A Penn Medicine study found that the number of primary care visits was similar between Black and non-Black patients in 2020, suggesting that virtual care can help eliminate racial...
To expand telehealth services provided by Title X family planning clinics, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has provided a $16.3 million grant to increase virtual care resources and...
Blue Shield of California has entered into a partnership with Maven Clinic, giving eligible members access to Maven's virtual family care platform, which provides virtual pregnancy and postpartum...
Telehealth is here to stay — this oft-repeated phrase now sounds trite, but as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, it is more accurate than ever.
As 2022 dawned, there was an increase in telehealth utilization in every US census region,...
When examining access to care for spine patients with low socioeconomic status, researchers found that visits conducted through telemedicine increased accessibility.
The research, published in...
To expand access to virtual mental health services, US Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Thune (R-SD), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) have introduced the Medicaid Ensuring Necessary Telehealth is Available...
Although virtual care utilization is beginning to fade, researchers from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) and KLAS believe that continuing access to telehealth will enhance the future of...
US Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging continued access...
Aiming to eliminate barriers associated with the digital divide, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University Questrom School of Business, and Boston Medical Center researchers examined ways...
The Wisconsin state government is making a $5 million investment in telehealth services.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, announced the investment,...
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, many federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) abruptly switched to remote care methods, including audio-only care modalities, for non-urgent appointments, according...
More than two-thirds of telehealth providers said they use audio-only modalities to offer telehealth services, according to a recent survey conducted by the American Medical Association.
The survey...
The Federal Communications Commission has selected 16 new Connected Care Pilot Program projects to receive $29.7 million in funding.
This is the fourth and final set of approved projects under the...
The Federal Communications Commission plans to authorize more than $640 million to support new broadband deployments in 26 states, which will help boost access to virtual healthcare.
The new...
Sixty percent of Medicaid providers in California said that telehealth provided financial stability for their organization, a new report shows.
The report was released by Health Net, a payer...
Bilingual personnel and offering audio-only visits were essential for making telehealth visits more efficient and improving the virtual care experience for patients in community health centers, a new...
In 2020, medication abortions accounted for 54 percent of all abortions performed in the US, a growing trend supported by the increase in telehealth use, according to a new report.
Released by the...
The highest rates of telehealth visits were among those with government-sponsored insurance, Black individuals, and those older than 65, according to a new federal report. These groups also had higher...
As providers figure out how telehealth can enhance care delivery following surgery, Mayo Clinic survey results published in the Annals of Medicine and Surgery shows that hybrid models are popular with...
Doctors at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) have successfully tested a robotic tele-cardiac ultrasound system that leverages videoconferencing technology to perform remote diagnostic...
