Almost 1,400 health centers have been awarded funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration to expand telehealth and mHealth programs and other resources to deal with the ongoing...
Independent medical practices are turning to telehealth in record numbers to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic, and many may need connected health to stay afloat once the emergency passes.
A survey of...
Many healthcare providers are expanding their telehealth services during the Coronavirus epidemic, thanks in large part to relaxed guidelines for Medicare coverage. But physical and occupational...
The Los Angeles Fire Department is launching a telehealth program to separate non-emergency calls from emergency calls fielded by fire and rescue department on the 911 system.
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The US Department of Agriculture is giving rural healthcare providers more opportunities to apply for federal funding for telehealth programs to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Nearly three-quarters of people recently surveyed say they would consider using telehealth for treatment if they feel they have symptoms of the Coronavirus. And two-thirds said the pandemic has...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is relaxing state rules to allow healthcare providers to use telehealth and mHealth tools like Skype and FaceTime without risk of penalty.
Mirroring a waiver handed down...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has signed four bills aimed at improving access to and coverage for telehealth services.
The bills, HB 448, SB 402, HB 1208 and SB 502, were passed by the Legislature prior...
The American Telemedicine Association and Consumer Technology Association have partnered to create an online database of telehealth and mHealth platforms and tools.
The Digital Health Care Directory...
Mississippi state officials have found that a loosening of the state’s telehealth regulations to address the Coronavirus pandemic caused more problems than it solved.
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With the Coronavirus pandemic shutting down nearly every school in the country, parents of children with special needs are turning to telehealth to maintain access to critical services.
An...
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is lowering the barriers to telehealth during the Coronavirus pandemic for a new population: Pets.
One of several emergency declarations issued this week allows veterinarians...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has issued an executive order allowing healthcare providers in the state to use asynchronous telehealth platforms to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic.
“As our state...
CMS is adding more than 80 new telehealth services to the list of services covered by Medicare during the Coronavirus pandemic - and reiterating that all connected health services are now reimbursed at...
California state officials are putting pressure on payers to expand telehealth coverage during the Coronavirus pandemic.
The directive issued on Monday by the California Department of Insurance is the...
mHealth researchers are using smartphones to crowdsource Coronavirus research.
The University of California at San Francisco has launched COVID-19 Citizen Science (CCS), a project aimed at gathering...
The Federal Communications Commission is launching a new telehealth program aimed at using $200 million in new federal funding to improve broadband connectivity for connected health services.
FCC...
The $2 trillion Coronavirus relief package passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump last week includes several telehealth provisions, included more relaxed guidelines for Medicare...
The Department of Veterans Affairs will be shifting more services to telehealth and mHealth platforms as it ramps up its efforts to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic.
The VA released a 262-page...
The American Telemedicine Association has announced a partnership with a Boston-based non-profit aimed at supporting the development of digital medicine.
The partnership between the ATA and the...
