Telehealth

An Arizona man was sentenced Dec. 19 to 15 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $452 million in restitution for orchestrating a telemedicine fraud scheme that led to more than $1 billion in false claims to…

Ascension, based in St. Louis, is adding telehealth services for maternal health at two of its Florida hospitals. The telehealth maternity care program launched at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola and Jacksonville-based Ascension St. Vincent’s. Developed in partnership with the Florida…

DocGo, a mobile healthcare and medical transportation services provider, has acquired virtual care platform SteadyMD in a bid to expand telehealth services to all 50 states. SteadyMD provides a nationwide clinician workforce, clinical operations and virtual care technology. The company…

American Heart Association launches new professional credential to support remote management of chronic heart conditions As digital health technologies continue to reshape the landscape of cardiac care, clinicians face increasing pressure to adapt to remote tools that extend care beyond…

Across the country, the signs are clear — hospitals are closing beds, urgent care centers are cutting hours, and entire communities are losing access to critical services. It’s happening in rural towns and large metro areas alike. Provider shortages are…

Demand for flexible, accessible care has skyrocketed since the Covid-19 pandemic, sparking an unprecedented increase in telehealth adoption. In response, hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies have dramatically expanded their telehealth offerings, introducing innovative solutions that bring high-quality care directly…

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health launched a virtual care program across 27 Good Samaritan skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in South Dakota, part of the health system’s $350 million virtual care initiative.  The My Care Line program connects Good…

Some health systems have started pausing telehealth visits for Medicare beneficiaries as the government shutdown continues. Pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities ended Oct. 1 with the federal government stoppage, cutting off CMS reimbursement for many virtual visits. While many health systems are…

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health plans to launch a two-year telehealth initiative backed by a $485,000 grant. The Telehealth for Rural Health Equity Initiative is designed to expand telehealth services across the hospital’s primary care clinics and emergency department, according…

For patients scattered across Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health’s rural footprint, telemedicine has become embedded in everyday care. But as pandemic-era telehealth policies face an uncertain future in Washington, Sanford leaders say the stakes are significant for the communities they…