Telehealth News

Video Telehealth Linked to Reduction in Pediatric Hospital Transfers 

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A study recently published in JAMA Network Open showed that when comparing telephone-based consultations to those conducted via video telehealth, the latter helped limit pediatric hospital transfers...

UVA Health Strikes Telestroke Partnership in Central Virginia

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UVA Health is partnering with community healthcare organizations and emergency medical services (EMS) agencies to expand access to telestroke services in Central Virginia. The partnership, supported...

KY Health System to Expand Telebehavioral Healthcare Access

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A recent collaboration between the University of Louisville Health's (UofL Health) Peace Hospital and UofL Physicians aims to integrate telehealth technology into behavioral health services through...

AAFP: Telehealth Policies Provide Opportunities but Need Improvements

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Recently, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) wrote two letters to Congress requesting a new program that integrates behavioral healthcare into primary care with telehealth, more clarity...

Telehealth Boosts Postpartum Visit Attendance Among Black Patients

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Offering telehealth options for postpartum care helped cut racial disparities in visit attendance, according to a study. Published in the February issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and...

Telehealth Improved Pre-Pandemic Cancer Care Availability in US

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Recent research shows that equitable cancer care access and delivery benefited highly from telehealth before the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

Clinician Use of Video, Audio-Only Telehealth for OUD Treatment Drops

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Telehealth use among clinicians who treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) dropped from 56.7 percent in December 2020 to 41.5 percent in March 2022, according to a recent survey. Published in...

Partnership Aims to Enhance Remote Examination Capabilities

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Overlake Medical Center and Clinics recently partnered with virtual care company TytoCare to add remote examination devices with the aim of improving virtual care capabilities and healthcare...

Collab to Expand Virtual Therapy Access for Musculoskeletal Disorders

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A new collaboration between MSU Health Care and RecoveryOne aims to improve community health and reduce costs through the implementation of new virtual care options for patients with musculoskeletal...

Which Virtual Care Vendors Won Best in KLAS 2023 Awards?

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Elation Health, Caregility, Doximity, and Health Recovery Solutions came out on top in the 2023 Best in KLAS Software & Services awards for virtual care solutions. KLAS, a research and insights...

Report: CVS Closes in on $10.5B Oak Street Health Acquisition

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Editor's note: CVS confirmed on Feb. 8 that it will buy Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion, or $39 a share. Oak Street Health will become part of CVS Health's Health Care...

Reps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telehealth Benefits

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Last week, six US House representatives announced the introduction of the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act, a piece of bipartisan legislation that aims to provide American workers with...

AHA Urges Congress to Permanently Expand Access to Telehealth Services

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Amid the ongoing Congressional efforts surrounding permanent telehealth reform, the American Hospital Association (AHA) wrote letters to the US Senate and House of Representatives providing feedback on...

Telehealth-Enabled Cancer Care Can Lead to Carbon Emissions Savings

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A recent study from JAMA Network Open found that following the implementation of telehealth within a single-institution National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center, there...

Collaboration Aims to Enhance Virtual Care Access in Virginia

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After receiving a large federal grant, UVA Health and a Southwest Virginia-based coalition of healthcare groups aim to enhance virtual healthcare access to help improve outcomes for COVID-19 patients...

Follow-up Care Slightly More Common After Audio-Only Telehealth Visits

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Follow-up visits were more common following telephone-only telehealth visits than video visits, though the difference in follow-up rates was small, according to a recent analysis of telehealth visits...

California Nonprofit Aims to Improve Care Through Virtual Plan

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In collaboration with Accolade and TeleMed2U, Blue Shield of California has implemented the Virtual Blue health benefits plan that aimed to improve healthcare among beneficiaries, particularly by...

Virtual Tools Aim to Improve Patient Access to Care

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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...

Collaborative Releases Guidelines for Delivering Remote Care to Seniors

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Published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, an article described a set of principles developed by the Collaborative for Telehealth and Aging that aim to ensure remote care is offered...

Telehealth May Not Improve Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Quality, Access

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A study published in JAMA Network Open earlier this week found that clinical outcomes did not vary among opioid use disorder (OUD) patients receiving treatment from clinicians with high or low...

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