Telehealth

Two health IT groups have expressed their support for the Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act (H.R. 3727), a bill which unanimously passed the House Committee on Ways and Means Sept. 13.

In a press release from Windstream, a recent study by HyTrust found that 55% of healthcare organizations have moved “Tier 1” applications or mission critical applications to the cloud.  

In a recent blog post from TigerText, they review the technologists entering the healthcare space with experience in other verticals and how they can be in for some surprises.

Davenport-based Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center and Lake Wales (Fla.) Medical Center are offering free, nonemergency remote care to Florida residents through midnight Sept. 18.

In a recent press release from the San Francisco Chronicle on Qventus, Long waits at the emergency room are the norm at many hospitals, and a source of frustration for patients and doctors.

At the recent Telehealth Innovation Forum in Santa Barbara, California, Doctors Christopher Colby and Jennifer Fang from Mayo Clinic documented how teleneonatology can provide the same extraordinary benefits as telestroke programs.

DTC telehealth has a definite place in value-based medicine, but providers should be wary of fragmentation issues that may arise from episodic care.

CMS released its updated 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in July, which proposed reimbursement models for a variety of new telehealth services.

Telemedicine is as safe as in-person treatment when dispensing medication, or non-surgical, abortions, according to recent research published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.

While telemedicine providers and service representatives might be familiar with medical terminology, you can bet most patients aren’t.