Telemedicine can be less efficient than in-person care, potentially adding to clinician burnout, according to a July 28 analysis published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Tricare, the healthcare program for the U.S. military, is bringing back copayments for telehealth care after a two-year hiatus, according to reporting in Task and Purpose Purpose.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, Sanford Clinic and Sanford Medical Center agreed to pay a $25,842 settlement for allegedly submitting claims for telemedicine services that did not meet applicable requirements.

The House passed legislation to extend Medicare reimbursements for medical visits that occur by video or phone call through 2024, but recent federal crackdowns on Medicare fraud linked to telehealth have raised concerns in Washington, Politico reported Aug. 7.

Amwell reported a second quarter revenue of $64.5 million, up 7 percent from $60.2 million in the second quarter of 2021.

Amwell is working with CVS Health to roll out the retail drugstore giant's new virtual primary care service, the telehealth provider announced in its Aug. 4 second quarter earnings call. 

Los Angeles-based hospital CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center has launched a telestroke program in collaboration with the University of Southern California's Keck Medicine.

HHS and the Justice Department have partnered to issue guidance for healthcare providers on protections under nondiscrimination laws and how they apply to telehealth. 

The past several years, we’ve seen the healthcare industry undergo a major transformation. However, many of those shifts were hastily patched together solutions enacted solely to keep work and patient care going during tumultuous times. 

Teladoc will offer free general medical telehealth visits to individuals affected by the Kentucky flood.