A new study finds that the sharp increase in telehealth use during the height of the coronavirus pandemic was driven more by people seeking mental health services than for physical ailments.
The...
Federal officials are investing $8 million in a new pilot aimed at expanding broadband connectivity for telehealth programs in four states.
The Health and Human Services Department, through the Health...
Apple is partnering with biotech company Biogen on a new research study that will test the value of mHealth wearables in detecting early signs of cognitive impairment.
The multi-year study, to be...
A telehealth program implemented in 2017 at a California independent living facility didn’t help reduce hospitalizations – because staff were opposed to using the technology.
That’s...
Federal officials are seeking public comments on plans to restart the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which last year provided funding for broadband expansion and other connected health resources to...
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health is launching a telehealth program to provide specialized telehealth services for elderly patients and training for care providers at four northern New England...
A healthcare service run by the Archdiocese of New York is launching a home telehealth platform for seniors that coordinates care through their television.
ArchCare, which offers services for seniors,...
A workgroup of payers, providers and others in Vermont is recommending that the state continue coverage of audio-only telehealth services beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
In a 114-page report to state...
The coronavirus pandemic forced many counseling centers to transition quickly to telehealth this past year. Some have had an easier time than others in adjusting, but nearly all have learned invaluable...
Employees can use telehealth to establish a serious health condition that would qualify them for taking time off from work under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
The US Department of...
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed into law a telehealth bill that mandates permanent payment parity for telemental health services and established parity for primary care and chronic care...
Telehealth advocates aren’t impressed with the lack of support for connected health services in the latest pandemic relief package.
While the $900 billion bill, passed by Congress and signed by...
A telehealth platform has helped the Medical University of South Carolina screen patients for kidney transplants during the coronavirus pandemic – in some cases improving on the process that was...
An Arkansas hospital is shutting down its urgent care mHealth app in favor of a more comprehensive telehealth platform.
Baxter Regional Medical Center announced shortly before Christmas that it would...
Six health centers across Mississippi will soon have access to addiction treatment services via telehealth in a federally funded program aimed at tackling the nation’s substance abuse...
The latest federal COVID-19 relief bill is giving new life to a program aimed at expanding telehealth through better broadband connectivity.
The bill, signed by President Donald Trump this past...
California lawmakers will debate a bill next month that aims to make expanded telehealth coverage permanent for the state’s Medicare program.
AB 32, introduced earlier this month by State...
Massachusetts lawmakers are forging ahead on a telehealth bill that would mandate payment parity for primary care and chronic care management for the next two years and make payment parity permanent...
Ohio lawmakers have passed legislation barring the use of telemedicine in medication abortions, joining 19 other states in eliminating the connected health service.
Senate Bill 260 was approved by the...
A telehealth platform that includes mHealth wearables and a text messaging platform helped healthcare providers at Penn Medicine reduce rehospitalizations by 75 percent among patients who’d had...
