California lawmakers have amended a long-standing law regulating involuntary commitment to a mental health institution to allow psychiatric evaluations to be done by telehealth.
The...
A Georgia lawmaker has submitted a bill that aims to develop telehealth programs in the state’s schools to help students with mental and behavioral health concerns.
HB 9, introduced last month...
An overlooked part of last year’s pandemic relief bill is causing headaches for mental healthcare providers seeking Medicare reimbursement for telehealth visits – and prompting one expert...
Oklahoma lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would allow police officers to access telehealth to virtually assess someone in crisis.
SB 7, introduced this month by State Senator Michael...
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is putting an emphasis on expanding telehealth services for mental healthcare during the coming years.
Evers’ proposed 2021-23 budget includes more than $150...
Magellan Health is launching a new study to determine how mHealth games can help children with mental health concerns.
The Arizona-based managed care company’s behavioral and specialty health...
With behavioral health issues skyrocketing during the coronavirus pandemic, a New Mexico lawmaker has introduced a bill aimed at transitioning peer support programs onto telehealth platforms to boost...
A new study finds that the sharp increase in telehealth use during the height of the coronavirus pandemic was driven more by people seeking mental health services than for physical ailments.
The...
The coronavirus pandemic forced many counseling centers to transition quickly to telehealth this past year. Some have had an easier time than others in adjusting, but nearly all have learned invaluable...
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed into law a telehealth bill that mandates permanent payment parity for telemental health services and established parity for primary care and chronic care...
Telehealth advocates aren’t impressed with the lack of support for connected health services in the latest pandemic relief package.
While the $900 billion bill, passed by Congress and signed by...
Six health centers across Mississippi will soon have access to addiction treatment services via telehealth in a federally funded program aimed at tackling the nation’s substance abuse...
Massachusetts lawmakers are forging ahead on a telehealth bill that would mandate payment parity for primary care and chronic care management for the next two years and make payment parity permanent...
A new bill before Congress aims to permanently allow healthcare providers to use telehealth in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs for substance abuse and provide Medicare coverage for...
Telehealth advocates have long argued that one of the biggest barriers to expansion are state and federal laws that prohibit practicing medicine across state lines. Now a Virginia-based counselor is...
A federal audit of substance abuse treatment programs has found that many encountered technical problems with using telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic – but they see the benefits and want...
New Jersey lawmakers have expanded the state’s telehealth guidelines to allow more healthcare providers to use connected health technologies during the coronavirus pandemic.
The state’s...
The US Food and Drug Administration has OK’d an innovative mHealth tool that can detect and help treat traumatic nightmares.
Called Nightware, the product consists of an mHealth app and...
Brigham and Women’s Hospital is using a telehealth platform in a trial program aimed at identifying and treating stress and burnout in healthcare professionals.
The Boston-hospital hospital...
A new project in Indiana aims to analyze the value of telehealth in treating people who are struggling with both substance abuse and mental health concerns.
The Indiana University School of Medicine...
