Telehealth News

32% of Behavioral Health Patients Do Not Get the Visit Type They Want

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The demand for behavioral healthcare has skyrocketed, but a new study shows that nearly one-third of behavioral healthcare patients do not get their preferred choice between telehealth and in-person...

Texas Pilots EMS Telehealth Project to Extend Trauma Care

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Texas is piloting a new project that will bring telehealth services to emergency medical services (EMS) settings in an effort to extend trauma care access in rural areas. The Texas House of...

ATA Releases Data Privacy Principles for Telehealth Practices

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Amid rising concerns about data privacy within the telehealth arena, the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) released a set of principles to ensure patient data is protected during telehealth...

Telemental Healthcare Grew Ten-Fold During Pandemic, Remains ‘Elevated’

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Telemental healthcare utilization, which skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, remains "persistent and elevated," according to new research. The research letter published in JAMA Health Forum...

11% of Telehealth Visits Result in In-Person Follow-Up for Same Reason

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While the majority of telehealth visits do not result in in-person follow-ups within a week, the fraction of virtual visits that do are for behavioral health and chronic condition issues, new research...

Virtual Multidisciplinary Rounds Help Cut Length of Patient Stay

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Virtual multidisciplinary rounds, combined with interventions like discharge huddles, can reduce patient length of stay (LOS) and observation hours, according to a new study. Previous research,...

Telehealth Boosts Psychiatric Visits Within Skilled Nursing Facilities

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Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in the United States rapidly adopted telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was linked to improved access to psychiatry visits, according to new research. The...

Vanderbilt, Jefferson Health Systems Launch Virtual Nursing Programs

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and Jefferson Health in Philadelphia have launched virtual nursing programs in an effort to improve care protocols and ease administrative...

ESRD-Related Telehealth Services Documentation Found Lacking During PHE

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While telehealth services related to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) skyrocketed during the pandemic, providers documented few details of the services with most leaving out the type of...

Midwest Providers Expand Specialty Care Telehealth Partnership

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Ohio-based Cincinnati Children's is collaborating with Parkview Health to launch telehealth clinics to expand healthcare access for children seeking pediatric neurosurgery, rheumatology, and...

After PHE’s End, Americans Signal Preference for In-Person Care

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Despite the boom in telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans and healthcare workers largely agree that in-person care is higher quality, more efficient, and more affordable than virtual...

Black Women are Open to Mental Health Services Via Mobile Technology

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Using survey data on patient attitudes toward mental health services and depression screening, a new study indicated that Black American Women are comfortable with using voice or video calls to...

Telehealth Use During the PHE Presented Challenges, Opportunities

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A new study described the relationship between virtual and primary care that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication includes information on how survey data provided details on its...

Age, Residence Type, and Practice Setting Affect Telehealth Use

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A new study found that telehealth use increased between 2019 and 2021. Various patient- and provider-level factors such as age, area of residence, and type of provider practice setting had a...

Amazon’s Virtual Care Clinic Expands Nationwide

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Amazon's virtual care clinic has launched in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., providing access to telehealth-based care for 30 common conditions. The technology giant launched Amazon Clinic as...

Video Telehealth Use Is More Common Among Urban Veterans

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Results of a cohort study indicated that despite a wide uptake in video telehealth (VTH) use during the COVID-19 pandemic, urban veterans used this modality more, specifically veterans of American...

Hybrid Virtual Care Lessens Negative Environmental Impacts

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According to a case study from Blue Shield of California, hybrid virtual care has various environmental benefits within healthcare facilities, alongside improvements in the healthcare...

Telehealth Companies Face Repercussions for Medicare Fraud Scheme

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The owner of Conclave Media (Conclave) and Nationwide Health Advocates (Nationwide) pleaded guilty to a telehealth fraud scheme that involved ordering medically unnecessary durable medical equipment...

Telehealth Yields Higher No-Show Rates for Behavioral Health Patients

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According to a new study, factors, such as the initiation of relationships, the absence of nonverbal cues, and low familiarity with technology, lead to high telehealth no-show rates for behavioral...

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