Telehealth

While telemedicine increases access and reduces the need for in-person physician's visits, some research suggests there's a lack of evidence about the long-term benefits of telemedicine for managing certain chronic conditions, such as hypertension, according to a recent study out…

Macmillan Cancer Support — a charity group based in the United Kingdom — hired a nurse for the exclusive purpose of debunking inaccurate information regarding cancer treatment and diagnosis circulating the internet, according to a report from the Independent.

Earlier this month, California Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed into law AB 401, which authorizes telepharmacy health technology in the state.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System partnered with Vidyo to deploy its integrated virtual visits within the Epic MyChart and offer patients telehealth services.

The genetic testing lab Ambry Genetics will offer its clients access to telemedicine genetic counseling services through a partnership with PWNHealth, Ambry Genetics announced Oct. 24.

The American Medical Group Association, a trade association that works to advance high-performance health, is asking House leaders to pass a telehealth bill.

The Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, the Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications and telemedicine solutions provider swyMed joined forces to improve rural healthcare, swyMed officials announced Oct. 24.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a bill, which would expand telehealth services to Medicare stroke patients, would increase direct spending by $180 million over the 2018 to 2027 period.

In a recent press release from HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced its cloud-based HID FARGO® Connect™ solution has won the 2017 Campus Safety Best Awards in the Access Control & Identity Management category. As the world’s first…

Predictive analytics models have long been an asset in the healthcare industry thanks to the ability to forecast future events, risk and utilization.  Their predictive power will continue to grow as they incorporate advanced technologies such as cognitive computing.