Telehealth

University of Washington Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital are just a few of the organizations joining Amazon Care in delivering at-home coronavirus test kits to people in the Seattle area, CNBC reports.

The FDA on March 20 issued a new policy in response to the coronavirus pandemic that allows manufacturers to expand their use of remote monitoring devices so healthcare providers can issue them to patients.

As COVID-19 has spread to every state in the U.S. and increased testing reveals exponential growth in the number of infected patients, Bright.md has helped health systems evaluate and treat tens of thousands of patients with its virtual care delivery…

CMS on March 20 released two digital toolkits on telehealth complete with resources specific to general practitioners as well as providers treating patients with end-stage renal disease.

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the country, federal and state health partners, behavioral health organizations and payers are all working to expand their approaches to mental health treatments, according to Roll Call.

In a recent blog post by Brian Carpenter, MD, SFHM, National Director at Sound Physicians, Carpenter broke down how to use telemedicine on a continuum of three settings:  pre-hospital, hospital or acute care setting, and the post-acute care setting in…

Chris Loumeau and Ilana Price of ECG Management Consultants explain how the federal telehealth guidelines are affecting medicare beneficiaries. 

The American Medical Association, Physicians Foundation, Florida Medical Association, Massachusetts Medical Society and Texas Medical Association on March 19 launched a joint telehealth initiative that aims to help physicians deploy virtual care services.

Various states have moved to expand telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic, including some of the hardest hit with cases such as New York and California.

New York City-based Brooklyn Hospital Center deployed a telemedicine command center with its Fort Greene facility March 19 to meet patient demands as the coronavirus spreads, according to the Brooklyn Eagle.