Telehealth

Health systems plan to grow their telehealth offerings after the federal government’s recent two-year extension for Medicare reimbursement, though executives are still calling for a permanent solution. President Donald Trump signed a two-year reprieve for Medicare telehealth flexibilities Feb. 3…

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has expanded its pediatric trauma telehealth program through its Primary Children’s Hospital to provide real-time clinical guidance to emergency departments across the region. The service connects rural and community hospitals with pediatric trauma specialists at…

Lufkin, Texas-based St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital launched a virtually integrated care program Feb. 9 to enhance bedside support with 24/7 remote nursing, ABC affiliate KLTV reported. The program aims to enable virtual nurses to assist with administrative tasks, patient education…

MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., has launched a telestroke service in partnership with Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health to expand access to stroke specialists for patients in Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula. Through the collaboration, patients…

Google will partner with Included Health to launch a nationwide randomized study evaluating how conversational artificial intelligence performs in real-world virtual care workflows. Here are four things to know about the study:

The University of Iowa in Iowa City is providing free support and guidance through a telehealth program for professionals who care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The initiative connects healthcare providers, community agencies and other professionals through twice-monthly…

Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University analyzed more than 21 million primary care visits across the state and found that while telehealth use surged during the pandemic, broadband access and poverty levels continue to drive disparities in care. The study, published Jan.…

Congress must make telehealth authority permanent to contain healthcare costs  Dr. Gallagher is a cardiologist and founder and chief strategy officer at Access TeleCare The temporary federal funding package enacted in November that ended the federal government shutdown also re-started…

The CMS hospital-at-home waiver and Medicare telehealth flexibilities would continue under a $1.2 trillion spending package released Jan. 20 by the House Appropriations Committee. The three-bill minibus proposal would extend acute hospital care at home through Sept. 30, 2030, and…

Yasir Tarabichi, MD, has been named head of digital at Ovatient, a nonprofit virtual-first healthcare delivery company co-founded by The MetroHealth System in Cleveland and MUSC Health in Charleston, S.C. In this role, Dr. Tarabichi will oversee product strategy, technology…