One side-effect of the coronavirus pandemic is that it has highlighted new uses for telehealth. And veterinary care is at the top of that list.
Interest in veterinary telehealth is surging during the...
A Texas lawmaker is making a push for permanent payment parity for telehealth.
State Rep. Julie Johnson, a Dallas-based Democrat, introduced a bill last month that would ensure that healthcare...
A federal audit of substance abuse treatment programs has found that many encountered technical problems with using telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic – but they see the benefits and want...
Six health systems across the country are expanding their telehealth platform to treat patients at home under a new program launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The Acute...
New Jersey lawmakers have expanded the state’s telehealth guidelines to allow more healthcare providers to use connected health technologies during the coronavirus pandemic.
The state’s...
The sharp increase in telehealth use during the pandemic is giving healthcare providers new opportunities to expand their reach. But how can they make patients – both potential and existing...
A group of Congressmen wants to prod states into joining the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which aims to make it easier for providers to use telehealth to treat patients in other states.
US...
New safe harbors proposed for the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute could help providers expand their telehealth and remote patient monitoring platforms.
A Final Rule issued last week by the...
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is asking the state Legislature to mandate coverage parity for telehealth services through the end of 2021.
The bill was included in a COVID-19 relief package unveiled by...
Roughly a quarter of dentists responding to a recent survey said they’re using telehealth to manage patient care during the coronavirus pandemic, and many of them plan to continue using connected...
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed legislation that amends the Commonwealth’s telehealth laws to eliminate originating site restrictions and the requirement that the patient be...
Health systems looking for an alternative to opioids are testing out mHealth and telehealth tools to help patients living with acute and chronic pain.
The Geisinger Health System, for example, is...
The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy on telehealth.
The organization concluded its five-day virtual meeting this week with a nod to a recent survey from the COVID-19 Healthcare...
Two health systems are getting almost $10 million to explore how telehealth can be used to improve care outcomes for women.
The grants, from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI),...
A group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would ensure Medicare coverage for telehealth services provided by physical and occupational therapists, audiologists and speech and language...
A survey of roughly 1,600 healthcare providers finds that almost 70 percent are motivated to use more telehealth because of the experiences they’ve had during the coronavirus pandemic – and...
The Alliance for Connected Care wants to make it easier for health systems and hospitals to use telehealth to treat patients no matter where they live.
The organization is seeking support for...
Like so many other health systems, the Mayo Clinic ramped up its telehealth platform to address the coronavirus pandemic, adopting digital health tools and processes that normally would have taken a...
A nurse-based telehealth platform is helping to reduce emergency room congestion and improve timely clinical outcomes at a Veterans Affairs health system.
In a study recently published in Emergency...
New research from the University of Pennsylvania and Independence Blue Cross finds that a telemedicine platform can reduce the wait for dermatologist consult from six weeks to less than six hours.
The...
