Five more health systems have qualified for funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
As with the first group of health systems announced last week,...
With the Coronavirus pandemic putting a strain on the mental health of both patients and providers, federal officials are easing up on regulations for mHealth and apps and telehealth services to push...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has relaxed its rules to allow hospice care providers to use more telehealth during the Coronavirus pandemic, but the agency is keeping one rule in...
The accrediting body for autism treatment providers has developed new standards of care for providers looking to use telehealth.
With the nation embroiled in the Coronavirus pandemic and under...
As healthcare providers embrace telehealth to take on the Coronavirus pandemic, Ann Mond Johnson is noticing a trend: They’re doing much more than just video visits.
“I think the biggest...
Federal officials have clarified new telehealth reimbursement rules for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs), giving those sites more opportunities to use...
A group of Senators is asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand Medicare reimbursement for Diabetes Prevention Programs to include telehealth platforms.
In a letter to Health...
Six health systems across the US will receive funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s new COVID-19 Telehealth Program to expand their connected health platforms to tackle the ongoing...
OSF HealthCare has launched a state-based telehealth program that uses remote patient monitoring concepts to triage and treat Coronavirus patients in their homes.
The Illinois-based, 14-hospital...
The Mount Sinai Health System has unveiled an mHealth resource to help nurses who are treating COVID-19 patients.
The New York-based health system is partnering with Sana Labs and the New York Academy...
With the Coronavirus pandemic throwing up new barriers to access to sexual and reproductive care for women, Planned Parenthood is going on the offensive.
The national organization announced this week...
Congress is putting pressure on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to give physical therapists and other care providers the freedom to use telehealth during the Coronavirus pandemic.
In...
Two mHealth research projects aimed at examining the value of wearables in tracking and treating people with infectious diseases like the Coronavirus are pooling their resources.
The Scripps Research...
A network of Massachusetts-based federally qualified health centers is using a million-dollar grant to expand its telehealth programs – not only to meet the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is suspending more regulations tied to telehealth during the Coromavirus pandemic, giving healthcare providers more freedom to use connected health...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated its guidance document on Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services during the Coronavirus pandemic.
In its 38-page FAQ update unveiled...
A bill submitted to Congress on Friday aims to set aside $2 billion specifically to improve broadband connectivity for telehealth programs to tackle the Coronavirus Pandemic.
(For more coronavirus...
With the Coronavirus pandemic limiting in-person treatment, healthcare providers are using telehealth to ensure patients dealing with substance abuse issues have access to care.
(For more coronavirus...
A group of lawmakers is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand mHealth access to mental health services by allowing people to connect by phone.
In a letter to Health and...
The Federal Communications Commission has released guidance for healthcare providers applying for funding from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
The $200 million program, borne out of the Coronavirus...
