Lawmakers have followed up on their request to keep the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program going with a bill aimed at adding more funding to the now-shuttered...
Four healthcare providers and a pair of research institutions are getting more than $330,000 in grants to expand the use and study of telehealth and mHealth in treatments for opioid use disorder...
With the coronavirus pandemic putting the squeeze on underserved populations, health plans are developing mHealth and telehealth tools that go beyond healthcare.
Healthfirst, a provider-owned insurer...
Two Indiana institutions are working with the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop three new telehealth services for veterans in the state.
The Indiana University School of Medicine and the...
New Hampshire has enacted a new law that greatly expands how care providers in the Granite State can use telehealth.
HB 1623, signed on July 21 by Governor Chris Sununu, amends the state’s...
Several hospitals in New Jersey and New York will be using smart clothing in a telehealth program aimed at providing remote care for patients infected with or suspected of having the coronavirus.
The...
Dozens of lawmakers are looking to revive the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which ran out of money earlier this month.
A letter signed by more than 40 members...
Federal officials are throwing support behind telehealth and mHealth platform that would help providers extend dialysis treatment to the home.
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare &...
Federally qualified health centers looking to expand their telehealth footprint need to take a closer look at why their patients are having problems accessing healthcare.
Transportation issues,...
Three prominent cancer care centers have been awarded grants from the National Cancer Institute to examine how telehealth has helped improve care management and coordination during the coronavirus...
Caught in the throes of one of the current coronavirus hotspots, Arizona’s Banner Health is using telemedicine technology to transform televisions into remote monitoring platforms to care for...
Wake Forest Baptist Health has expanded its mHealth platform with new drone delivery services – including PPE shipments for healthcare providers working with COVID-19 patients.
The North...
The drumbeat for permanent telehealth coverage is growing louder, with yet another bill introduced in Congress and calling for expanded guidelines and more reimbursement.
The Protecting Access to...
More than 9 million Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, with a weekly...
For senior living facilities eyeing telehealth to improve care and staff workloads, an mHealth messaging platform may be the best place to start.
CarDon & Associates, which operates 20 senior...
A Florida housebuilder is selling telehealth with new homes, aiming to capitalize on the trend toward home-based connected health.
CC Homes, based on Coral Gables, has partnered with Baptist Health to...
The University of Miami has launched a telehealth program to monitor the health of student-athletes, trainers and other athletic department staff, and may deploy the technology across the campus if...
A federal judge has given healthcare providers leeway to conduct telemedicine abortions during the coronavirus pandemic, ruling that an in-person consult won’t be needed prior to a telehealth...
mHealth researchers at the University of Missouri are developing temporary tattoos that could someday serve a wide range of uses in telehealth.
Once the domain of sailors, athletes, artists and...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released additional details on telehealth reimbursement through quality reporting programs for the 2020 and 2021 performance periods.
The eligible...
