Telehealth

A pilot study at Houston Methodist connected breast cancer survivors with clinicians to promote health improvements after the patients ended treatment.

Low-income and rural patients are least likely to access healthcare services delivered remotely via video, phone call or text message, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

As Walmart, Walgreens, CVS and other retailers expand their footprints in healthcare, more steps must be taken to ensure the security and privacy of patient information, telehealth experts warn in the December issue of Health Affairs.

Despite regulatory changes that encourage the use of telemedicine, only 15 percent of physicians have  worked in practices offering telemedicine, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs and commissioned by the American Medical Association.

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Medical Center partnered with Clew, provider of a personalized clinical analytics platform, to enhance care in its tele-intensive care units.

Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Medical Center joined forces with Eagle Telemedicine to offer a telepulmonology program, according to a Great Bend Tribune report.

Telemedicine use remains uncommon, despite more insurers offering coverage of the service, a study publishing JAMA Network reveals.

Boston Children's Hospital and 2nd.MD have entered into strategic partnership to provide virtual access to specialist care.

Anthem Blue Cross now covers telehealth as a benefit for its California Medicaid, or Medi-Cal, members.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology proposed a project to address security and privacy risks that healthcare delivery organizations face when offering remote patient monitoring services.