During the COVID-19 pandemic, the willingness to participate in video-based telehealth grew among Americans, particularly Black Americans and US adults with less than a high school education, according...
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of connected care technologies, making them a 'must-have' rather than a 'nice-to-have' for most healthcare providers. But the rapid uptake has not been smooth, with providers facing...
Two and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become increasingly clear that telehealth has boosted access to mental healthcare and bolstered the workforce. But certain hurdles stand in the way of continued use, including...
MultiCare Health intends to enhance telehealth access among those it serves by licensing 98point6's virtual care technology and adding it to Indigo Health, the ambulatory care platform through...
Hicuity Health and Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health implemented a virtual system that aimed to enhance access to telehealth services by merging clinical care and technological...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed criminal charges against 36 defendants in telemedicine-enabled fraud schemes involving illegal kickbacks for genetic testing and durable medical equipment...
In a study published in the journal Circulation, Mayo Clinic researchers found that a smartphone app geared toward improving heart health in Black communities could lead to noticeable benefits, such as...
Though many Americans think it would be good if virtual options like telehealth continued to be accessible post-pandemic, more than half (52 percent) said they are unlikely to continue to use virtual...
As the world of virtual healthcare continues to increase rapidly, ChristianaCare has forced a partnership with PursueCare and Simple Therapy to increase virtual healthcare in education institutions...
The HIPAA Security Rule does not apply to care provided through traditional telephone lines but does apply to mobile technologies that leverage electronic media like WiFi, the Department of Health and...
Telehealth offers a myriad of benefits to patients and providers alike but establishing strong relationships through a screen may prove to be a challenge as virtual care use grows.
A survey released earlier this year shows that 51 percent...
Telehealth is here to stay — this oft-repeated phrase now sounds trite, but as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, it is more accurate than ever.
As 2022 dawned, there was an increase in telehealth utilization in every US census region,...
More than two-thirds of telehealth providers said they use audio-only modalities to offer telehealth services, according to a recent survey conducted by the American Medical Association.
The survey...
Medicare beneficiaries most often used telehealth for office visits in 2020, receiving 54.5 million virtual office visits in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new federal...
More than half of providers (55 percent) said that managing unrealistic patient expectations for their virtual visit is a top frustration of providing telehealth services, according to a new...
The Federal Communications Commission plans to authorize more than $640 million to support new broadband deployments in 26 states, which will help boost access to virtual healthcare.
The new...
Though a majority (63 percent) of clinicians worldwide expect most of their consultations to be remote within the next decade, 51 percent believe that telehealth will negatively impact their ability to...
A majority of healthcare consumers across all age groups are as or more comfortable with app-based virtual therapy than in-person services, according to a new report.
For the report, Evernorth,...
Teladoc Health has partnered with Amazon to launch voice-activated access to virtual care using Alexa-supported devices.
Through Amazon Alexa, which can be accessed via Echo devices like Echo, Echo...
As health monitoring technology becomes increasingly innovative, a new survey from the University of Michigan (U-M) finds that older adults who could enormously benefit from these services do not show...
