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.
Telehealth
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is using telehealth to increase access to contraceptives after Utah pharmacists were allowed to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives directly to adult women in the state, TownLift reported July 6.
A study from EHR vendor Epic Systems found that providers who conduct telehealth visits for patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and anxiety are no more or less likely to prescribe medication during visits than physicians who meet with patients in person.
Telehealth startup TytoCare is laying off 20 employees, or 10 percent of its 200-person workforce, CTech reported July 6.
Northwell Health's Center for Global Health partnered with the Burn Center at Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital to implement a telehealth program that allows burn victims to remotely access burn specialists, treatment plans and guidance, according to a July 1…
In CHIME’s Digital Health Most Wired 2022 Patient Engagement Trend Report, ORBIE award winning CIO, Michael Saad said, “The pandemic surely accelerated this move to more targeted digital offerings, but the healthcare industry is absolutely headed to personalized care.”
In Collaboration with Gozio
Four Georgia hospitals are part of a new rural telehealth expansion project with the Georgia Health Information Network.
Bryan-based Texas A&M Health partnered with Let's Talk Interactive as its new telehealth partner for behavioral health.
The bipartisan Telehealth Expansion Act, making specific COVID-19-era telehealth provisions permanent, would cost $5 billion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office, The Hill reported June 27.
Eight-eight percent of U.S. physicians said telemedicine has been a vital tool in helping patients access healthcare, particularly in patient populations that have historically faced barriers to care, according to a June 29 report from digital healthcare platform Doximity.
Cleveland Clinic's new $80 million hospital in Mentor, Ohio, will have telehealth technology installed in inpatient and outpatient rooms, which will allow patients to consult remotely with physicians from different locations, Ideastream Public Media reported June 28.