Across most specialties, rates of in-person follow-up within 90 days were higher for in-office visits than telehealth visits, according to new research.
Conducted by Epic Research, the study involved...
Known as teleburn, Northwell Health is piloting the virtual service that uses video teleconferencing technology to evaluate burns while determining whether onsite care is feasible or a burn center...
A new study found that although adults with depression benefitted from virtual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this result was independent of specific program components such as activity...
Amid the ongoing concerns surrounding virtual prescribing allowances for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications, a new study found that health systems provide prescriptions for...
Through the expansion of its partnership with Third Eye Health, LTC ACO aims to provide its members with access to a virtual care network and mobile technology to enhance treatment within long-term...
In support of access to virtual reproductive healthcare services, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York signed legislation to allow healthcare providers to prescribe abortion medications to patients in states...
Amazon is holding off on a 50-state expansion of its virtual care clinic after receiving a letter from lawmakers expressing concern over its data privacy practices, according to a report from...
Most Americans are engaging in telehealth for follow-ups from a prior appointment and behavioral healthcare, according to a new survey.
Conducted by global commercial real estate and investment...
In pursuit of enhanced clinical support in nursing homes, Regenstrief Institute researchers began a pilot study to create a virtual application of OPTIMISTIC, an in-person model that aims to improve...
An EY Global Consumer Health Survey of 2023 provided insight into the overarching preference that patients have for in-person care but also noted relatively high levels of willingness to use virtual...
Research from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of New Mexico found that the severity of common dialysis symptoms, such as low energy and pain, among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients...
In pursuit of enhanced efficiency surrounding software-based medical care, the Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA) launched the Policymaker & Payor DTx Evaluation Toolkit, a program to support the...
States with telehealth payment parity laws had a 23 percent higher likelihood of telehealth use among residents compared to states that did not implement these laws, according to a new...
Known as COMMpanion, a new virtual care service from Penn State Health provides its patients with access to primary care services through features such as messaging and phone calls.
Penn State Health...
Launched after the success of the XR Pediatrics laboratory, the new Yale Center for Immersive Technologies aims to leverage extended reality (XR) and game technology to improve pediatric health...
Launched by Cedars-Sinai, a telehealth-based service known as the Virtual Second Opinion Program aims to assist patients needing cardiac, spine, or gynecologic care through second-opinion consultations...
Evidence that remote patient monitoring (RPM) can enhance healthcare delivery and improve patient outcomes is growing. But, if these services are not implemented effectively, they can exacerbate an ongoing and pervasive problem in...
Following a successful pilot at Covenant Medical Center, Providence will expand a hybrid nursing model, Co-Caring, to ten additional units in its hospitals throughout its seven-state service...
University of Florida Health (UF Health) has launched a mobile stroke unit that leverages telehealth to improve stroke care.
The mobile stroke units include a diagnostic computerized tomography (CT)...
Virtual care has evolved rapidly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. From telehealth visits to remote patient monitoring to hospital-at-home, various virtual care modalities have become ingrained in the healthcare delivery system....
