A North Carolina health system is placing telehealth kiosks in high-traffic areas around the community to help residents who can’t access telehealth at home.
UNC Health Southeastern is opening...
When the Blessing Health System recently launched a remote patient monitoring program to provide care for newly-discharged COVID-19 patients, officials were quick to point out that the platform would...
Some 46 telehealth programs across the country will receive funding in the latest round of Distant Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grants from the US Department of Agriculture.
In all, the USDA is...
Washington state lawmakers are working on legislation that would set specific guidelines for use and coverage of audio-only telehealth platforms, such as the phone.
HB 1196, sponsored by State Rep....
The Cleveland Clinic is launching a second mobile health vehicle equipped with telehealth and mHealth tools to help students in northeast Ohio access care at their schools.
Using a $2 million donation...
Four health systems are launching a program to identify and use telehealth and mHealth tools within the electronic health record to help patients living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Funded...
Two popular telehealth bills that failed to make it through last year’s Legislature are being reintroduced this week on Capitol Hill, adding to a growing number of connected health bills aimed at...
South Dakota lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have allowed healthcare providers in the state to use telehealth to prescribe medical marijuana.
The state’s House of Representatives shot...
As federal and state lawmakers look to establish telehealth policy beyond the coronavirus pandemic, much of the conversation will focus on payment parity.
That’s the biggest take-away from a...
Cleveland’s MetroHealth System is partnering with three EMS agencies in a Medicare-based mobile integrated health (MIH) program aimed at bringing virtual care to the patient and reducing...
America has a weight problem, with very serious consequences. And telehealth could be the answer to how people — and their care providers — come to grips with girth.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
The American Hospital Association is asking the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to hold off on long-term recommendations for telehealth expansion and coverage, saying more analysis is needed to...
Proposed telehealth legislation is included in a package of 12 bills designed to address racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes.
The Black Maternal Momnibus Act of 2021, introduced...
Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) have developed a mHealth wearable that uses a patch to monitor cardiovascular signs and multiple biomarkers simultaneously,...
The Alliance for Connected Care is adding a new twist to the growing debate over telehealth licensure.
The alliance has introduced draft legislation for a Medical Excellence Zone, a regional licensure...
A Georgia lawmaker has submitted a bill that aims to develop telehealth programs in the state’s schools to help students with mental and behavioral health concerns.
HB 9, introduced last month...
An overlooked part of last year’s pandemic relief bill is causing headaches for mental healthcare providers seeking Medicare reimbursement for telehealth visits – and prompting one expert...
While telehealth has always been seen as a means of improving access to healthcare for underserved populations, the coronavirus pandemic is proving that the barriers faced by marginalized and minority...
NASA is launching an mHealth program to help its employees – including astronauts – identify and treat illnesses like COVID-19 as quickly as possible.
The organization is giving 1,000...
Oklahoma lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would allow police officers to access telehealth to virtually assess someone in crisis.
SB 7, introduced this month by State Senator Michael...
