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Remote care drove medication uptake among type 2 diabetes patients

April 10, 2024 - New research reveals that a remote care team focused on patient education and medication management can improve guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk of adverse cardiovascular events and/or kidney outcomes. Conducted by researchers from Mass General Brigham, the study assessed a...

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Stakeholders push DEA to solidify virtual prescribing flexibilities

by Anuja Vaidya

More than 200 virtual care stakeholders, including trade associations, healthcare providers, and telehealth companies, have signed a letter urging the United States Drug Enforcement Administration...

UPMC telehealth clinic facilitates OUD medication access, cuts costs

by Anuja Vaidya

UPMC released new data showing its telehealth bridge clinic for opioid use disorder (OUD) patients supported both the initiation of buprenorphine and reduced unplanned and total care costs. The...

DTC telehealth results in more antibiotics for pediatric patients

by Anuja Vaidya

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) telehealth visits resulted in higher rates of antibiotic prescriptions for pediatric patients than telehealth visits conducted by primary care physicians (PCPs), according to a...

Patients mostly use telehealth for prescription renewals, follow-ups

by Anuja Vaidya

Patients are primarily using telehealth for prescription renewals and follow-up visits, with a majority agreeing that the integration of virtual care is changing the healthcare system for the better,...

Former Doc Receives Prison Sentence for Telehealth Prescribing Scheme

by Anuja Vaidya

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California has sentenced a former physician to 37 months in federal prison for illegally prescribing medications, including...

Expanded Virtual OUD Medication Access Likely to be Cost-Effective

by Anuja Vaidya

Regulatory flexibilities enabling virtual initiation and at-home doses of medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) are likely cost-effective, according to new research. Published in the journal Drug...

16% of All Abortions Occur Via Telehealth as Restrictions Tighten

by Anuja Vaidya

In the post-Dobbs era, telehealth has become a vital abortion care resource, with telehealth abortions accounting for 16 percent of all abortion care nationwide, according to a new #WeCount...

HHS Final Rule to Solidify Access to OUD Medications via Telehealth

by Anuja Vaidya

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will publish a final rule on February 2 that significantly expands access to medications for opioid use disorder (OUD), including allowing treatment...

A Third of Older Adults Using DTC mHealth Services Do Not Tell PCPs

by Anuja Vaidya

Though a small proportion of older adults use direct-to-consumer (DTC) mHealth services, one-third do not share that information with their primary care physician (PCP), new survey results released by...

Women Used Telehealth to Stock up on Abortion Drugs Post-Dobbs Leak

by Anuja Vaidya

Advance ordering of abortion medications via telehealth peaked after the leak of the Supreme Court ruling against the constitutional right to abortion, new research shows. Published in JAMA Internal...

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Expand OUD Medication Access via Telehealth

by Anuja Vaidya

A bipartisan group of four senators reintroduced legislation that would eliminate barriers to the virtual prescription of medication for opioid use disorder (OUD). Called the Telehealth Response for...

Half of US States Reimburse for 4 Common Forms of Virtual Care

by Anuja Vaidya

Though all 50 states and Washington, D.C., provide reimbursement for some form of live video-based telehealth within their Medicaid programs, only 25 provide Medicaid reimbursement for live video as...

DEA Extends Virtual Prescribing Flexibilities Through 2024

by Anuja Vaidya

In the face of unflagging resistance from the healthcare industry, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said they will lift proposed...

Providers Make Impassioned Plea for Virtual Prescribing Flexibilities

by Anuja Vaidya

At the United States Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) listening sessions on September 12 and 13, healthcare stakeholders argued for permanently extending pandemic-era telehealth prescribing flexibilities for controlled...

ATA Submits Recommendations for Telehealth Prescription Flexibility

by Anuja Vaidya

ATA Action, the advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), has submitted recommendations to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on creating a special registration...

ADHD Medication Prescription Rates Did Not Vary Across Visit Types

by Mark Melchionna

Amid the ongoing concerns surrounding virtual prescribing allowances for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications, a new study found that health systems provide prescriptions for...

HHS: How the End of the PHE Will Impact Telehealth Flexibilities

by Anuja Vaidya

Today marks the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), bringing changes to telehealth flexibilities enacted amid the pandemic. On May 11, the Department for Health and Human Services (HHS)...

DEA to Delay Limitations on Virtual Prescribing of Controlled Substances

by Anuja Vaidya

After receiving thousands of comments asking for an extension of pandemic-era virtual prescribing flexibilities, the Drug Enforcement Administration has acquiesced. The flexibilities allow healthcare...

Healthcare Groups Urge DEA to Modify Virtual Prescribing Rules

by Anuja Vaidya

Healthcare trade associations, mental healthcare organizations, and providers are noting their concerns about the Drug Enforcement Administration's proposed rules governing telehealth-based...

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