Virtual care news, trends and reimbursement updates
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Manchester, N.H.-based GraniteOne Health is launching tele-stroke services at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, N.H., and Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, N.H., according to a Conway Daily Sun report.
As wildfires continue to destroy parts of California and force thousands to flee their homes, several telehealth vendors have stepped up to provide affected individuals access to free healthcare services.
Many hospitals and health systems are looking for strategic ways to optimize their costs while closing the continuum of care loop for patients. These organizations can effectively scale their operations by implementing an outpatient telepharmacy solution, a safe, secure and…
Teladoc is providing free round-the-clock telehealth visits to individuals affected by the wildfires ravaging many parts of California, the company said Aug. 7.
CVS Health is taking its walk-in MinuteClinics virtual through a new partnership with Teladoc Health, the company said Aug. 8.
Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Md., together with Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, is offering psychological services via telemedicine to children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, according to a WCBC Radio report.
CMS' latest draft of the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program creates ample opportunity for telehealth in Medicare.
The Consumer Technology Association named Rene Quashie its first-ever vice president of policy and regulatory affairs of digital health, the trade association confirmed Aug. 3.
The Federal Communications Commission took another step toward establishing a new telehealth pilot program, which the agency has referred to as "experimental," by opening the project to public comment Aug. 2.
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Ray Costantini, M.D., CEO and co-founder, Bright.md