With dentists struggling to stay afloat during the Coronavirus pandemic, the American Dental Association is calling on the federal government to support practices using telehealth.
In an April 27...
A new bill before Congress aims to expand the ranks of healthcare providers using telehealth during the Coronavirus pandemic to include, among others, physical and occupational therapists and social...
Among the different types of healthcare providers hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic, dentists rank near the top of the list. Now they’re turning to telehealth to offer patients access to some...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Wisconsin lawmakers are drafting a bill aimed at regulating the use of telehealth in dentistry.
State Senator Dale Kooyenga and State Representative Amy Loudenbeck have issued a letter calling for...
Rural Alabama residents at risk of developing lung cancer are now able to access cancer specialists through a telehealth pilot program launched by the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
UAB, whose...
A new partnership between a telehealth provider and a healthcare staffing company aims to extend the reach of urology specialty care to underserved parts of the country.
Ohio-based PercuVision is...
CMS is proposing giving patients with end-stage renal disease in Medicare Advantage plan access to more telehealth benefits, allowing them to receive care at home.
In a proposed rule issued on...
An Oklahoma legislator wants to make it easier for audiology and speech-language pathologists to use telehealth to treat patients in multiple states.
State Rep. Josh West last week introduced HB 2968,...
Telehealth’s greatest gift to healthcare may be that it can connect the caregiver to the patient who, without access to that care, would die. And that’s a real concern for the 100 million...
In an industry constantly looking for innovative ways to lower costs, improve communication and expand access, eConsult programs have emerged as a viable tool for improving care coordination for...
