More than half of healthcare consumers (59 percent) said that if their physician incorporated health data from their personal wearable devices into their treatment plans, they would be encouraged to...
Though all 50 states and Washington, D.C., provide reimbursement for some form of live video-based telehealth within their Medicaid programs, only 25 provide Medicaid reimbursement for live video as...
A majority of clinicians (81 percent) would like to see their organization’s investment in care-at-home initiatives increase over the next year or two, a new survey shows.
Commissioned by Best...
Numerous industry groups and healthcare stakeholders are requesting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue allowing healthcare providers to conduct telehealth services from...
GNC, a global retailer selling health and nutrition products, is launching a virtual care service offering members three tiers of care.
Called GNC Health, the virtual care service provides individuals...
Black cancer patients prefer in-person care, partly due to a perceived lack of interpersonal connectedness, according to recent research.
Virtual care uptake has been low among Black populations, with...
Using telehealth to begin opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment is linked to high retention in treatment among Medicaid beneficiaries, according to a new study.
Published in JAMA Network Open, the study...
New research shows that the rate of in-person follow-up visits was low following phone and video visits for primary care but still higher than after in-person appointments.
The study, conducted by the...
The shift to telebehavioral healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic is linked to fewer disruptions in psychotherapy services, indicating telehealth can be effective in supporting the continuity of...
The United States Food and Drug Administration has created a Digital Health Advisory Committee to support the agency’s efforts to explore the scientific and technical issues related to using...
Cedars-Sinai has launched a new artificial intelligence-driven mHealth application for patients in California that provides virtual care options for various clinical conditions.
The Cedars-Sinai...
Cigna’s pharmacy, care, and benefits solution division Evernorth Health Services is acquiring Bright.md, adding asynchronous telehealth, triage, and care navigation services to its MDLIVE virtual...
Walmart is expanding its no-copay virtual primary care service for employees and their families across the country.
Walmart operates approximately 10,500 stores and clubs worldwide, as well as...
Telehealth accounts for a significant share of mental health service utilization and spending among pediatric patients in the United States, with telemental health service utilization soaring 2,300...
In the face of unflagging resistance from the healthcare industry, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said they will lift proposed...
Samsung Electronics is partnering with several healthcare organizations, including Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Tulane University School of Medicine, to conduct research into the use of...
Three United States senators have introduced new legislation that would allow Medicare beneficiaries to receive cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services at home through telehealth.
During the...
Virtual reality (VR) technologies are effective in distracting burn injury patients from pain, according to recent research published in PLOS Digital Health.
United States burn centers commonly rely...
An mHealth intervention delivered by clinical pharmacists and health coaches helped improve blood glucose levels among Black and Latino adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
Published...
NYC Health + Hospitals launched a telehealth abortion service, becoming the first public health system in the United States to offer one.
The service, available through Virtual ExpressCare, aims to...
