The battle over using telehealth to conduct eye exams has surfaced in Michigan, where lawmakers are debating a bill that would allow virtual exams for prescribing contact lenses.
HB 4356, introduced...
With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic curtailing in-person care, physicians at Stanford Children’s Health are using mHealth devices and telehealth platforms to monitor some of their youngest and...
Boston Children’s Hospital is launching a telehealth program to screen newborns on Cape Cod and outlying islands for hearing issues.
The hospital is creating a hub-and-spoke telemedicine...
The Alliance for Connected Care is leading a new lobbying effort to include telehealth in a Medicare-funded diabetes prevention program.
The organization is lining up supporters behind a letter that...
The Federal Communications Commission will soon accept application for the second round of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
The agency’s board of commissioners voted today to formally adopt a...
Rush University Medical Center has unveiled a telehealth platform that allows physicians to remotely manage patients undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) at home.
Through the NeuroSphere Virtual...
A new bill before Congress aims to expand telehealth access for patients living with mental health concerns at rural hospitals.
The Rural Health Behavioral Access Act, sponsored by US Reps. Dan Kildee...
Lawmakers are once again taking aim at the substance abuse epidemic with a wide-ranging bill that expands access to telehealth – including audio-only phone services – for...
For people with chronic health concerns, mHealth apps and telehealth platforms offer an on-demand platform for connecting with care providers and enjoying a better life outside the doctor’s...
A group of lawmakers has resubmitted a bill seeking to permanently expand Medicare coverage to telehealth services provided by physical and occupational therapists, audiologists and speech and...
West Virginia lawmakers are nearing approval of a bill that would allow healthcare providers from other states to use telehealth to treat residents in the state.
The State Senate this week unanimously...
New York lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would expand coverage and access to telehealth for substance abuse treatment.
The State Senate this week approved S2998A, which would permanently...
Boston Medical Center is launching an mHealth app designed to assist healthcare providers using medication-assisted treatment (MAT) therapy.
The BMC MAT app, developed by Colleen LaBelle MSN, RN-BC,...
Arkansas lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would allow healthcare providers to use a real-time, audio-only telehealth platform to treat patients.
The path hasn’t been easy. The...
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are creating a drone that can make telehealth house calls.
Still in development, the drone includes an audio-visual telemedicine platform and a waterproof...
Iowa lawmakers are debating a bill that would mandate payment parity for mental health services delivered by telehealth.
The state’s House of Representatives has approved HF 294, which would...
Florida lawmakers are debating a bill that would allow veterinarians to treat animals via telehealth.
SB 1370, which was unanimously approved by the State Senate Agriculture Committee this week, would...
The Federal Communications Commission is getting ready to re-open the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has submitted a Report and Order on Reconsideration that would,...
Amazon has announced the nationwide launch of its telehealth platform, with plans to expand the service from its own employees to other companies.
The Washington-based retail giant announced today...
With the advent of more sophisticated telemedicine technology and ongoing emergency measures that expand telehealth coverage and access, some small practices and specialty care providers –...
