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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Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health deployed Yorktel's Univago HE as the video platform in its tele-intensive care unit.
MassHealth, Massachusetts' state Medicaid program, is integrating telehealth into its behavioral health services.
Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System is rolling out a new telehealth program to help lung disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the Appalachian region of Virginia.
CMS' new, five-year Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport Model will reimburse ambulance service providers for providing telehealth treatment for Medicare beneficiaries.
Expanded continuum of virtual care services enabled, including access to specialty and complex care; streamlined diagnostic test orders.
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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City kicked off 2019 with a significant milestone: its 100,000th virtual visit.
Blum Telehealth teamed up with identity, payments and engagement platform Medxoom to bring new patient engagement and payment services to health systems.
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare selected SOC Telemed as its exclusive telemedicine provider.
The healthcare industry is expected to see virtual care demand outpace ambulatory care volumes by 2020, according to a Forrester report.
Uber Health and ambulance services provider Ambulnz teamed up to enable healthcare providers to order non-emergency medical transportation for their patients.