Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, depression screening rates during telehealth appointments plateaued and remained low compared with screenings during in-person visits, according to new...
A bipartisan group of United States House representatives has introduced legislation to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a virtual specialty network for Medicare and Medicaid...
UPMC’s telehealth bridge clinic effectively served the high-risk opioid use disorder (OUD patient population, supporting patient engagement and access, according to new research conducted by the...
With the rapid expansion of virtual care in recent years came regulatory flexibilities to enable healthcare delivery across state lines. But many of these flexibilities have expired, resulting in a tussle between providers and patients...
Epic, LightBeam Health Solutions, Doximity, and eVisit emerged as Best in KLAS winners among virtual care solutions for 2024.
KLAS, a research and insights firm, released its annual list of Best in...
The availability of telemental healthcare services varies widely across states, with high telehealth availability in states like Maine and Oregon and low availability in states like Mississippi and...
Virtual care remains a vital area of interest and investment for healthcare stakeholders. Supported by technologies like telehealth platforms, remote patient monitoring (RPM) tools, and virtual sitting solutions, virtual care strategies...
Female mental health specialists and those working in highly populated counties with higher real estate prices were more likely to shift their practice fully to telehealth in 2022 than their peers,...
State action on telehealth policy and regulation stalled in 2023, apart from a few states that made significant changes, according to a new report.
Released by the Cicero Institute, the third annual...
Though audio-only telehealth utilization has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels among veterans, video-based telehealth accounts for 11 percent to 12 percent of outpatient care, a 2,300 percent...
Clinician recommendations or requirements are the most compelling reason for patients to seek and use telehealth, according to new research.
Published in The American Journal of Managed Care, the...
The COVID-19 pandemic hit an already beleaguered nursing workforce hard, driving stress, burnout, and resignations among nurses to record highs. The urgent need to address nurse workflow issues and better support them has sparked fresh...
In many ways, 2023 was a year of reckoning for virtual care. From sky-high funding and clinical promises verging on hyperbole to bankruptcy filings and an ongoing patient preference for in-person care, virtual care stakeholders had to...
Virtual visits with physicians with whom patients did not have an ongoing relationship increased the likelihood of patients going to the emergency department (ED) by 66 percent, according to a recent...
Following an investigation by New York’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG), telemental healthcare provider Cerebral must pay $740,000 in penalties and restitution for continuing to charge...
It is unclear if digital health interventions for stroke prevention and care are effective among historically underrepresented groups like the Black and Latinx populations, according to new...
Research from Kaiser Permanente reveals that its hospital-at-home program was scaled successfully, creating hospital capacity; however, the program’s care quality as it was being scaled could not...
Type 2 diabetes patients who received endocrinology care through telehealth alone had poor glycemic outcomes compared with those who received in-person or hybrid care, which contrasts with prior...
A sweeping review of research on telehealth shows that live video telehealth is as effective as in-person care in treating certain conditions, like mental health conditions, but there is a concerning...
Law enforcement officers play an increasingly pivotal role in connecting people with mental health conditions to healthcare services. However, amid strained resources and hospital capacity problems, law enforcement often lacks efficient...
