Telehealth News

Collaboration to Expand Access to Breastfeeding Support Via Telehealth

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Connecticut Children's Care Network has entered into a partnership with Nest Collaborative to support Connecticut families and newborns through telehealth-enabled breastfeeding support. Operating...

Telehealth Visits at Community Health Centers Rose to 21% in 2021

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Telehealth visits spiked at community health centers during the COVID-19 pandemic, representing 21 percent of total visits in 2021 compared with less than 1 percent of visits in 2019, a recent report...

Report Details 4 Imperatives of Virtual Care Growth

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A recent report from TheAcademy details four key considerations for health systems looking to grow and further integrate virtual care into their care delivery models, including gaining operational...

Oregon Health Authority Approves Amazon-One Medical Merger

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The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has approved Amazon's plans to acquire One Medical, a virtual and in-person primary care organization, for $3.9 billion. After conducting a 30-day preliminary...

Patients Satisfied with SDOH Needs Addressed Via Telehealth

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Published in Cureus, a recent survey indicated that most patients were satisfied with telehealth, stating that their medical and social concerns were met during virtual visits, which supports the...

Telehealth Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Drops to 15% in Q2 2022

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In the second quarter of 2022, about 15 percent of Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth, down from 48 percent in Q2 2020, according to a new data analysis from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Telehealth Policies, Regulations Remain Inconsistent Across States

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Assessing the ongoing evolution of telehealth policies and regulations, a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund described how rules vary between different US states, resulting from states'...

Most Clinicians Say Telehealth Cannot Effectively Treat Older Patients

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A recent survey conducted by West Health and members of the Collaborative for Telehealth and Aging found that more than half of clinicians believe that telehealth is a poor care option for older...

Spending Bill to Extend Telehealth, Hospital-at-Home Waivers for 2 Years

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Update: President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on Dec. 29, 2022.  Update: The bill passed both chambers of Congress and was sent to President Joe Biden as of Dec. 23, 2022.  The...

Most Physicians, Hospital Execs Working to Sustain, Optimize Telehealth

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A recent survey from Sage Growth Partners that polled practice-based physicians and hospital executives provided insight into telehealth trends, including telehealth growth and optimization...

Telehealth Helped Improve Attendance Rates at NICU Follow-Ups

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While analyzing the effects of telehealth use on neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) follow-ups, a study conducted by Maine Health and published in Hospital Pediatrics found that telemedicine...

Collab Aims to Improve Access to At-Home, Telemental Health Services

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Superior HealthPlan is working with two organizations to close crucial care gaps and address non-medical drivers of health by providing access to telemedicine and at-home care as well as virtual...

Virtual Obstetric, Fertility Care Likely to Prompt In-Person Follow-ups

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Most patients participating in a virtual visit for obstetric and fertility care required an in-person follow-up visit in the three months after their telehealth visit, new research shows. Conducted by...

US Reps Push for Extension of Telehealth Flexibilities for HDHP Members

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In anticipation of critical telehealth flexibilities expiring on Dec. 31, US Representatives Michelle Steel (CA-48), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Susie Lee (NV-3), along with a bipartisan group of 30...

HHS Proposes Rule to Continue Expanded Access to Virtual OUD Services

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Through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed updates to federal regulations that would allow for the...

Partnership to Provide Remote Access to Musculoskeletal Care Services

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Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) has partnered with IncludeHealth to implement virtual and at-home musculoskeletal (MSK) care services, with the goal of providing a hybrid care model for patients...

Telehealth Navigator Program Boosts Video Visit Attendance, Financial Return

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Implementing a telehealth navigator program helped improve video visit attendance, providing clinics with a positive financial return, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. The...

Healthcare CFOs: Telehealth Does Not Improve Overall Financial Picture

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A recent study from the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) found that healthcare chief financial officers (CFOs) believe that despite some financial advantages, telehealth did not improve the...

Baptist Health to Add Remote Physical Examinations to Telehealth Offerings

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To expand its telehealth offerings, Baptist Health is deploying two TytoCare solutions that provide patients with access to remote physical examinations within schools, workplaces, and other clinical...

Enrollment in Integrated Health Plan Drove Telehealth Use in California

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A new study shows that higher telehealth use was linked to enrollment in a clinically and financially integrated health insurance plan versus a nonintegrated health plan. Published in Health...

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