Telehealth

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is creating a "hybrid" or "fluid" model of healthcare, mixing video visits, remote monitoring and "telesitting" — along with in-person treatment — to give patients care where and how they need it, said Edward Lee, MD,…

Mobile health company DocGo has expanded the service area of DocGo On-Demand, a service that allows patients in New York City and New Jersey to request same-day house calls or telehealth services.

Patients with disabilities in California, New York and Massachusetts use telehealth more often than those in the South, Politico reported Oct. 25. 

Startup incubator and conglomerate Rokit has launched Diskuss, a mental health telehealth service available in the United States, the United Kingdom and India.

Telehealth startup Cerebral is preparing to cut about 20 percent of its staff as the company looks to streamline operations, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 24. 

Telehealth is clearly here to stay, and it isn't just COVID behind the trend. Other factors — the move to value-based care, staffing shortages resulting in delayed care, more favorable provider views on the merits of telehealth and increasing consumer…

Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina Health and Cleveland-based MetroHealth System have joined forces to create a nonprofit virtual and in-home care company called Ovatient.

Telehealth company Teladoc has named Laizer Kornwasser as president of enterprise growth and global markets.

The HHS Office of Inspector General urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to evaluate how the use of telehealth affected the quality of home healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

As states continue to adopt more robust telehealth policies, each state has a unique approach to how telehealth is treated by Medicaid programs, private payer laws and professional requirements, according to an October telehealth policy report by the Centers for…