Telehealth

The Center for Connected Health Policy, a nonprofit telehealth policy resource organization, published its fifth annual State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies report.

Thirty-one percent of healthcare providers use video-based virtual care services to improve access to care, according to a KPMG survey.

The American Telemedicine Association presented the Santana Telehealth Project with its 2017 ATA Humanitarian Award on April 23 at the association's annual conference in Orlando.

The Federal Communications Commission's Connect2Health Task Force on April 24 released a public notice seeking data and comments on how to accelerate digital health accessibility.

Although only 15 percent of parents have used telemedicine treatment for their children, interest in virtual services is increasing, according to a survey conducted by Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Health System.

University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton used telemedicine to treat a pediatric patient for the first time last month.

In recent years, telehealth vendors have focused on episodic care. However, a push toward chronic care management has the potential to transform the healthcare industry, according to an article by Chilmark Research analyst Brian Eastwood.

Miami Children's Health System will integrate Tyto Care into its existing MCH Anywhere telehealth platform.

Coverage restrictions reportedly limit the effectiveness of telehealth and remote monitoring in the current market, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report.

Hermiston, Ore.-based Good Shepherd Health Care System opened a 24/7 virtual healthcare clinic using telehealth provider Carena's platform.