Virtual care news, trends and reimbursement updates
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Digital healthcare company K Health is launching digital-first healthcare company Hydrogen Health, with funding provided by health insurer Anthem and investment group Blackstone Growth.
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare plans to bolster its telehealth and digital care services by purchasing Classic Air Medical, an air medical transport company serving patients in eight states, the health system said April 12.
Since launching its telehealth pilot programs in 2013, Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare has expanded its virtual care program across its 25 hospitals and connected with 30 clinical partners.
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Despite being designed to offer patients quick and convenient access to care, virtual urgent care visits may actually lead to additional follow-up care in person, according to an April 6 study published in Health Affairs.
CMS recently expanded its list of telehealth services covered during the COVID-19 pandemic to include 24 new audiology and speech-language pathology services.
Before the pandemic, 56.40 percent of Americans did not believe they could receive the same level of care from telehealth compared to in-person care, but recent polling shows 79.85 percent of Americans now say it is possible.
Virtual assistants, which are powered by artificial intelligence and voice technology, can efficiently facilitate healthcare providers' connection and communication with their patients, as well as improve collaboration among the care team. As COVID-19 brought a shift to virtual visits, virtual…
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When the COVID-19 pandemic forced hospitals and health systems to rapidly upscale telemedicine programs, Amy Crawford-Faucher, MD, led Allegheny Health Network's efforts by overhauling and formalizing the idea of therapeutic interventions, she told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Verizon on April 5 rolled out BlueJeans Telehealth, a telehealth platform that claims to simplify patients' experiences, increase access to care and expand the reach of telehealth services available.
Digital health leaders feel optimistic about the digital health industry despite nearly 9 in 10 feeling their business operates in a moderate- to high-risk environment, according to a Beazley report.