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...
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.
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America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) described survey results indicating that Americans value the convenience associated with telehealth, with 69 percent saying they prefer it over in-person...
Led by the Mount Sinai Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in partnership with its Department of Emergency Medicine, a new program will provide telehealth options for patients who make 911 ambulance calls...
As telehealth use exploded across healthcare programs provided by federal agencies, a report by a watchdog committee shows several program integrity risks linked to telehealth billing, including...
FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional tracker reported no change in telehealth usage in September compared with August and noted that COVID-19 fell in its rankings on top telehealth diagnoses...
Representing nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems, and other healthcare organizations, a letter from the American Hospital Association (AHA) asked that the Drug Enforcement Administration...
Aiming to enhance care quality and increase access to consultations, the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (BPVAHCS) added a telehealth program called TeleCritical Care (TeleCC) to the intensive care unit...
A letter that the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) addressed to the leaders of the US Senate and House of Representatives requested that Congress extend the safe harbor for telehealth coverage by...
Though healthcare leaders see telehealth as critical to boosting patient access, they believe that reimbursement and patient technology issues are hindering more widespread telehealth use, according to...
The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Bassett Healthcare Network have teamed up to provide central New York residents with access to New York City-based clinical...
A recent survey conducted by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) found that a majority of respondents are requesting that the government sustain the telehealth flexibilities enacted during the...
A partnership between Nest Collaborative and Kettering Health aimed to provide prenatal and postpartum assistance through the implementation of virtual breastfeeding support services available seven...
A recent report from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor described the MassHealth expenses between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, and the number of providers who engaged...
Regions with limited healthcare resources may not benefit from telehealth expansion, prompting the need for efforts to improve access, a new JAMA Network Open study finds.
Throughout the recent...
A recent report, funded by the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, describes how telehealth has proven to be widely beneficial for state residents and provides recommendations to optimize...
A viewpoint article published in Health Affairs described the creation and benefits of the CPT Modifier 93 code for audio-only telehealth use among Medicaid beneficiaries.
Before the COVID-19...
To provide support for the nursing and rural public health workforce, Avera Health will use new funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to launch several projects involving...
A recently published scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) states that although there are existing challenges related to technology access, telehealth can effectively...
Led by Attorney General Josh Stein of North Carolina and Attorney General Ashley Moody of Florida, a group of 45 attorneys is urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse...
