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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.
The Augusta, Maine-based Northeast Telehealth Resource Center received a $325,000 grant from HHS, Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, announced Aug. 14.
Empowered neuroimaging solution made its China debut at the Sino-US Neuroimaging Virtual Reality Solution Seminar in Beijing on November 5th.
It’s no secret that the home health industry is growing. While our aging population plays a significant role, seniors are also choosing more and more to remain at home for longer.