Virtual care news, trends and reimbursement updates
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UPMC Enterprises, the venture capital arm of Pittsburgh-based UPMC, has sold its inpatient teleconsult technology to eVisit, a virtual care platform. Initially developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, this platform played a crucial role in supporting health systems like New York…
Healthcare technology company Fabric acquired Walmart's virtual care business, MeMD, which serves 30,000 employers and has 5 million members.
Even though Congress is working to extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities, political leaders say the care model has yet to live up to its promise, Politico reported.
While telehealth usage has declined across the healthcare industry since its peak during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaiser Permanente's phone and video visit rates remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, Desiree Gandrup-Dupre, senior vice president of care…
The U.S. government has sued several telehealth companies and executives for alleged unfair and deceptive practices.
Increasing numbers of hospitals and health systems are using hybrid care to increase efficiency, address social determinants of health and improve patient outcomes.
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Tulsa, Okla.-based OSU Medicine is giving more facilities access to its virtual care programs.
Omaha-based Children's Nebraska entered into a remote patient monitoring and electronic health records management with Locus Health.
A U.S. House subcommittee passed legislation that would extend telehealth flexibilities for two years and the hospital-at-home program for five.