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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At 3,800,000 square miles, the United States is big enough to cover half the moon’s surface.
Joe Robinson, senior vice president, Philips North America, Health Systems Solutions
The FDA is investigating Aid Access, a European telemedicine abortion provider that began distributing medications in the U.S. earlier this year, CNN reports.
Most physicians are acutely aware of the support that women need during key transitional times in their life, such as puberty, pregnancy and menopause.
Dr. Sylvia Romm, MD, MPH, VP of Medical Affairs at American Well
From America’s most remote towns to its isolated prisons, a new wave of innovations in technology and treatment is delivering critical mental health care to some of the nation’s most vulnerable patients – and Robert Plotkin, CEO of Arcadian Telepsychiatry…
URAC Staff
Walmart and RB, a global consumer health and hygiene company, have launched a telehealth initiative with Doctor On Demand.
Health insurance startup Oscar Health intends to cover telemedicine services for members with complex care needs, according to Politico.
Nurse-1-1, a startup from serial entrepreneur Michael Sheeley, on Oct. 15 launched an app to connect patients with physician assistants, nurse practitioners and registered nurses via text messages, TechCrunch reports.
Patients have historically been slow to adopt telemedicine — but those who do report strong satisfaction, according to a research letter published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Apple and medical device company Zimmer Biomet launched a new smartwatch app — and an associated clinical study — to support postoperative recovery for two major surgeries: hip and knee replacements.
Doctor On Demand expanded its senior leadership team with three new appointments.