Telehealth

Former Doc Receives Prison Sentence for Telehealth Prescribing Scheme

March 6, 2024 - 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 opioid-based drugs, during telehealth sessions. The physician, Raphael Tomas Malikian, owned and operated Happy Family Medicine, a clinic that offered...


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Stakeholders Urge Congress to Take Early Action on Telehealth Access

by Anuja Vaidya

More than 200 virtual care stakeholders have signed a letter to Congress urging action on telehealth regulations early in the year, asking for more time to implement new policies before pandemic-era...

Epic, LightBeam Among Best in KLAS Virtual Care Winners

by Anuja Vaidya

Epic, LightBeam Health Solutions, Doximity, and eVisit emerged as Best in KLAS winners among virtual care solutions for 2024. KLAS, a research and insights firm, released its annual list of Best in...

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...

State Changes to Telehealth Policy Appear to be Stagnating

by Anuja Vaidya

State action on telehealth policy and regulation stalled in 2023, apart from a few states that made significant changes, according to a new report. Released by the Cicero Institute, the third annual...

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...

Telehealth-Only Care Fails to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes

by Anuja Vaidya

Type 2 diabetes patients who received endocrinology care through telehealth alone had poor glycemic outcomes compared with those who received in-person or hybrid care, which contrasts with prior...

Virtual Care Technologies to Support Aging in Place

by Anuja Vaidya

The United States population is aging — and aging fast. With the proportion of US adults 65 and over projected to skyrocket to 95 million people by 2060, healthcare utilization will undoubtedly grow, exacerbating an already...

How Best Buy Will Help Mass General Brigham Scale At-Home Healthcare

by Anuja Vaidya

With the hospital-at-home model gaining steam nationwide, health systems are seeking technology partnerships that can help them sustain and scale their program. The latest in a string of provider-vendor partnerships focused on...

How Connected Health Tech Bolsters Chronic Care, Behavioral Health

by Anuja Vaidya

Connected healthcare technologies are transforming care delivery, patient outcomes, and provider workflows, particularly in the chronic disease management and behavioral healthcare arenas. The adoption and use of these technologies,...

FDA Creates Advisory Committee for Digital Health Technology

by Anuja Vaidya

The United States Food and Drug Administration has created a Digital Health Advisory Committee to support the agency’s efforts to explore the scientific and technical issues related to using...

Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Care Access with New mHealth App

by Anuja Vaidya

Cedars-Sinai has launched a new artificial intelligence-driven mHealth application for patients in California that provides virtual care options for various clinical conditions. The Cedars-Sinai...

Walmart Expands Virtual Primary Care for Employees Nationwide

by Anuja Vaidya

Walmart is expanding its no-copay virtual primary care service for employees and their families across the country. Walmart operates approximately 10,500 stores and clubs worldwide, as well as...

New Bill Aims to Enable Virtual Cardiac Rehab for Medicare Patients

by Anuja Vaidya

Three United States senators have introduced new legislation that would allow Medicare beneficiaries to receive cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services at home through telehealth. During the...

mHealth Strategy Improves Diabetes Outcomes Among Black, Latino Patients

by Anuja Vaidya

An mHealth intervention delivered by clinical pharmacists and health coaches helped improve blood glucose levels among Black and Latino adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Published...

Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High

by Anuja Vaidya

Telehealth visit volume dropped from 76.6 million visits in the second quarter of 2020 to 41.5 million visits in the fourth quarter of 2022, representing a 45.8 percent decline, according to a new...

Telehealth Use During the PHE Presented Challenges, Opportunities

by Mark Melchionna

A new study described the relationship between virtual and primary care that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication includes information on how survey data provided details on its...

Age, Residence Type, and Practice Setting Affect Telehealth Use

by Mark Melchionna

A new study found that telehealth use increased between 2019 and 2021. Various patient- and provider-level factors such as age, area of residence, and type of provider practice setting had a...

Video Telehealth Use Is More Common Among Urban Veterans

by Mark Melchionna

Results of a cohort study indicated that despite a wide uptake in video telehealth (VTH) use during the COVID-19 pandemic, urban veterans used this modality more, specifically veterans of American...

Key Technologies in the Digital Therapeutics Arena

by Anuja Vaidya

Amid the ongoing digitization of healthcare, digital therapeutics (DTx) have gained popularity, with providers and payers increasingly offering these software-based therapies to patients. According to the Digital Therapeutics Alliance,...

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