April 22, 2024 - Though telehealth utilization resulted in improvements in some healthcare utilization and quality measures, it was also linked to a 1.6 percent increase in healthcare spending, according to new research published in Health Affairs. Amid the ongoing debate about the future of telehealth policy and reimbursement, researchers from Harvard University...

April 18, 2024 - Audio-only telehealth effectively supported heart failure with reduced ejection fraction treatment for Native Americans, leading to improved rates of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) uptake compared with usual care, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.   GDMT for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction...

April 16, 2024 - Virtual reality (VR) provided significantly more pain relief to hospitalized cancer patients than a two-dimensional guided imagery experience, according to a new study. Published in Cancer, the American Cancer Society (ACS) journal, the study assessed whether VR can alleviate acute and chronic pain among hospitalized cancer patients. According to...

April 11, 2024 - Between 2019 and 2022, less than half of patients had an in-person visit before a telehealth appointment for mental healthcare, new research reveals. The US Congress has permanently allowed Medicare patients to receive telehealth services for behavioral and mental healthcare in their homes, provided they have an in-person visit with the clinician...