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Texas Pilots EMS Telehealth Project to Extend Trauma Care

September 5, 2023 - Texas is piloting a new project that will bring telehealth services to emergency medical services (EMS) settings in an effort to extend trauma care access in rural areas. The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill last month that establishes the pilot project called Next Generation 911. The law went into effect on September 1. The project...

Partnership Aims to Expand Virtual Care Access for EMS Patients

May 08, 2023 by Mark Melchionna

Emergency medical services (EMS) provider Falck announced a collaboration with MD Ally to expand the scope of care for Alameda County, California residents by enabling EMS professionals to connect...

Video Telehealth Linked to Reduction in Pediatric Hospital Transfers

February 15, 2023 by Mark Melchionna

A study recently published in JAMA Network Open showed that when comparing telephone-based consultations to those conducted via video telehealth, the latter helped limit pediatric hospital transfers...

UVA Health Strikes Telestroke Partnership in Central Virginia

February 14, 2023 by Anuja Vaidya

UVA Health is partnering with community healthcare organizations and emergency medical services (EMS) agencies to expand access to telestroke services in Central Virginia. The partnership, supported...

Partnership Aims to Expand Emergency Care Access Via Telehealth

January 27, 2023 by Mark Melchionna

A recent partnership between UCM Digital Health and MVP Health Care has led to the launch of the Treatment in Place program, which aims to provide patients with accessible emergency care through the...

South Dakota DOH Launches Telehealth Partnership for EMS Services

November 15, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) has unveiled Telemedicine in Motion, a telehealth partnership with emergency medical service (EMS) agencies and Sioux Falls-based telehealth company Avel...

ED Return Visit, Hospitalization More Likely After Telehealth Follow-up

October 27, 2022 by Anuja Vaidya

Patients who participated in follow-up visits through telehealth after an emergency department (ED) visit were more likely to return to the ED and be admitted to the hospital than those who had a...

Stanford Finds Virtual Care Quality On Par With Standard Care in ED

October 11, 2022 by Anuja Vaidya

A case study published in NEJM Catalyst shows that the quality of virtual care provided to low-acuity patients at Stanford Health Care's emergency department is not inferior to that of standard...

Partnership Aims to Provide 911 Patients With Virtual Care

May 31, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

UCM Digital Health and Columbia County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are working together to implement virtual care services for 911 patients to increase access to telehealth and lower emergency...

Emergency Room Follow-Ups Similar After Telehealth, In-Person Visits

May 02, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that patients who participated in an initial visit through telehealth were not more likely to need emergency department follow-up...

UPMC Kane to Staff ED With Emergency Care Physicians Via Telehealth

March 29, 2022 by Anuja Vaidya

Pittsburgh-based UPMC has launched a tele-emergency department at its UPMC Kane facility. Launched earlier this month, this is the first tele-ED in Pennsylvania, according to the press release....

Texas Lawmaker Eyes Telehealth Program for Rural 911 Services

October 13, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

A Texas lawmaker is calling for a pilot project that would use telehealth to train and assist emergency responders in rural parts of the state. State Rep. Drew Darby last month introduced HB 76 87(3),...

Telehealth Access to Mental Health Specialists Can Be a ‘Game-Changer’ in the ED

October 07, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

Health systems struggling to address a surge in mental health cases are using telehealth to connect patients to care providers. That’s especially true in emergency departments, where patients...

CMS Investing $15M in Medicaid Mobile Health Crisis Intervention

September 21, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

Federal authorities are awarding $15 million in rescue plan funding to 20 states to help expand mobile health intervention services for Medicaid patients in crisis. The planning grants, administered...

Regional Pediatric Pandemic Network Will Use Telehealth to Share Resources

September 02, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

Five nationally recognized children’s hospitals are getting $48 million in federal funding to launch a Regional Pediatric Pandemic Network, which will use telehealth to share best practices and...

Telestroke Services Give Hospitals an Effective Model for Improving Clinical Outcomes

August 13, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

One of the early front-runners in proving the value of telehealth is through telestroke services, where the technology has literally saved lives. Healthcare providers have used telemedicine to treat...

UPMC Expands Telehealth Network to Offer Access to Pediatric Specialists

August 10, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

UPMC is expanding its telehealth network to offer more access to pediatric specialists. The Pittsburgh-based health system announced that it’s now offering virtual care appointments for families...

Mercy Health Launches New Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth Service

August 04, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

Mercy Health is expanding its direct-to-consumer telehealth platform with a new service that connects callers to physicians and advanced practice providers. Mercy on Call follows in the footsteps of...

With ER Visits Rising, Payers Pitch mHealth and Telehealth as an Alternative

June 09, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

With hospital emergency departments moving back toward pre-COVID-19 traffic levels, some payers are renewing efforts to steer their members away from the ER and toward other resources, such as mHealth...

Florida Lawmakers Add Telehealth to Resources for Students in Crisis

April 23, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow school systems to use telehealth to connect behavioral health counselors to students in crisis situations. SB 590 and HB 7035, both approved by...

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