Telehealth
St. Louis-based insurer Centene led a recent $33.5 million funding round for pediatric telemedicine startup Hazel Health, according to a Sept. 1 CNBC report.
Ohio Medicaid officials have filed rules to permanently continue telehealth services expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Cleveland.com.
Despite increasing nationally from 2019-20, telehealth claim lines for privately insured individuals dipped 21 percent on a month-to-month basis from May to June this year, according data released Sept. 2 from Fair Health.
HHS, FCC and USDA on Sept. 1 signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on efforts to improve telehealth services and address health disparities in rural areas.
In the year ahead, nearly one-fourth of healthcare leaders anticipate increased telehealth usage to have one of the biggest impacts on the healthcare industry, according to a new Definitive Healthcare report.
Although telehealth visits increased 300-fold in the early days of the pandemic, they are now flattening out across the U.S., according to data published by the Epic Health Research Network.
Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health rolled out new digital care options via its mobile app and online patient portal that allow children who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 to be monitored from their homes.
Teladoc Health recently announced it is providing free, 24/7 telehealth visits to residents and first responders affected by the wildfires in the Western region of the U.S. as well as those impacted by Hurricane Laura across Texas and the Louisiana…
A Family Video in Kalamazoo, Mich., is offering customers telehealth visits, according to a report from WWMT West Michigan, a CBS affiliate.
The COVID-19 pandemic has crystalized the importance of virtual health solutions in supporting greater efficiency, reducing expenses and improving outcomes, according to Erik Wagner, senior director of global provider strategy at Salesforce.