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How Video is Shaping the Future of Telemedicine
The convergence of cloud technology, video conferencing, and telepresence have infiltrated nearly every industry and business — including healthcare. -
St. Luke's University Health Network taps college students for remote monitoring COVID-19 patients
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network has tapped college students to remotely monitor COVID-19 patients in eight of its hospitals, the health system said. -
Employee benefits tech firm Accolade buys telemedicine startup for $460M
Accolade, a healthcare technology and benefits firm, will acquire telemedicine startup 2nd.MD to increase its ability to give users virtual access to second opinions, CNBC reports. -
Amwell to launch proposed public offering
After raising more than $740 million in its initial public offering in September, Amwell filed paperwork Jan. 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a public offering of 11.3 million shares. -
CipherHealth Recognized with Enabling Technology Leadership Award by Frost & Sullivan for Its Patient Engagement Platform
The CipherHealth platform supports patient engagement through the entire continuum of care to deliver superior operational efficiency, improved outcomes, and bottom-line growth -
'We should look at broadband like we look at electricity and plumbing': Jefferson Health CEO on telehealth equity
When it comes to expanding telehealth access and reducing the digital divide, Stephen Klasko, MD, CEO of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, considers broadband access for all to be one of the most important priorities. -
HHS invests $8M in telehealth broadband pilot
HHS has awarded $8 million to fund the Telehealth Broadband Pilot program, which assesses the broadband capacity of rural healthcare providers and patient communities to improve their telehealth access, HHS announced today. -
Amwell launches remote psychiatry service: 4 details
Amwell rolled out a new offering that provides remote psychiatry services, the Boston-based telehealth company announced Jan. 12. -
Many patients want their mental healthcare to stay remote, study finds
More than half of patients who've been receiving remote mental healthcare from Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine, part of the University of Michigan, will want their care to remain remote after the pandemic ends, a recent study found. -
Teladoc rolls out digital diabetes management offering
Teladoc Health has tapped Dexcom to provide its members a new diabetes management service that creates reports and digital visualizations of health information, the companies announced Jan. 11. -
New York introduces bill to expand telehealth access, reimbursement: 4 details
New York will introduce comprehensive reforms to its telehealth policy, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Jan. 10. -
Physician viewpoint: 5 tips to help patients maximize telehealth benefits
Telehealth has been a key tool for providers and patients to stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic, but its effectiveness can vary by the way patients use it. -
Viewpoint: How clinicians should address patient telehealth concerns fueled by the pandemic
Clinicians and healthcare organizations should evaluate and address patient concerns that may have arisen during the industry's rapid shift to telehealth during the pandemic, nine researchers wrote in a perspectives article published in the American Journal of Managed Care. -
FCC gets $250M to relaunch COVID-19 telehealth program, seeks public input
The FCC is seeking advice on how to distribute the second round of its COVID-19 telehealth program, which recently received an additional $249.95 million in funds. -
Nearly 1 in 4 healthcare organizations are unsatisfied with or want to replace telehealth platform
While telehealth has appeared to cement its place in healthcare delivery, about one-fourth of provider, payer and employer organizations are not happy with their current platforms, according to KLAS Research. -
KLAS: Top performing telehealth platforms for healthcare organizations
Telehealth use skyrocketed in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving healthcare organizations to forge new vendor partnerships and rapidly expand virtual care offerings. -
Telehealth claim lines jump 3,000% in 1 year
Nationwide, telehealth claim lines skyrocketed 3,060 percent from October 2019 to October 2020, according to private healthcare claims data released Jan. 6 by the healthcare research organization Fair Health. -
Rennova completes agreement to create telehealth company
Rennova Health recently completed an agreement with InnovaQor, a subsidiary of TPT Global Tech, to merge Rennova's software and genetic testing divisions and form a company providing telehealth. -
Dartmouth-Hitchcock rolls out geriatric telemedicine emergency care, training to 4 rural hospitals
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health in Lebanon, N.H., will provide telemedicine services and geriatric emergency department training, education and other resources to four rural hospitals in New Hampshire and Vermont. -
Massachusetts mandates continued insurance coverage of telehealth after pandemic: 3 details
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a comprehensive bill Jan. 1 that requires insurers to permanently cover telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.
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