Published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, new research shows how various digital health solutions, including telehealth technology-based intervention methods, can work to enhance...
A study published in JAMA Health Forum found that many Medicare beneficiaries benefitted from the elimination of restrictions on out-of-state telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily...
Intermountain Healthcare has added pediatric telehealth services, allowing for 24/7 video consult communication between the Primary Children’s Hospital emergency department (ED) and ED physicians...
Following a review of almost 50,000 visits, researchers from the Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that telehealth remained highly used...
A new piece published in Health Affairs explained that despite the massive expansion in virtual care, telehealth disparities remain among those with visual impairments (VI), and solutions that can help...
Research published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine (AJPM) found that rural residents had lower telehealth engagement rates during the COVID-19 pandemic than their urban counterparts,...
Signed by 375 stakeholders and co-led by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and its advocacy arm ATA Action, a letter to the US Senate asks that expanded telehealth access be solidified for...
While researching telehealth activity from the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that Hispanic and urban Medicare beneficiaries...
After a two-month growth period, the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker reported that in June, there was a decline in national telehealth use, along with decreases in the Northeast and...
Aiming to support rural communities in obtaining access to virtual care, Equum Medical has partnered with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) to add telehealth resources to treatment...
Research published last week in The Lancet found that telehealth can be used to safely provide medical abortion services, ensuring access in low-resource settings.
Due to laws and other...
To support the efficacy of telehealth, the Joint Commission has launched a patient safety campaign known as Speak Up At Your Telehealth Visit, which aims to provide patients with telehealth education...
After reviewing telehealth data from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that only a small portion of providers whose billing for...
Digital therapeutics company Limbix has struck a partnership with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to evaluate a virtual adolescent depression treatment known as SparkRx.
Limbix intends to...
While comparing diagnostic consistency between different methods of care, a JAMA Network Study found high levels of diagnostic concordance between telehealth and in-person visits overall.
Although...
While researching the outcomes associated with various types of physician visits, a study published in JAMA Network Open found that the benefits of in-home physician visits did not widely differ from...
While policymakers appear keen to extend telehealth flexibilities and ensure expanded access to virtual care, US Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) believes widespread technology infrastructure issues may hold up their efforts.
Thune, who serves as...
While comparing methods for treating patients with cardiovascular disease, a study published in JAMA Network Open found that home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) was more effective than...
Following the reception of a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, researchers from Northwestern University and Johns Hopkins are conducting a study to determine the ability of the...
Aiming to improve care outcomes for children and families, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans has entered into an affiliation with Cleveland Clinic to provide enhanced access to pediatric...
