Based on a review of telehealth data from the past two years, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is launching an expanded telehealth policy that will cover virtual care services...
Zócalo Health, a membership-based virtual care service focused on the Latino community, has raised $5 million in seed funding to support its launch.
Founded by Erik Cardenas and Mariza...
After investing heavily in virtual care over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems must now determine how best to integrate telehealth with existing digital tools to create a seamless care journey for patients.
In the rush...
Telemental health company Done Health is facing federal scrutiny over its prescribing practices for controlled substances, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The report states that the US Drug...
As digital health adoption among healthcare providers increases, the most significant growth was seen in adopting digital tools that support remote care, like virtual visits and remote patient...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested additional information and documentary materials from Amazon and One Medical as it reviews the planned merger between the two companies, according to a...
The expansion of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in the use of medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and a reduction in the odds of medically...
To improve patient outcomes while maintaining diagnostic accuracy, South Carolina-based Prisma Health implemented the Tytocare Medical Exam Kit, which uses various technology components to virtually...
Among Medicaid patients in Florida, those in rural areas and older than 65 used telehealth more than their counterparts, highlighting the need for continued access to virtual care for vulnerable...
Just one month after sharing plans to buy One Medical, Amazon announced it will close its Amazon Care telehealth business by the end of 2022, according to an internal company memo shared with...
Following funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a telehealth strategy known as Northwestern’s Program for Scalable Telehealth Cancer Care (STELLAR) aims to track three health risk...
While exploring methods for virtually treating older and underserved patients, a study from the American Journal of the Medical Sciences found that audio-only telehealth produced similar benefits and...
Amazon set the healthcare world abuzz last month when it announced its plan to purchase virtual and in-person primary care organization One Medical for nearly $4 billion. The latest in a string of healthcare moves made by Amazon this year,...
Nearly half of all telehealth visits at Michigan Medicine's department of urology were audio-only, indicating that care access may be hindered if audio-only options aren't available, according...
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine showed that a comprehensive telehealth approach, which included various types of support in addition to telemonitoring, significantly benefits patients with...
Homeward, a hybrid care provider focusing on rural healthcare, has partnered with Priority Health, a nonprofit health insurer, to expand access to its services in Michigan.
Through the partnership,...
Breastfeeding provides several benefits for babies and mothers but navigating the process can prove challenging, particularly amid the ups and downs of the newborn phase. Like other aspects of maternal and infant care, virtual care...
Amazon has announced plans to buy virtual and in-person primary care organization One Medical for $3.9 billion, or $18 per share, in an all-cash transaction.
One Medical is membership-based, providing...
In support of continued efforts to increase the implementation of telehealth services, the Duke Endowment has provided Conway Medical Center (CMC) with a large grant totaling $510,000 to help the...
A little over half (53 percent) of providers said that the addition of virtual care options led to an increase in patient visits, according to a new report.
Released by CVS Health, the 2022 Health...
