Coronavirus Grant Gives Massachusetts FQHCs a Chance to Embrace Telehealth
A network of Massachusetts-based federally qualified health centers is using a million-dollar grant to expand its telehealth programs – not only to meet the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic...Sponsored Article
A Blueprint for Telehealth Success for Skilled Nursing Facilities
With a high-risk patient population and razor-thin business margins, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have been adopting telehealth platforms to reduce costly rehospitalizations and improve clinical...Lawmakers Ask CMS to Expand mHealth Coverage for Mental Health Services
A group of lawmakers is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand mHealth access to mental health services by allowing people to connect by phone. In a letter to Health and...FCC Releases Guidance for New $200M COVID-19 Telehealth Program
The Federal Communications Commission has released guidance for healthcare providers applying for funding from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. The $200 million program, borne out of the Coronavirus...California Relaxes the Rules for mHealth, Telehealth Video Chats
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is relaxing state rules to allow healthcare providers to use telehealth and mHealth tools like Skype and FaceTime without risk of penalty. Mirroring a waiver handed down...ATA, CTA Unveil Online Database of Telehealth, mHealth Services
The American Telemedicine Association and Consumer Technology Association have partnered to create an online database of telehealth and mHealth platforms and tools. The Digital Health Care Directory...Maryland Adds Asynchronous Telehealth to Pandemic Treatment Toolbox
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has issued an executive order allowing healthcare providers in the state to use asynchronous telehealth platforms to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic. “As our state...mHealth Project to Crowdsource Consumer Data for Coronavirus Research
mHealth researchers are using smartphones to crowdsource Coronavirus research. The University of California at San Francisco has launched COVID-19 Citizen Science (CCS), a project aimed at gathering...FCC Unveils COVID-19 Telehealth Program, Updates Connected Care Pilot
The Federal Communications Commission is launching a new telehealth program aimed at using $200 million in new federal funding to improve broadband connectivity for connected health services. FCC...Sponsored Article
