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Where hospital at home is lacking
Hospital-at-home programs are largely concentrated at large, urban, nonprofit and academic facilities, a new study found. -
Telehealth company fined $358K over improper Medicare billing practice
Connecticut-based telehealth company Meditelecare, which operates in at least 17 states including Kentucky, has agreed to pay $358,514 to resolve allegations of improper Medicare billing. -
7 things to know about hospital at home in '25
More health systems have been launching or expanding hospital-at-home programs. -
Hospital at home needs an 'Uber app,' Mayo Clinic leader says
Mayo Clinic's hospital-at-home program has expanded in the past year but will need the equivalent of an "Uber app" to scale, a leader told Becker's. -
Telemedicine's value grows
Telemedicine is becoming an indispensable part of healthcare, according to Doximity's Dec. 17 report. -
CommonSpirit, virtual health workers reach labor deal
Virtual health workers with Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health have secured a three-year labor deal with the health system. -
Health systems urge Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities
Nearly 80 healthcare organizations are calling on Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities established during the COVID-19 pandemic for at least two more years, warning that failure to do so would disrupt care and create uncertainty for patients and clinicians. -
Teladoc expands virtual sitter capabilities
Teladoc Health has introduced AI-powered updates to its Virtual Sitter solution. -
DEA extends telehealth prescribing flexibilities: 5 notes
The Drug Enforcement Administration extended the flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic that allows healthcare providers to prescribe specific controlled substances via telehealth. -
How a Trump administration could shape the future of telehealth
Under the first Trump administration, telehealth benefitted, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 14. -
UConn hospital unveils telesitters
On the first day Farmington, Conn.-based UConn John Dempsey Hospital deployed telesitters, the hospital avoided two potential patient falls, the organization said in a Nov. 7 post. -
CMS finalizes telehealth pay changes: 5 notes
CMS released the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule final rule Nov. 1, including a plan to preserve certain telehealth flexibilities beyond the expiring temporary pandemic-era measures. -
Zoom debuts AI-driven healthcare documentation
Zoom is teaming up with Suki, a developer of AI healthcare technology, to offer healthcare providers AI-powered clinical note-generation capabilities. -
MetroHealth's virtual care startup expands into behavioral health
A virtual care startup founded by two health systems has expanded into behavioral health. -
Top 7 reasons patients prefer virtual care
The vast majority of patients who try virtual visits are willing to do them again, while nearly a quarter of patients say they'd switch physicians for virtual care access, according to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. -
Mayo Clinic revives in-home cardiac arrest patient with telehealth: 7 notes
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic became the first known health system to revive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patient using an assisted reality headset. -
Virtual care could cut US medical claims costs
Shifting care from in-person to virtual settings could reduce total medical claims spending by 2.3% to 3.1%, according to an Oct. 17 study from Solera Health. -
Amwell names new CFO
Telehealth provider Amwell has named Mark Hirschhorn CFO, effective Oct. 21. -
Why health systems are reducing virtual visits
While 8 in 10 health systems offer at least the same amount of virtual care as two years ago, the rest either stopped or are providing fewer virtual visits, according to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. -
DEA moves to extend telehealth prescribing flexibilities: 7 notes
The Drug Enforcement Administration is signaling that it will extend flexibilities, enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, that allows healthcare providers to prescribe specific controlled substances via telehealth, Politico reported Oct. 11.
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