Virtual care news, trends and reimbursement updates
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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.
University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System physicians will begin treating patients with lung nodules via telemedicine this month as part of a new pilot program aimed at improving early detection and treatment of lung cancer.
By making home visits and helping patients use telehealth solutions, Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger is working to make sure patients stay connected to providers, according to The Daily Item.
The pediatric healthcare landscape is undergoing a period of significant transformation. Children's hospitals and other pediatric providers are becoming more strategic about how they're delivering care in response to declining Medicaid reimbursements and a heightened emphasis on patient convenience.
During a panel discussion at the U.S. News & World Report Healthcare of Tomorrow conference in November 2019, Alexandra Morehouse of Banner Health reported that 85 percent of healthcare visits now start online – that’s 4 out of every 5…
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The accelerating adoption of telehealth as health systems and others realize the value it can have on transforming their organizations and improving provider and patient experiences is exciting. While software is sometimes seen as the flashier part of telehealth, telemedicine…
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Cleveland Clinic has performed more than 100,000 virtual care visits since launching the outpatient telemedicine service in 2014, according to a Feb. 12 news release.
Here are 13 hospitals and health systems that implemented telehealth technology and services in January: