Virtual care news, trends and reimbursement updates
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Telemedicine is changing the healthcare landscape, offering opportunities for organizations to reduce costs and better serve patients.
The Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act, which is included in Congress' opioid package, would allow physicians to remotely prescribe drugs used to treat opioid addiction, The Hill reports.
Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego launched Project Baby Bear, the first state-funded program in California to offer rapid whole genome sequencing for newborns who are critically ill.
Acute care telemedicine provider SOC Telemed has partnered with Sound Physicians, a national physician practice, to expand its offerings across the U.S.
Teladoc Health launched Teladoc Global Care, a virtual care service that connects patients with relevant medical care worldwide, Sept. 20.
In a recent URAC blog post they explain why relationship building is key to success in rural tele-emergency.
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In a recent URAC blog post, they explain why telehealth delivers support to overwhelmed geriatric mental health network.
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SnapMD has raised $7.1 million in Series B funding, bringing its total capital raised to date to $16.3 million.
All along the Southeastern coast, residents and businesses are preparing for Hurricane Florence, which was downgraded from a Category 4 storm to a Category 2 on Sept. 13., according to The New York Times.
The Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center at the Nellis Air Force base in Las Vegas is the first site to connect to the Veterans Affairs Department's teleICU center, located in Minneapolis, according to Air Force Medical Service.