Telemedicine

Telehealth Most Commonly Used for Follow-ups, Behavioral Healthcare

June 23, 2023 - Most Americans are engaging in telehealth for follow-ups from a prior appointment and behavioral healthcare, according to a new survey. Conducted by global commercial real estate and investment management company JLL, the survey polled 4,017 US residents from April 19 to April 28. Of the respondents, 51 percent were female, and 49 percent were...


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How PCP Perception of Telehealth in US Compares to Other Countries

by Anuja Vaidya

A new report details how US primary care physicians' (PCPs) perceptions of telehealth differ from PCPs in 10 other countries, including that more PCPs in the US believe telehealth allowed them to...

Telehealth Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Drops to 15% in Q2 2022

by Anuja Vaidya

In the second quarter of 2022, about 15 percent of Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth, down from 48 percent in Q2 2020, according to a new data analysis from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Virtual Obstetric, Fertility Care Likely to Prompt In-Person Follow-ups

by Anuja Vaidya

Most patients participating in a virtual visit for obstetric and fertility care required an in-person follow-up visit in the three months after their telehealth visit, new research shows. Conducted by...

Enrollment in Integrated Health Plan Drove Telehealth Use in California

by Anuja Vaidya

A new study shows that higher telehealth use was linked to enrollment in a clinically and financially integrated health insurance plan versus a nonintegrated health plan. Published in Health...

Northwell to Co-Launch Virtual Care Startup Providing Menopause Services

by Anuja Vaidya

Northwell Holdings, the for-profit investment arm of Northwell Health, and Aegis Ventures have entered into an agreement to launch a virtual care startup that will provide clinical menopause support...

ED Return Visit, Hospitalization More Likely After Telehealth Follow-up

by Anuja Vaidya

Patients who participated in follow-up visits through telehealth after an emergency department (ED) visit were more likely to return to the ED and be admitted to the hospital than those who had a...

Telehealth Visit Volumes Drop 37% Since Peak Usage During Pandemic

by Anuja Vaidya

Telehealth usage has dropped significantly since its peak during the pandemic, with visit volumes falling 37 percent from 73.7 million in the second quarter of 2020 to 46.4 million in the first quarter...

Memorial Sloan Kettering Launches Telemedicine Platform for Cancer Care

by Mark Melchionna

Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center collaborated with Accenture, Avanade, and Microsoft to develop and launch a telemedicine platform in August 2021, which has since been used for more than...

Telehealth Use Remains High Among Rural, Older Medicaid Members in Florida

by Anuja Vaidya

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...

Amazon to Shutter Telehealth Business Amid Plans to Buy One Medical

by Anuja Vaidya

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...

New Toolkit Aims to Support Effective Virtual-First Care Transitions

by Mark Melchionna

Amid the sustained demand for telehealth services, the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) and the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) have created a toolkit that provides healthcare stakeholders with...

Telemedicine Company Owner Gets 14-Year Sentence for Fraud Scheme

by Mark Melchionna

Telemarketing and telemedicine company owner Marc Sporn of Delray Beach, Florida, was sentenced to 14 years in prison following a healthcare and wire fraud scheme, which bilked Medicare out of more...

7 People Sentenced in Telemedicine Pharmacy Fraud Scheme

by Mark Melchionna

A federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, sentenced seven people and seven related corporate entities for deceiving pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) regarding tens of thousands of prescriptions. The...

Telehealth Company Owners Charged in $64M Fraud Scheme

by Mark Melchionna

Stephen Luke and David Laughlin, the owners of telemedicine company RediDoc LLC, pleaded guilty to violating the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and committing healthcare fraud in a federal...

Telehealth Reduced Racial Disparities in Primary Care Access in 2020

by Mark Melchionna

A Penn Medicine study found that the number of primary care visits was similar between Black and non-Black patients in 2020, suggesting that virtual care can help eliminate racial...

ATA, Others Release Digital Health App Assessment Framework

by Anuja Vaidya

A newly developed framework aims to provide physicians and patients with a process for assessing digital health technologies, including mobile applications and web-based tools. Released by the...

Most US Clinics Offered Virtual Contraceptive Services During Pandemic

by Anuja Vaidya

A majority of clinics (79 percent) used telemedicine to provide contraceptive services during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study published in the journal Reproductive Health. For the...

Telemedicine Expands Care Access for Spine Patients

by Mark Melchionna

When examining access to care for spine patients with low socioeconomic status, researchers found that visits conducted through telemedicine increased accessibility.   The research, published in...

Readmission Rates Similar After Virtual, In-Person Postop Cancer Care

by Anuja Vaidya

Using telehealth for postoperative visits did not increase the risk of readmission when compared with in-person postoperative visits following inpatient cancer surgery, according to a recent...

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