Virtual care news, trends and reimbursement updates
Telehealth news covering program growth, utilization and payment. Becker's tracks telehealth reimbursement policy at the federal and state level and how virtual care fits into health system strategy.
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Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Fla., is including new telehealth options for patients as part of a recent rebranding strategy, local news outlet News4Jax reports.
Shriners Hospital for Children — St. Louis is partnering with Newton (Kan.) Medical Center on Shriners' first telehealth location in Kansas, according to Hutch News.
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare established a telemedicine program designed to allow neurologists to conduct virtual visits with patients in remote locations, according to the Pantagraph.
Durham, N.C.-based Carolina Partners in Mental HealthCare launched their virtual waiting room telehealth service, which allows patients to connect with providers on the same day.
Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health partnered with a local elementary school to provide virtual appointments to students in need of medical attention during school hours, WAVE, an NBC affiliate, reports.
Lake Orion, Mich.-based Women's Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology will offer telemedicine services, effective in April.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Bethlehem, Pa.-based - St. Luke's University Health Network $401,700 to launch a telehealth program, according to The Morning Call.
Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System is deploying telehealth software from remote monitoring provider Health Recovery Solutions to reduce avoidable emergence department visits.
Willmar, Minn.-based Rice Memorial Hospital unveiled its new heart-failure telemedicine program as part of a collaboration with CentraCare Health in St. Cloud, Minn., according to the West Central Tribune.
Walmart is offering employees a 90 percent discount on telemedicine, dropping the price of a virtual visit from $40 to $4, The Denver Post reports.