborative to support Connecticut families and newborns through telehealth-enabled breastfeeding support. Operating...

Telehealth Visits at Community Health Centers Rose to 21% in 2021

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Telehealth visits spiked at community health centers during the COVID-19 pandemic, representing 21 percent of total visits in 2021 compared with less than 1 percent of visits in 2019, a recent report...

Report Details 4 Imperatives of Virtual Care Growth

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A recent report from TheAcademy details four key considerations for health systems looking to grow and further integrate virtual care into their care delivery models, including gaining operational...

Oregon Health Authority Approves Amazon-One Medical Merger

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The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has approved Amazon's plans to acquire One Medical, a virtual and in-person primary care organization, for $3.9 billion. After conducting a 30-day preliminary...

Patients Satisfied with SDOH Needs Addressed Via Telehealth

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Published in Cureus, a recent survey indicated that most patients were satisfied with telehealth, stating that their medical and social concerns were met during virtual visits, which supports the...

Telehealth Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Drops to 15% in Q2 2022

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In the second quarter of 2022, about 15 percent of Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth, down from 48 percent in Q2 2020, according to a new data analysis from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Telehealth Policies, Regulations Remain Inconsistent Across States

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Assessing the ongoing evolution of telehealth policies and regulations, a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund described how rules vary between different US states, resulting from states'...

Most Clinicians Say Telehealth Cannot Effectively Treat Older Patients

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A recent survey conducted by West Health and members of the Collaborative for Telehealth and Aging found that more than half of clinicians believe that telehealth is a poor care option for older...

Spending Bill to Extend Telehealth, Hospital-at-Home Waivers for 2 Years

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Update: President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on Dec. 29, 2022.  Update: The bill passed both chambers of Congress and was sent to President Joe Biden as of Dec. 23, 2022.  The...

Most Physicians, Hospital Execs Working to Sustain, Optimize Telehealth

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A recent survey from Sage Growth Partners that polled practice-based physicians and hospital executives provided insight into telehealth trends, including telehealth growth and optimization...

Telehealth Helped Improve Attendance Rates at NICU Follow-Ups

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While analyzing the effects of telehealth use on neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) follow-ups, a study conducted by Maine Health and published in Hospital Pediatrics found that telemedicine...

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