Mobile Healthcare and Telehealth News

New Collaborative Launches to Drive Digital Health Evidence, Adoption

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A group of 14 healthcare and consumer trade associations has come together to form a collaborative to accelerate digital health research and adoption. The Digital Health Collaborative will support...

Telehealth Billing Largely Met Medicare Requirements During Pandemic

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Healthcare providers met Medicare requirements when billing for most evaluation and management (E/M) services provided via telehealth, a new federal report shows. Released this month by the Department...

DEA Urged to Mitigate Geographic ‘Red Flag’ in Telehealth Prescriptions

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A group of virtual care stakeholders has sent a letter to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) urging the agency to provide guidance to the pharmacy community, warning against...

Depression Screening Less Likely During Telehealth Than In-Person Visit

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Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, depression screening rates during telehealth appointments plateaued and remained low compared with screenings during in-person visits, according to new...

US House Reps Introduce Bill to Expand Virtual Specialty Care Access

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A bipartisan group of United States House representatives has introduced legislation to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a virtual specialty network for Medicare and Medicaid...

Telemental Healthcare Use Varies Across Sociodemographic Lines

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Patterns in the use of audio-only or video-based telehealth to receive mental healthcare are mixed, differing based on age, sex, education, income, and location, according to new research by the...

Telehealth Bridge Clinic Engages Vulnerable Patients in OUD Treatment

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UPMC’s telehealth bridge clinic effectively served the high-risk opioid use disorder (OUD patient population, supporting patient engagement and access, according to new research conducted by the...

Epic, LightBeam Among Best in KLAS Virtual Care Winners

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Epic, LightBeam Health Solutions, Doximity, and eVisit emerged as Best in KLAS winners among virtual care solutions for 2024. KLAS, a research and insights firm, released its annual list of Best in...

Primary, Specialty Care Physicians Favor Telehealth More Than Surgeons

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More than two-thirds of primary care physicians and medical specialists said they were able to provide similar quality of care via telehealth and in person, making them more likely to be satisfied with...

Amid Rise in Hypertension-Related Telehealth, Racial Gaps Persist

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Medicaid beneficiaries across racial and ethnic groups increased their use of telehealth to manage hypertension during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the increase in use was lower among Black patients than...

Telehealth Availability at Mental Health Facilities Varies Across States

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The availability of telemental healthcare services varies widely across states, with high telehealth availability in states like Maine and Oregon and low availability in states like Mississippi and...

HHS Final Rule to Solidify Access to OUD Medications via Telehealth

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will publish a final rule on February 2 that significantly expands access to medications for opioid use disorder (OUD), including allowing treatment...

Lawmakers Call on HHS to Collaborate on Telehealth Access Policies

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A group of lawmakers from the United States House of Representatives and Senate have sent a letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work with Congress to maintain expanded...

Female, Urban Providers More Likely to Shift to Telemental Health  

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Female mental health specialists and those working in highly populated counties with higher real estate prices were more likely to shift their practice fully to telehealth in 2022 than their peers,...

State Changes to Telehealth Policy Appear to be Stagnating

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State action on telehealth policy and regulation stalled in 2023, apart from a few states that made significant changes, according to a new report. Released by the Cicero Institute, the third annual...

Primary Care Offers Safe, Positive Telehealth Abortions, Patients Say

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Primary care settings provided safe, acceptable, and positive telehealth medication abortion experiences for patients, new research published in the Annals of Family Medicine shows. Conducted by...

Senators Reintroduce Bill to Ease Telemental Healthcare Access

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A group of bipartisan senators have reintroduced a bill to expand access to virtual mental healthcare services for Medicare beneficiaries. The Telemental Health Care Access Act aims to remove the...

Veterans’ Use of Video-Based Telehealth 2,300% Higher Than Pre-Pandemic

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Though audio-only telehealth utilization has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels among veterans, video-based telehealth accounts for 11 percent to 12 percent of outpatient care, a 2,300 percent...

Internet Use Gaps Among Medicare Patients Shrinking Across Segments

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Gaps in internet use rates appear to be narrowing among Medicare beneficiaries, but disparities across demographic groups persist, impacting telehealth access, according to a study published in the...

Palliative Care via Audio-Only Telehealth Boosts Quality of Life  

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A team providing palliative care via audio-only telehealth helped improve the quality of life for adults with chronic conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, and...

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