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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A different kind of telemedicine startup, dubbed 98point6, recently raised $50 million toward its goal of becoming the Amazon Prime of primary care, CNBC reports.
The telehealth program at Stanford (Calif.) Children's Health has come a long way since it began offering telehealth virtual visits in January 2013.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City partnered with health technology company Philips to add remote patient monitoring to its telehealth capabilities.
The Pill Club, an online prescription and at-home delivery service for contraception, has raised $51 million — including an investment from Alphabet's venture capital arm — to expand its business.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Jan. 16 challenging a state law that prohibits patients from obtaining an abortion via telemedicine.
A recent blog post by IBM Watson Health discussses why SUD and OUD diagnosis, treatments, and other services to children and adloscents via telehealth is critical to determine how to alleviate access issues for young people.
The healthcare marketplace never stands still for long. But of late, consumer behaviors have shifted faster than anyone could have anticipated.
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While hospitals have invested in building out their telemedicine services over the past few years, many of these programs haven't grown as much as medical professionals expected, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. To investigate why, the publication spoke…
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System partnered with Lambeth House, a retirement community in New Orleans, to launch the Innovative Care in Alzheimer's Research program.
Teladoc Health rolled out an online treatment program for back pain, dubbed "Teladoc Back Care."