Telehealth
Peter Rasmussen, MD, is among the champions of virtual care. Over the past six years, he has lost count of the number of patients he has treated in virtual settings.
The Alliance for Connected Care and American Telemedicine Association are among a group of virtual care advocates urging CMS to waive telehealth restrictions during national emergencies such as the coronavirus outbreak, according to Politco's Feb. 28 Morning eHealth newsletter.
UC Davis Health began a telemedicine partnership this month with Adventist Health + Rideout, offering neonatology care to patients at the Roseville, Calif.-based health system via virtual consultation, according to a news release.
Teladoc Health reported $533.3 million in full year revenue for 2019, a 32 percent year-over-year increase, according to a Feb. 26 news release.
K Health, a startup offering patients an artificial intelligence-powered symptom checker and telehealth consultations with primary care physicians, raised $48 million from investors that included its partner Anthem, Crunchbase reports.
While telemedicine presents great potential to both expand patient access to care and reduce costs, it needs 5G to help boost its full capabilities, according to Bea Grause and Arthur Fougner.
As mobile and app-based interactions have transformed consumerism over the past five years, telehealth has experienced growth that has outpaced even Netflix's digital consumerism model, according to Joseph DeVeau, MD.
Catherine Jacobson, president and CEO of Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health, joined Teladoc Health's board of directors, according to a Feb. 25 news release.
Highmark West Virginia on Feb. 20 announced a new initiative to provide telemedicine-based treatment and services to members dealing with opioid and other addictions, according to News and Sentinel.
Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota Health System will provide neonatal care delivered via telemedicine technology to six hospitals across Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to a Feb. 20 news release.