Telehealth

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is on the frontlines of treating COVID-19 patients, and among the trends they are seeing is a huge surge in telehealth visits.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the American Medical Association released a guide this week to support physicians and medical practices expediting looking to accelerate deployments of telemedicine services.

The COVID-19 public health emergency has providers in all settings reviewing their ability to deliver telemedicine effectively.

Telehealth365 is offering its virtual care video clinic platform free for the next six months for federally qualified health centers in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a March 18 news release.

UnitedHealthcare this week announced several measures to expand virtual care access for its members, including waiving cost sharing for COVID-19 related telehealth visits.

StartX, a non-profit startup community of more than 1500 Stanford faculty and alumni founders, announces the launch of its StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force and the mobilization of its breakthrough medical companies providing solutions for the prevention, diagnostics and treatment…

The New York Department of Health has moved to allow telephone and virtual care services for Medicaid beneficiaries during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National Law Review.

As the federal government has issued waivers on telehealth restrictions, physicians and telehealth providers have become more confused about the guidelines they should follow, according to CNBC.

As the coronavirus spreads across the U.S., President Donald Trump and his administration have made four big rule updates and policy changes related to telehealth and HIPAA requirements in the past two weeks.

With the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic leading many healthcare providers to direct their patients to seek care virtually, existing telehealth services are straining under the new and sudden flood of users, Stat reports.