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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Intel rolled out an application software platform targeted toward remote care solution developers, the company announced Oct. 19.
A workgroup from the American Academy of Neurology issued a standardized curriculum to train students and physicians on how to provide remote neurology care.
Industry first, one transducer solution and tailored clinical tools for ‘small parts’ ultrasound imaging, combined with power of Philips EPIQ and Affiniti, assesses diseases and disorders in one of the fastest growing segments of ultrasound exams
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In a recent press release from IBM Watson, It is estimated that by 2020, there will be billions of terabytes of data produced every day (Source). Yet marketing and advertising professionals aren’t able to fully leverage it because they are…
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Policy research group Capital Alpha Partners estimates a telehealth bill that would give Medicare Advantage plans more flexibility to grant telehealth options has a 60 percent chance of being tacked on to a year-end bill.
All but two states — Connecticut and Massachusetts — have made recent, substantive changes to their telehealth laws, according to an Epstein Becker Green report.
National policies for telemedicine reimbursement should aim to improve access to care, a metric that affects rural and urban residents alike, four health and emergency medicine researchers wrote in an Oct. 12 op-ed published in Health Affairs.
Chicago-based Operternative filed a legal complaint last month alleging online eyeglass retailer Warby Parker violated a non-disclosure agreement when it launched its "Prescription Check" feature, reports TechCrunch.
Eureka, Calif.-based St. Joseph Hospital introduced a mobile telepsychiatry machine into its emergency room, KIEM-TV reports.
The CDC awarded University of Florida Health Science Center-Jacksonville a $2.2 million grant to research how telemedicine might improve HIV care for patients in urban areas.