School may not be in session because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean school-based telehealth programs are shuttered. In many cases, they’re busier than ever.
While...
Lawmakers are looking to extend telehealth into rural parts of America to improve access for people in need of mental health services.
A group of Senators last week introduced the Home-Based...
Louisiana lawmakers have passed legislation expanding the state’s telehealth guidelines to include behavioral health services.
Faced with an increase in stress, anxiety and other issues caused...
A group of Senators is calling for increased funding for children’s behavioral health services, including telehealth programs, to meet the stresses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
In a...
Some prominent telehealth researchers are suggesting that providers pump the brakes on using connected health technology to aid in substance abuse treatment.
In a commentary published this week in the...
With the coronavirus pandemic putting a strain on mental health services, a group of lawmakers is asking Congress to give telehealth more time to prove itself.
In a May 21 letter to Congressional...
Rural health clinics forced to change their ways by the Coronavirus pandemic are finding that telehealth and mHealth platforms can do a lot of good.
The Fauquier Free Clinic, serving uninsured and...
Health Net is disbursing millions of dollars to California healthcare providers to expand telehealth programs for Medicaid recipients during the Coronavirus pandemic.
The 138 grants, totaling $13.4...
The Federal Communications Commission is branching out with its new list of recipients for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, selecting a wide range of care providers who are using mHealth and...
With the Coronavirus pandemic severely curtailing in-person care, a Manhattan-based mental health clinic is getting the most out of its virtual care platform. Now they’re complementing their...
With the Coronavirus pandemic putting a strain on the mental health of both patients and providers, federal officials are easing up on regulations for mHealth and apps and telehealth services to push...
The accrediting body for autism treatment providers has developed new standards of care for providers looking to use telehealth.
With the nation embroiled in the Coronavirus pandemic and under...
With the Coronavirus pandemic limiting in-person treatment, healthcare providers are using telehealth to ensure patients dealing with substance abuse issues have access to care.
(For more coronavirus...
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...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has signed four bills aimed at improving access to and coverage for telehealth services.
The bills, HB 448, SB 402, HB 1208 and SB 502, were passed by the Legislature prior...
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is lowering the barriers to telehealth during the Coronavirus pandemic for a new population: Pets.
One of several emergency declarations issued this week allows veterinarians...
An mHealth program offering counseling to veterans in the workforce can help reduce symptoms of depression while improving workplace productivity, according to researchers at Boston’s Tufts...
Three VA hospitals around the country will soon be using telehealth to give veterans access to creating arts therapy to deal with neurological and behavioral health issues.
The three hospitals are...
Federal officials are offering grants to rural healthcare providers looking to use telehealth to improve emergency services, such as stroke, behavioral health or EMS care.
The Department of Health and...
A Duke University study has found that a digital therapeutic platform using video gaming techniques helped improve attention spans in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),...
