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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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As hospitals look for cost-efficient ways to expand access to care and satisfy consumers' preferences for on-demand healthcare, many organizations are realizing the value of telehealth. More than three-quarters of hospitals and health systems — 76 percent — either have…

Jacksonville, Ill.-based Passavant Area Hospital, an affiliate of Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health System, launched remote telemetry services with Advanced ICU Care, a telehealth and patient monitoring provider.

Reimbursement from Medicare and inadequate telehealth parity laws are the biggest challenges to telemedicine programs that have not been addressed, according to the 2017 U.S. Telemedicine Industry Benchmark Survey from Reach Health, a telemedicine software company.

Doctor On Demand, a San Francisco-based telemedicine provider, partnered with two laboratories — LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics — to provide consumers with diagnostic services.

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