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Telehealth Visits at Community Health Centers Rose to 21% in 2021

January 5, 2023 - Telehealth visits spiked at community health centers during the COVID-19 pandemic, representing 21 percent of total visits in 2021 compared with less than 1 percent of visits in 2019, a recent report revealed. Released by the Kaiser Family Foundation last month, the report details changes in community health center visit volumes and services from...

How FQHCs Are Combating the Digital Divide in Telehealth, Remote Monitoring

June 10, 2022 by Anuja Vaidya

Though telehealth remains popular among providers and patients alike, not all populations benefit from the care modality equally. Organizations that provide care to these underserved communities are focusing on mitigating telehealth access...

Northwell Health Provides Telehealth Services, Assistance to Ukraine

April 29, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

As the war continues in Ukraine, the Northwell Center for Global Health (CGH) is working with the military to provide a two-phase initiative to enhance telehealth services for the country. Northwell...

Bilingual Staff Improve Telehealth Experience in Safety-Net Settings

March 02, 2022 by Anuja Vaidya

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...

HHS Pours $55M Into Boosting Virtual Care Access

February 16, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

To support those who are unable to travel, have a low income, or lack needed resources, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing $55 million in new funds to various community...

77% of Infectious Disease Patients Open to Telehealth

February 07, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

Most infectious disease (ID) patients were open to using virtual care after they were informed about the toll in-person care took in terms of time, money, and travel, according to a survey conducted by...

How FQHCs Are Standing Up, Sustaining Remote Patient Monitoring Programs

January 21, 2022 by Anuja Vaidya

Remote patient monitoring is growing in popularity in the U.S., especially since the COVID-19 pandemic restricted access to inpatient care. For many large health systems, the rising popularity of RPM has led them to expand or strengthen...

$226K Grant to Help FQHC Telehealth Consortium Improve Digital Equity

January 13, 2022 by Victoria Bailey

The FQHC Telehealth Consortium in Massachusetts has received a $226,660 grant from the Digital Equity Fund of the Essex County Community Foundation to support a Telehealth Navigator Program that aims...

Audio-Only Telehealth Visits Common for Safety-Net Providers

November 16, 2021 by Victoria Bailey

Telehealth increased access to care for New York State residents, with most patients attending audio-only visits compared to video visits, highlighting the digital divide that still plagues underserved...

Study Touts FQHC Success at Integrating Telehealth, Mental Health Services

September 13, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

With only about 10 percent of the nation’s federally qualified health centers having psychiatrists or licensed clinical psychologists on staff, a telehealth platform could improve access for...

FQHC Telehealth Visits Work to Close Racial Health Disparities in MA

August 30, 2021 by Victoria Bailey

Federally qualified health center (FQHC) telehealth visits have exceeded one million in Massachusetts since the coronavirus pandemic began in March 2020, proving telehealth to be convenient for...

New Grant Gives the MAVEN Project a Chance to Improve its Telehealth Outreach

July 21, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

A national non-profit that uses telehealth to provide mentoring and eConsult services to community health clinics has received a grant to help extend its platform. The MAVEN Project, which currently...

Could Congress Help Community Health Centers Expand Mobile Health Outreach?

June 02, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

A bill introduced this past March in the Senate could help community health centers improve access to care for underserved populations through mobile health clinics, some with telehealth...

FQHC Consortium Using FCC Award, Telehealth to Tackle the Digital Divide

April 22, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

A Massachusetts-based consortium of federally qualified health centers is using telehealth to address barriers to access caused by social determinants of health. The FQHC Telehealth Consortium, a...

COVID-19 Funds Help Kansas Health Centers Expand Telehealth Services

March 08, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

The Community Care Network of Kansas is distributing more than 44,000 connected health devices to 18 community health centers around the state to help expand a telehealth program serving thousands of...

Hawai’i FQHCs Get $1.3 Million to Launch, Expand Telehealth Services

January 19, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

Fourteen federally qualified health centers on six islands in Hawai’i are getting $1.3 million to launch or expand telehealth services. The grants, coming from the Freeman Foundation and...

LA Community Centers Offer Free Wi-Fi to Support Telehealth Services

September 24, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Two California health plans are re-opening four community resource centers and providing free Wi-Fi for anyone needing to access telehealth services. The centers, in Pomona, Lynwood, East Los Angeles...

Centene, Samsung Partnership Gives FQHCs More Telehealth Tools

September 14, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Two tech giants are joining forces to equip federally qualified health centers with telehealth tools to help them reach underserved populations. Centene and Samsung have announced a partnership to...

New Telehealth Project Targets California’s Agricultural Communities

September 10, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

A California-based initiative known for bringing telehealth to underserved communities is launching a new program to improve access to care for rural agricultural workers and their families. The...

Telehealth Gives a Free Health Clinic a Lifeline to its Patient Population

June 19, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

A community health clinic in Oakland that offers free healthcare to underserved populations is discovering just how important telehealth can be when payment and reimbursement are taken off the...

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