Telehealth

Telehealth Companies Face Repercussions for Medicare Fraud Scheme

by Mark Melchionna

The owner of Conclave Media (Conclave) and Nationwide Health Advocates (Nationwide) pleaded guilty to a telehealth fraud scheme that involved ordering medically unnecessary durable medical equipment...

Telehealth Yields Higher No-Show Rates for Behavioral Health Patients

by Mark Melchionna

According to a new study, factors, such as the initiation of relationships, the absence of nonverbal cues, and low familiarity with technology, lead to high telehealth no-show rates for behavioral...

CO Telehealth Utilization Skyrocketed Following PHE Onset

by Mark Melchionna

Data from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) indicated that Colorado, like many other states, had higher telehealth utilization and increased spending following the onset of the...

Maternal Health Collaboration to Employ Virtual Consultations

by Mark Melchionna

After receiving $1.75 million in funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Piedmont Health Services (PHS), in partnership with UNC Family Medicine and the Chatham County Public...

Various Clinical Cases Fail to Benefit from Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

A new study from the University of Texas at Austin indicates that despite the fact that telehealth can help lower costs and reduce the need for emergency room (ER) visits, these benefits only apply to...

Telehealth Provides Effective Option for Abortion Care

by Mark Melchionna

Upon review of numerous research articles, a study found that telehealth increased access to abortion care throughout the US and was as effective as in-person abortion services while limiting the need...

Intermountain Health Enables Virtual Prescriptions of Birth Control

by Mark Melchionna

Following adjustments to Utah law related to birth control prescribing, Intermountain Health created a program that allows pharmacists to virtually prescribe self-administered forms of birth...

Telehealth Use Fell Nationally, in all 4 US Regions in April

by Mark Melchionna

Following a rise in the prior month, the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker reported that telehealth use decreased across the board, nationally and in all four United States census...

Northwell Pilots Virtual Service to Help Evaluate Burns in Real-Time

by Mark Melchionna

Known as teleburn, Northwell Health is piloting the virtual service that uses video teleconferencing technology to evaluate burns while determining whether onsite care is feasible or a burn center...

Despite Room for Improvement, Telehealth Assists Incarcerated Patients

by Mark Melchionna

A report from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) described the various state-level efforts to expand access to telehealth that benefited justice-involved and incarcerated patients with substance...

Healthcare Providers, Patients Trust, Plan to Continue Telehealth Use

by Mark Melchionna

While providing insight into the factors that affect telehealth use, a report from Doximity indicated that physicians and patients perceive telehealth positively, and most believe that it often...

DOJ Charges 11 People in Telehealth Fraud Schemes Worth $2B

by Anuja Vaidya

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal and state law enforcement partners are charging 11 people in connection with telehealth fraud schemes that resulted in more than $2 billion in...

Viewpoint: Telehealth Can Support Network Adequacy Requirements

by Mark Melchionna

Despite some risks, a group of healthcare researchers and leaders proposed in a Health Affairs article that telehealth should play a role in determining network adequacy as it could provide many...

Collaboration Aims to Provide Virtual Care to Long-Term Care Residents

by Mark Melchionna

Through the expansion of its partnership with Third Eye Health, LTC ACO aims to provide its members with access to a virtual care network and mobile technology to enhance treatment within long-term...

Funding Supports School-Based Telehealth Services in NY State

by Mark Melchionna

After receiving funding from the Rochester City School District (RCSD), Monroe County, and ESL Credit Union, RCSD students will gain access to advanced telehealth units for acute care, chronic health,...

Despite Preferences for In-Person Care, Patients Are Open to Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

An EY Global Consumer Health Survey of 2023 provided insight into the overarching preference that patients have for in-person care but also noted relatively high levels of willingness to use virtual...

Hybrid Mobile Program Aims to Assist Opioid Use Disorder Patients

by Mark Melchionna

Known as the Eastern Shore Mobile Care Collaborative, a partnership between the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the county health department’s behavioral health program aims to provide...

Telehealth Use Will Depend on Continuing Pay for Unpaid Provider Work

by Mark Melchionna

Published in the American Journal of Accountable Care (AJMC), new research enabled researchers to identify three themes surrounding patient and provider opinions on telehealth costs and reimbursement...

US Senators Support Permanent Telehealth Access Through Legislation

by Mark Melchionna

In support of continued telehealth access, a bipartisan group of 60 United States senators reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health...

Among Flaws, Telehealth Use Remains High in Virginia in 2023

by Mark Melchionna

Virtual care remains widely used among providers in 2023, according to the 2nd Annual Benchmarking Telehealth Usage in Virginia survey from the Virginia Telehealth Network (VTN). Those findings come...

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