April 26, 2024 - Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), is closing its virtual care business just three years after its inception, according to a report by Endpoints News. Launched in April 2021, Optum Virtual Care offered UnitedHealthcare (UHC) and Surest plan members nationwide virtual access to physicians and nurse practitioners. It provided virtual...

April 24, 2024 - The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a new initiative to support the development of home healthcare models and home-based solutions that bolster health equity. Called the Home as a Health Care Hub, the initiative’s primary goal is to “reimagine the home environment as an integral part of the health care...

April 24, 2024 - The Joint Commission is launching a new accreditation program for telehealth, effective July 1, 2024. The program will provide updated telehealth service standards for healthcare organizations using the care modality. These standards will detail the structures and processes needed to deliver high-quality virtual care. The accreditation program is...

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...