Virtual visits for ambulatory care and behavioral health services increased during the pandemic, while in-person visits declined, according to a JAMA Network Open study.
Payers and providers loosened...
An mHealth application could help identify pregnant people at-risk for preeclampsia and increase prophylactic low-dose aspirin intake through improved patient-provider communication, a study from the...
Using telehealth for lung cancer screenings was just as effective as in-person screenings and may help increase screening rates, a study out of Temple University Hospital found.
In-person care became...
NorthShore University HealthSystem has partnered with a telehealth company to integrate virtual medical examinations into its current telehealth program.
NorthShore serves residents across the Chicago...
Cigna is expanding its virtual care and telehealth platform by providing a greater array of virtual healthcare services for its members, increasing provider access to patient health information, and...
Consumer genetics and research company 23andMe has announced plans to acquire the telehealth platform Lemonaid Health to increase access to personalized primary care.
Following the merger, 23andMe...
According to researchers from the University of Michigan Health, wearable health devices such as the Apple Watch can give physicians access to meaningful data that can provide a complete picture of an...
Colorado’s Medicaid program is funding a three-year telehealth project aimed at offering virtual visits with neurologists to patients with Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease...
Amazon is ramping up its connected health platform with new services designed to expand Alexa’s capabilities in healthcare organizations and senior living facilities.
Offered through the Alexa...
A new bill before Congress aims to improve telehealth coverage, particularly for primary care services, in high-deductible health insurance plans.
The Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act (HR...
The federal government is making a concerted effort to link broadband connectivity and telehealth to the nation’s infrastructure.
The Us Department of Agriculture last week unveiled more than...
While telehealth and digital health saw moderate growth over the past few years, the pandemic accelerated adoption even more as healthcare organizations sought to push more care out of the hospital and...
The Federal Communications Commission has announced a third group of healthcare organizations to receive funding through the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
Some 71 projects have qualified for roughly...
The Consumer Technology Association has created standards for the use of digital therapeutics in an effort to define and establish value for the mHealth platform.
“The biggest challenge in the...
The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) is collaborating with the US Food and Drug Administration and some heavy hitters in the technology market to develop best practices for integrating mHealth sensors...
Worried that Congress is too busy to take on long-term telehealth policy, telehealth advocates are calling on the Biden Administration to ensure that emergency measures enacted to expand access...
The key to success in today’s business world is online presence, and that’s no different in healthcare. A healthcare organization needs to have an appealing and convenient entry to virtual...
Telehealth adoption skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and patients have discovered just how convenient virtual visits can be. This convenience, combined with the shift to value-based payment...
At the height of the pandemic, many healthcare organizations quickly launched or expanded telehealth platforms to address the shift from in-person to virtual care. With the pandemic waning, those...
Using telehealth to conduct pre-anesthesia evaluations for cancer patients reduced travel and saved time and money while having no impact on cancellation rates, according to a retrospective study out...
