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Telehealth-Only Care Fails to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes

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Type 2 diabetes patients who received endocrinology care through telehealth alone had poor glycemic outcomes compared with those who received in-person or hybrid care, which contrasts with prior...

73% of Healthcare Execs Say RPM Programs Deliver ROI

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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs are yielding a positive return on investment even though many of these programs were implemented less than two years ago, a new survey shows. Commissioned by...

New Bill to Expand Home-Based Virtual Mental, Substance Use Care

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Two United States representatives have introduced a new bill that aims to expand access to at-home virtual mental health and substance use services in rural communities. Introduced by Andrea Salinas...

Video Telehealth Quality Largely on Par with In-Person Care

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A sweeping review of research on telehealth shows that live video telehealth is as effective as in-person care in treating certain conditions, like mental health conditions, but there is a concerning...

Shorter Treatment Length Make mHealth App Interventions More Effective

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While mHealth application-based interventions are effective in treating moderate and severe depression, certain factors impact their efficacy, like in-app notifications and the length of treatment...

Telehealth Use Remains High in Mental Health, Infectious Disease Care

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While telehealth use has dropped nearly 25 percentage points from peak usage in 2020, certain specialties, like mental health, infectious disease, and obstetrics, still have higher-than-average...

$2M Grant to Support Telehealth Implementation in Rural Alabama

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Using a $2 million grant, Auburn University will spearhead a rural healthcare access initiative to install telehealth stations across rural Alabama. Provided by the Alabama State Department of...

Few Deaths, Complications Among CMS Hospital-at-Home Waiver Patients

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Patients receiving at-home hospital care under the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver experienced a low mortality rate and minimal complications resulting in admission to brick-and-mortar hospitals,...

New Ingestible Device Can Remotely Monitor Vital Signs with Accuracy

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Massachusetts and West Virginia researchers have developed and evaluated a wireless ingestible device that can enable remote monitoring of vital signs. The Vitals Monitoring Pill (VM Pill) is a...

Visit Volumes Decline When Out-of-State Telehealth Waivers Expire

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Following the expiration of waivers enabling out-of-state telehealth visits, patients tended to stop seeing the physician rather than switch to in-person care, according to a study published in JAMA...

With Digital Access, Telemental Health Benefits Youth on Medicaid

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Mental healthcare provided via telehealth can eliminate geographic and other barriers to care for youth enrolled in Medicaid, but only if they have the digital resources necessary for virtual care,...

Telehealth Patients Less Likely to Complete Ordered Tests, Referrals

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While the likelihood of patients completing recommended tests and seeking specialty referrals is low across visit modalities, it is worse when ordered during telehealth visits compared with in-person...

Telehealth Effective in Treating OUD Patients with Hepatitis C Virus

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Telehealth provides an effective strategy for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a new study. Conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo...

Stakeholders Urge Senators to Avert ‘Fast and Slow’ Death of Telehealth

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Earlier this week, a United States Senate subcommittee heard testimonials from a group of healthcare leaders on the importance of making permanent regulatory flexibilities supporting expanded...

American Heart Association Unveils Telehealth Resource Center

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The American Heart Association has established the Center for Telehealth to encourage telehealth adoption and use within the cardiovascular care arena, thereby mitigating healthcare...

State AGs Urge FDA Action on Race-Related Pulse Oximeter Inaccuracies

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A group of state attorneys general (AGs) has sent a letter to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to address the issue of pulse oximeter inaccuracies when used on...

RPM Improves Hypertension Outcomes but Drives Up Costs

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While remote patient monitoring (RPM) helped improve outcomes for Medicare patients with hypertension, it increased outpatient visits and net healthcare spending, according to a new study. Published...

Amazon Offers One Medical Services as Prime Membership Benefit

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Amazon is offering Prime members access to One Medical’s virtual and in-person primary care services as a membership benefit. For $9 a month, or $99 annually, Prime members can access on-demand...

Studies on Prescription Digital Therapeutics Lack Rigor, Inclusivity

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The clinical evidence supporting prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) is lacking, with studies frequently excluding older adults and people not proficient in English and missing race and ethnicity...

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Expand OUD Medication Access via Telehealth

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A bipartisan group of four senators reintroduced legislation that would eliminate barriers to the virtual prescription of medication for opioid use disorder (OUD). Called the Telehealth Response for...

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