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Telehealth Use Dropped Significantly Between 2020 and 2021

April 3, 2023 - A FAIR Health white paper described that telehealth use has evolved extensively in the last several years, with use rates dropping between 2020 and 2021 dropping and its application increasing in urgent care centers. With a mission of increasing the level of clarity surrounding healthcare costs and health insurance information, FAIR Health is an...

Virtual Tools Aim to Improve Patient Access to Care

January 30, 2023 by Mark Melchionna

Ballad Health Medical Associates has added resources to help patients access virtual and in-person primary care, urgent care, and quick care. The organization, which provides care in 29 counties in...

Pediatric Hospital Combines Urgent Care Services with Telehealth

January 20, 2023 by Mark Melchionna

To expand healthcare access throughout Washington state, Seattle Children's has added the option of virtual care services to treat urgent care symptoms such as allergies, colds, coughs, eye...

CVS Health Invests Millions in Orgs with Virtual Care Offerings

January 10, 2023 by Anuja Vaidya

CVS Health is doubling down on investments in the virtual care arena, participating in two fundraising rounds to spur telemental healthcare and connected care efforts. The retail healthcare giant led...

Washington Health System Licenses Virtual Care Technology For Urgent Care

September 06, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

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...

NY Health System to Add Telemental Health Services to Urgent Care Platform

July 28, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust provided NYC Health+Hospitals with a $3.9 million grant to support the addition of a telemental health service to its virtual ExpressCare...

With ER Visits Rising, Payers Pitch mHealth and Telehealth as an Alternative

June 09, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

With hospital emergency departments moving back toward pre-COVID-19 traffic levels, some payers are renewing efforts to steer their members away from the ER and toward other resources, such as mHealth...

Arkansas Hospital Ditches mHealth App in Favor of Telehealth Platform

December 30, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

An Arkansas hospital is shutting down its urgent care mHealth app in favor of a more comprehensive telehealth platform. Baxter Regional Medical Center announced shortly before Christmas that it would...

Regence Emphasizes Quick Access With New DTC Telehealth Service

February 12, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Regence is putting a new spin on direct-to-consumer telehealth with a service that promises members access to a doctor within seconds. The Oregon-based payer with more than 3 million members in...

Providence St. Joseph Gives DTC Telehealth a Boost With Video Care

January 30, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

One of the nation’s largest health systems is expanding its direct-to-consumer telehealth service, offering on-demand, video-based care to residents in five Western states. Providence St. Joseph...

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