Telehealth

MDLive, a Sunrise, Fla.-based telemedicine provider, is offering free remote visits to individuals impacted by Hurricane Harvey between Aug. 25 and Sept. 8.

CMS reported Medicare telehealth payments increased 28 percent last year, according to The National Law Review.

With hundreds of thousands of Americans facing a time of need in Texas, Teladoc is working to provide reliable access to high quality care for all.

Telehealth provides a feasible platform to deliver family-based treatment to anorexia patients, according to a study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Teladoc will provide federal employees with general medical and behavioral healthcare services under the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan for the 2018 benefit year.

Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Mental Health Association of Westchester debuted a set of behavioral healthcare telehealth stations throughout Westchester County July 21.

Thomas Kleeman, MD, was hesitant to leave his longtime patients in New Hampshire after moving 4,000 miles to Alaska — but telemedicine provided an answer, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.

Peter Yellowlees, MD, president of the American Telemedicine Association, was appointed to the steering committee of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health.

A remote video evaluation is as reliable as an in-person evaluation prior to cleft lip and palate reconstructive surgery in low- and middle-income countries, according to a study published in The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal.

The language policymakers use in telehealth legislation may deter hospitals from offering remote services, according to a Center for Connected Health Policy report.