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American College of Surgeons endorses telehealth use in surgery

April 1, 2024 - The American College of Surgeons (ACS), which includes more than 90,000 members worldwide, released a statement highlighting the critical role telehealth can play in surgical care and outlining standards for using it. Prepared by the ACS Board of Governors Telehealth & Informatics Workgroup, the statement noted various benefits of adopting...

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Establishing a telehealth alliance to boost rural healthcare access

by Anuja Vaidya

Rural healthcare provider organizations have a formidable mandate: improve health outcomes of underserved populations with shoestring budgets and limited clinical resources. Though virtual care approaches have proven valuable in expanding...

US House Reps Introduce Bill to Expand Virtual Specialty Care Access

by Anuja Vaidya

A bipartisan group of United States House representatives has introduced legislation to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a virtual specialty network for Medicare and Medicaid...

Primary, Specialty Care Physicians Favor Telehealth More Than Surgeons

by Anuja Vaidya

More than two-thirds of primary care physicians and medical specialists said they were able to provide similar quality of care via telehealth and in person, making them more likely to be satisfied with...

Lawsuit Challenges New Jersey’s Out-of-State Telehealth Licensing Law

by Anuja Vaidya

New Jersey is facing a lawsuit stating that its out-of-state telehealth licensing law violates the constitutional rights of residents seeking virtual care with healthcare providers across state...

Using Telehealth to Address Side Effects of Cancer Immunotherapy

by Anuja Vaidya

Virtual care modalities have been lauded for their ability to connect patients to healthcare quickly and conveniently. While not all types of care are suited to virtual delivery, certain services, like specialty consultations, can be...

Midwest Providers Expand Specialty Care Telehealth Partnership

by Anuja Vaidya

Ohio-based Cincinnati Children's is collaborating with Parkview Health to launch telehealth clinics to expand healthcare access for children seeking pediatric neurosurgery, rheumatology, and...

In-Person Follow-Ups Higher After In-Office Visits Than Telehealth

by Anuja Vaidya

Across most specialties, rates of in-person follow-up within 90 days were higher for in-office visits than telehealth visits, according to new research. Conducted by Epic Research, the study involved...

Telehealth Use Rose Almost 4% Percent Nationally in December

by Mark Melchionna

At the close of 2022, telehealth use increased at the national level, growing in three out of four US census regions, according to the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional tracker. The FAIR Health...

Remote Patient Monitoring Solution Provider Joins athenahealth Marketplace

by Mark Melchionna

Withings Health Solutions, a provider of remote patient monitoring (RPM) services and devices, is collaborating with athenahealth to join its marketplace program. athenahealth is a software and...

Telehealth Widely Used by Allergy, Immunology Providers

by Mark Melchionna

A survey conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) shows that telehealth is popular among allergy and immunology providers, most of whom prefer live audio-visual modalities for visits. The...

Banner Health Unveils Telehealth Program for Obstetrics

by Anuja Vaidya

Phoenix-based Banner Health has launched a pilot program providing virtual consultations to support obstetrics care in rural communities. The obstetrics telehealth project will connect family...

New Partnership Aims to Expand Virtual, In-Person Care Access in CA

by Anuja Vaidya

Carbon Health, a primary, mental health, and urgent care provider, is partnering with Hims & Hers Health to expand access to a range of virtual and in-person care services. Headquartered in San...

Project ECHO Program Cut Hospital Admissions Among Diabetics by 44%

by Anuja Vaidya

A Project ECHO telementoring program that involved primary care providers resulted in a decrease in hospitalizations among Medicaid patients with diabetes, according to a new study. Project ECHO...

Telehealth Adoption Highest Among Diabetes, GI Care Providers

by Anuja Vaidya

Of the various adult medicine specialties, physicians specializing in endocrinology and gastroenterology had the highest rates of telehealth adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new...

ASCO Releases Standards on Using Telehealth for Cancer Care

by Victoria Bailey

After conducting a systematic review of literature focusing on telehealth use for cancer care, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released a series of standards and guidelines on...

Telehealth Use Among Medical Groups Peaked in First Half of 2020

by Victoria Bailey

Telehealth utilization peaked in the first half of 2020 and decreased as the year came to a close, with providers predicting that virtual care use would continue to decline in upcoming years, according...

How Abortion Providers Plan to Use Telehealth to Bolster Post-Roe Access

by Anuja Vaidya

The fate of Roe v Wade — the landmark 1973 case that led to the legalization of abortion in America — appears to be in jeopardy, and as a result, abortion providers are preparing for a world where abortion access is severely...

HHS to Distribute $35M to Support Telehealth Expansion for Title X Program

by Anuja Vaidya

The Department of Health and Human Services is providing $35 million in funding to improve and expand the telehealth infrastructure of Title X family planning providers. HHS plans to use the funds,...

Iowa Includes PAs, Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists in Telehealth Rules

by Eric Wicklund

Healthcare regulators in Iowa have released new guidelines that allow physician assistants, speech-language pathologists and audiologists to use telehealth. The state’s Board of Physician...

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