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Telehealth boosts quality metrics while nudging up spending
Telehealth utilization has led to enhancements in certain healthcare utilization and quality metrics, but it has also been associated with a 1.6% increase in healthcare spending, Health Affairs research confirmed April 17. -
FTC slaps Cerebral with $7M fine for privacy violations
Cerebral has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $7 million due to the telemedicine company sharing consumers' private health information and other sensitive data with advertisers without permission. -
Teladoc's chief accounting officer resigns
Shortly after Teladoc's CEO Jason Gorevic exited the company, its chief accounting officer announced his resignation, Market Screener reported April 12. -
3 health system leaders testify before Congress on telehealth extension
Health system leaders testified in support of extending telehealth flexibilities set to expire Dec. 31 at a recent Congressional hearing. -
Kaiser's mental healthcare faces scrutiny
A union is accusing Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente of mishandling decisions about mental health services, the Los Angeles Times reported April 9. -
Meet Michigan Medicine's new virtual care assistant: Barbie
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine physicians have been getting assistance with telehealth visits from an unlikely but iconic source: Barbie. -
Teladoc Health's CEO abruptly exits
Teladoc Health's CEO Jason Gorevic is leaving his role as head of the company effective immediately. -
New Microsoft Teams App Improves Telehealth Interpretation Efficiency
With Boostlingo On-Demand for Teams, Telehealth providers can now quickly add medical interpreters to their calls from the Teams platform. -
Tufts expands access to virtual care
Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine entered into a partnership with AI-powered virtual clinic Curai Health to expand access to virtual care. -
The 23 health systems pushing Congress to act on virtual care
Twenty-three health systems were among the signers of a letter to Congress in February pushing lawmakers to extend virtual care flexibilities by the end of the year. -
Teladoc sees 4% revenue boost in Q4
In the fourth quarter of 2023, Teladoc Health reported a 4% increase in revenue, reaching $660.5 million compared to $637.7 million in the same period of 2022, according to the company's Feb. 20 financial results. -
UCHealth forges partnership to boost virtual care
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth entered into a new clinical monitoring partnership with medical technology company Masimo. -
Virtual visits down at Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente furnished tens of millions of virtual visits and online prescription orders in 2023, though patients' use of those digital tools was down from previous years. -
Telehealth utilization on the upswing
Telehealth utilization experienced significant growth nationally and in all U.S. census regions during November 2023, according to a new report from FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. -
Teladoc cuts jobs
Teladoc Health, one of the country's largest telehealth providers, cut some jobs earlier in January. -
Optum Perks launches new telehealth service
Optum Perks, a prescription discount provider, has launched a new telehealth service that provides affordable healthcare and prescription treatments for conditions such as acne, cough and high blood pressure. -
Mass General Brigham physician sues to save telehealth
A physician with Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is suing to allow clinicians to treat patients in other states remotely, according to a Wall Street Journal article. -
UVA Health bolsters global telehealth coverage
Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health is creating a telehealth clinic that will focus on medically underserved communities all over the world. -
Older Americans less likely to use telehealth services
Only 7.5% of Americans between the ages of 50-80 have used a telehealth service to access care, according to a study by the University of Michigan. -
Top 5 telehealth diagnoses
Mental health conditions remain the most popular telehealth diagnosis, while COVID-19 has fallen out of the top five, nonprofit researcher FAIR Health reported.
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