Telehealth
CVS is rolling out telehealth services through its retail MinuteClinic.
About 60 Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic physicians are using telemedicine technology to provide care for COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in New York City, according to MPR News.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began and it became clear telehealth would be necessary for physicians and nurses to treat patients remotely, CMS boosted rates for telehealth visits so they matched rates for in-clinic visits and would sustain providers during the…
The Federal Communications Commission has approved three waves of COVID-19 telehealth program applications, funneling $9.5 million in funding to healthcare providers across 10 states.
Optum is trying to purchase a virtual therapy provider for $470 million, according to CNBC.
The commonwealth of Massachusetts teamed up with Doctor on Demand to provide free virtual visits to state residents who lack health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Georgia reopens some businesses and loosens social distancing restrictions, Gov. Brian Kemp is expanding free access to a telehealth app to screen, test and treat Georgia COVID-19 patients.
Phoenix Children's Hospital developed a digital dashboard last month that allowed clinicians, administrators and schedulers to transition 6,000 weekly appointments from in-person to telemedicine after stay-at-home orders were issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
While numerous health insurers and state regulators have eliminated telemedicine copays and deductibles during the pandemic, some patients are claiming they are being charged up front for audio and video-based appointments, according to Kaiser Health News.
From relaxed federal regulations to expanded insurance coverage, the COVID-19 pandemic has driven several changes for clinicians providing telehealth services.