Telemedicine Strategies

Chekhov and a Checkup: Delaware Libraries Introduce Telehealth Kiosks

by Eric Wicklund

Three libraries in Delaware have recently installed telehealth kiosks, part of an innovative project aimed at improving access to community health resources. The libraries, in Seaford, Milford and...

WVU Researchers Try to Determine How Much Telehealth is Enough

by Eric Wicklund

With telehealth use skyrocketing over the past year and a half due to the coronavirus pandemic, some have wondered if there’s a limit to its effectiveness. Is there a certain number of virtual...

AdventHealth Expands Walt Disney World Partnership to Include Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

Telehealth is coming to the Magic Kingdom. AdventHealth has announced the expansion of a 20-year partnership with Walt Disney World to include connected health services at the Florida theme park. This...

CTA, ACC Partner on mHealth, Telehealth Standards in Cardiovascular Care

by Eric Wicklund

The American College of Cardiology is partnering with the Consumer Technology Association to help providers get a handle on the fast-growing field of mHealth and telehealth devices for cardiovascular...

Washington State Passes Legislation Supporting Audio-Only Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed legislation requiring payers to cover certain audio-only telehealth services. The passage of HB 1196 puts the state at the forefront of debate over whether a...

Providers Adapt to Telehealth to Identify Signs of Child Abuse and Neglect

by Eric Wicklund

While telehealth has helped providers with care delivery during the coronavirus pandemic, it has also created challenges for those who’d always focused on in-person treatment. This includes...

Arizona’s New Telehealth Law Supports Audio-Only Platforms, License Portability

by Eric Wicklund

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has signed legislation that greatly expands telehealth coverage in the state, including allowing audio-only telehealth services in certain circumstances and permitting...

Ochsner Launches Telehealth Service For Stressed Teachers, Support Staff

by Eric Wicklund

Ochsner Health is partnering with the Louisiana Department of Education to launch a telehealth platform to help teachers and support staff access mental health services. The New Orleans-based health...

Warner Again Presses DEA to Let Providers Prescribe via Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

Virginia Senator Mark Warner is once again urging the federal government to fulfill a long-delayed plan to allow healthcare providers to prescribe controlled substances via telehealth. In a letter...

Veterinarians, SPCA Sue California For Freedom to Use Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

Veterinarians are suing the state of California for the right to use telehealth. A federal lawsuit has been filed this week by several veterinarians and the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of...

New mHealth Study Takes on Health Outcomes Among the Homeless

by Eric Wicklund

A new study being launched out of the University of Texas aims to see whether mHealth can improve healthcare access and outcomes for homeless people. Funded by a grant from the Health and Human...

Another Benefit for Telehealth: It’s Good for the Environment

by Eric Wicklund

Telehealth is often marketed for its benefits to the patient and clinician, but what about its effect on the environment? One health system analyzed the impact that its connected health platform has...

The CONNECT Act is Back, Giving Telehealth Policy a 4th Shot at Passage

by Eric Wicklund

Will the fourth time be the charm for the CONNECT for Health Act? The massive telehealth bill – officially known as the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies...

Is Telehealth More Stressful for Nurses Than In-Person Care?

by Eric Wicklund

Telehealth is often touted as a method for improving workloads and reducing stress on healthcare providers. But a recent study is questioning whether those services actually put more pressure on...

Montana Governor Expands Telehealth Coverage, But Not For Abortions

by Eric Wicklund

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed legislation that permanently expands coverage of and access to telehealth beyond the coronavirus pandemic. HB 43, which was approved by both chambers of the...

UMass Memorial, Boston University Test Value of Music in mHealth Treatments

by Eric Wicklund

An mHealth platform that incorporates music into treatment is being tested with patients who are looking to restore function affected by a stroke. UMass Memorial Healthcare announced today that it is...

Telerehabilitation Boosts Patient Satisfaction for Young Patients

by Hannah Nelson

Telerehabilitation use during COVID-19 was most popular among young, city-dwelling individuals, and yielded high patient satisfaction, according to a new Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO) study...

Senators Again Seek Telehealth Waivers for Home Healthcare Providers

by Eric Wicklund

Lawmakers are re-introducing a bill aimed at extending Medicare coverage for home health services delivered by telehealth during a public health emergency. S. 1309, introduced on April 22 by US...

Lawmakers Again Seek Medicare Coverage of Telehealth in Diabetes Prevention Services

by Eric Wicklund

Lawmakers are once again being asked to add telehealth services to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program, giving healthcare providers more tools to improve the health and wellness of millions at...

New Telehealth Certificate Track Focuses on Behavioral Health Services

by Eric Wicklund

The American Board of Telehealth has launched a telebehavioral health certificate program, aimed at qualifying and providing resources for healthcare providers using connected health to address the...

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