A new bill introduced in Congress this week aims to create a $50 million telehealth fund to launch remote patient monitoring programs in rural America.
The latest bill, introduced this week by...
The healthcare industry saw an unprecedented rise in telehealth amidst the coronavirus pandemic. This trend will continue, according to industry leaders at the Value-Based Care Summit | Telehealth20:...
The Federal Communications Commission has passed the halfway mark in funding telehealth programs to address the coronavirus pandemic, with more than $100 million in approved applications for COVID-19...
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Novant Health had plans to build out its virtual health efforts. When the public health emergency struck, its preparation laid the groundwork for an effective response to...
An mHealth data company is working to develop software that would enable providers to identify people with COVID-19 symptoms through remote patient monitoring platforms.
California-based Evidation...
The Federal Trade Commission is joining the groundswell of support for developing new CMS telehealth coverage policies beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
In a letter sent last month to the Centers for...
Federal authorities are announcing more support – in grants and changes to Medicare reimbursement - for health systems looking to implement or expand telehealth during the coronavirus...
Another 53 healthcare providers have been awarded grants from the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
To date, 238 providers in 41 states and Washington DC have...
A new bill before Congress calls for a study of whether telehealth has improved access and care outcomes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Introduced this past Monday by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), the...
Community health centers will need a good grasp of telehealth to survive both the coronavirus pandemic and what lies beyond.
That’s the take-away from a new article in Health Affairs, which...
Some Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill to continue payer coverage for telehealth services beyond the current coronavirus emergency.
Senate Bill 212, introduced this week, would prohibit...
A group of Senators is calling for increased funding for children’s behavioral health services, including telehealth programs, to meet the stresses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
In a...
The Health and Human Services Department has awarded $15 million to help dozens of Native American Tribes and organizations expand telehealth services to address the coronavirus pandemic.
The awards,...
Five large health systems are among the 53 providers included in the Federal Communications Commission’s eight round of COVID-19 Telehealth Program grants.
Drawing from a $200 billion fund...
A team of stroke experts has published new guidelines calling for the increased use of telemedicine during triage and transport to improve patient care and outcomes.
Writing in the American Heart...
Rhode Island lawmakers are forwarding a bill that would require payers to cover telehealth services – including audio-only phone calls - beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
The State Senate’s...
Despite a nationwide shift to telehealth to replace most in-person visits during the coronavirus pandemic, seniors aren’t using connected health platforms to access care.
In a survey of roughly...
A Georgia health system is planning for the future after converting its direct-to-consumer telehealth platform into a COVID-19 screening service.
The Augusta University Health System had intended to...
With the coronavirus pandemic putting a strain on mental health services, a group of lawmakers is asking Congress to give telehealth more time to prove itself.
In a May 21 letter to Congressional...
Maryland’s Department of Health has launched a telehealth program aimed at bringing COVID-19 screening and care into the homes of the state’s vulnerable populations.
With the state seeing...
