Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association teamed up with the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved and telehealth company Hims & Hers Feb. 2 to form a new group focused on promoting health equity in virtual care across the U.S.

It's not unusual for the yearly physician fee schedule final rule published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to include rule changes that are open to some level of interpretation.

Telehealth claim lines rose 2,938 percent across the U.S. from November 2019-20, according to data released Feb. 2 from healthcare cost data organization Fair Health. 

Soumit Pendharkar, MHA, FACHE, health administrator for Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, talks about the difficulties around the pandemic, lessons learned, and how telehealth is improving healthcare access and outcomes. 

When put under pressure in the last year, technology showed just how much it can support people across the healthcare industry — and, most importantly, patients. Here, Paul King, president and CEO of Stanford Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif.,…

Lehigh Valley Health Network rolled out an at-home care program allowing patients to recover at home by combining nurse visits, virtual physician visits and enhanced remote monitoring, the Allentown, Pa.-based health system announced Jan. 24.

Fueled by the acceleration of digital health and telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, several health insurers have launched new initiatives to expand virtual care for members.

The convergence of cloud technology, video conferencing, and telepresence have infiltrated nearly every industry and business — including healthcare.

UnitedHealthcare debuted a virtual primary care service that will be available to members in 11 states, the insurer said Jan. 14.

Capital BlueCross, a Pennsylvania-based insurer that covers close to 1 million members, is temporarily waiving virtual care fees through March 31, the insurer said Jan. 19.