Lawmakers in Washington DC are continuing to push for more federal funding for broadband expansion, which in turn would greatly expand telehealth adoption.
The Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive...
A group of senators is pushing new legislation that would increase federal funding for telehealth programs in rural states.
The Rural and Telehealth Expansion Act, sponsored by Senators Shelley Moore...
With Congress facing dozens of bills aimed at improving telehealth coverage beyond the pandemic, one Senator is pressing the issue by combining four bills into one piece of legislation.
Senator John...
Federal officials have awarded almost $13 million in funding to help healthcare providers use telehealth and other services to address rural health disparities.
Some 61 organizations across 35 states...
A Georgia health system is launching a telehealth program aimed at putting its providers at the scene of emergency calls to help treat patients before they reach the hospital.
Emory Healthcare is...
Intermountain Healthcare has announced plans to acquire an air medical transport company, a move that officials say will also improve its telehealth program.
The Salt Lake City-based health system...
Federal officials are making $12 million available for three projects that aim to approve maternal and obstetrics care for underserved populations in rural America, and they expect telehealth to be...
A new bill before Congress aims to expand telehealth access for patients living with mental health concerns at rural hospitals.
The Rural Health Behavioral Access Act, sponsored by US Reps. Dan Kildee...
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are creating a drone that can make telehealth house calls.
Still in development, the drone includes an audio-visual telemedicine platform and a waterproof...
The Federal Communications Commission is getting ready to re-open the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has submitted a Report and Order on Reconsideration that would,...
UNC Children’s Hospital is partnering with a network of broadband providers across North Carolina to expand telehealth access to underserved parts of the state.
The 10-year, $500,000 deal...
A Vermont Congressman is proposing setting aside almost $80 billion to expand high-speed broadband services throughout the country, a move that directly address one of the primary barriers to...
Some 46 telehealth programs across the country will receive funding in the latest round of Distant Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grants from the US Department of Agriculture.
In all, the USDA is...
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is putting an emphasis on expanding telehealth services for mental healthcare during the coming years.
Evers’ proposed 2021-23 budget includes more than $150...
Maryland lawmakers are launching two separate efforts to expand telehealth access in their state beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
The Legislature is moving forward with a bill aimed at permanently...
The Federal Communications Commission will hold a round-table discussion next month on a new program designed to help underserved households improve broadband access for telehealth and other...
Some of the largest telehealth programs in the country are among 14 selected for the first round of grants from the Federal Communications Commission’s Connected Care Pilot Program.
The...
Federal officials are investing $8 million in a new pilot aimed at expanding broadband connectivity for telehealth programs in four states.
The Health and Human Services Department, through the Health...
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health is launching a telehealth program to provide specialized telehealth services for elderly patients and training for care providers at four northern New England...
Telehealth advocates aren’t impressed with the lack of support for connected health services in the latest pandemic relief package.
While the $900 billion bill, passed by Congress and signed by...
