Nebraska lawmakers have approved legislation requiring payers in the state to cover telehealth services provided by a dermatologist on an asynchronous (store-and-forward) platform.
LB 760, signed into...
Small hospitals across the country are turning to telehealth to expand their treatment options and give patients access to specialists they might otherwise have to travel long distances to see. These...
Two years after piloting an mHealth app for children dealing with serious illnesses, Seattle Children’s Hospital is scaling up the platform to a much larger population.
The hospital has unveiled...
UCLA is launching a three-year study, using telehealth and mHealth tools, that aims to give healthcare providers a better handle on how to diagnose and treat depression.
Researchers at the university,...
The governors of four western states have announced plans to coordinate their activities on telehealth access and coverage.
The announcement from the governors of Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and...
The NorthShore University HealthSystem is launching a telehealth program to track certain patients during and after the transition from hospital to home.
The Chicago-based health systems is partnering...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has come out with its long-anticipated plans to expand telehealth coverage beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
An advance copy of the proposed 2021...
One of the nation’s largest telehealth companies is planting a significant stake in the chronic care management market.
Teladoc Health has announced a merger with Livongo, a connected health...
A new bill before Congress takes aim at one of the bigger barriers to telehealth expansion: interstate licensure.
Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) this week unveiled the Temporary...
Solo healthcare providers often have a variety of reasons for moving to a telehealth platform, ranging from patient convenience to a better work-life balance.
And while Sierra Christensen, PT, DPT,...
A new bill before Congress aims to “close some of the gaps” in telehealth access at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The VA Telehealth Expansion Act, introduced last week by US Reps....
Avera Health is launching a telehealth platform to give South Dakota law enforcement and court officers on-demand access to telemental health professionals.
The Sioux Falls-based health system is...
Senator Lamar Alexander has added another telehealth bill to the rapidly growing list of efforts to expand connected health coverage in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Tennessee Republican...
The University of Memphis is launching a new research center that aims to combine mHealth and telehealth platforms with AI and precision medicine.
Funded by a $5.9 million grant from the National...
Connecticut lawmakers have approved a bill extending several telehealth freedoms until next March, saying they want to study the issue more before addressing permanent coverage.
HB 6001, which now...
A national non-profit launched by a quartet of high school and college students aims to increase telehealth access by giving donated mHealth devices to those who need them the most.
To date,...
Federal efforts to expand Medicare’s telehealth coverage during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic “played a critical role in helping to maintain access to primary care...
With COVID-19 all but eliminating non-urgent visits to the doctor’s office, a new study proving the value of telehealth in treating insomnia could be a welcome relief for people with sleep...
A Massachusetts insurer is expanding coverage for mental health services delivered via telehealth.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced last week that it would offer telemental health...
A new task force aims to shine the spotlight on the role that consumer-facing mHealth and telehealth technology can play in tackling pandemics.
The Consumer Technology Association today announced the...
