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Amwell names new chief marketing officer
Amwell named Susan Worthy as chief marketing officer. -
Permanent telehealth expansion could cost Medicare $25B over 1 decade
Permanent expansion of telehealth coverage could cost Medicare $25 billion over 10 years, even without increased use, according to a report released April 21 by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. -
Teladoc hires former Amazon Web Services healthcare manager as chief medical officer
Teladoc named Vidya Raman-Tangella, MD, as chief medical officer. -
Northwell Health expands virtual care with Teladoc
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health partnered with Teladoc to expand its virtual care offerings. -
Amwell expands clinical program portfolio across musculoskeletal conditions and dermatology
Amwell® (NYSE: AMWL), a national telehealth leader, today announced the expansion of its virtual specialty provider and clinical program portfolio by adding Amwell Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Dermatology programs. -
Telehealth regulations don't go far enough for some
Telehealth protections are fading as pandemic era waivers, which allowed providers to treat patients across state lines, are expiring. Many lobbyists are worried about the future of the industry and believe that the current proposals don't do enough to help secure its future, Politico reported April 20. -
Libraries across the country look to boost telehealth access
Several libraries across the nation are taking health equity into their own hands by developing private telehealth rooms, allowing patients to have confidential, secure conversations with their physicians. -
Intermountain, Banner + more expanding telehealth programs
Hospitals are expanding their telehealth platforms to improve health outcomes, lower medical costs, free up bed space and provide access to care to all patient communities. -
Amwell adds musculoskeletal, dermatology programs
Amwell added clinical programs for musculoskeletal care and dermatology, the telehealth platform said April 20. -
4 ways to create effective virtual care programs
To create the most effective virtual care programs, health systems should establish a framework that spans across documentation, integration, best practices and support, according to an April 19 Harvard Business Review article. -
Social workers are among top telehealth providers
Social workers were the top speciality provider delivering telehealth services in January, according to an April 19 U.S. News & World Report article. -
Inside Kaiser Permanente and Intermountain's telehealth strategy
Kaiser Permanente and Intermountain were some of the earliest adopters of telemedicine and have been using virtual methods to improve health outcomes, lower medical cost and free up bed space. In a May 2022 Harvard Business Review article, Robert Pearl, former CEO of Oakland, Calif.-based Permanente Medical Group, and Brian Wayling, executive director of telehealth at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, share their system's strategies. -
Providence's telehealth impact: 3M visits since 2020
Renton, Wash.-based Providence has conducted more than 3 million telehealth visits since March 2020 and is working to expand that service, according to its telehealth annual report. -
Pennsylvania hospital building new tech for its telemedicine program
Windber, Pa.-based Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center is in the process of creating a new telehealth program equipped with monitoring technology, The Tribune-Democrat reported April 15. -
Virtual care transformation — 4 insights from leading health systems & Teladoc Health
As health systems emerge from the pandemic, many are asking strategic questions such as: What business do we want to be in? What roles do virtual and hybrid care play? What do we do ourselves and where do we partner? -
Banner Health launches OB telehealth program for rural patients
Phoenix-based Banner Health is piloting a telehealth program aimed at increasing access to obstetrical care for rural patients. -
Innovation in Virtual Care: An Executive Panel Discussion
Remote care has a long and storied history. In The Lancet, an article from 1879 describes, “doctor’s appointments through the telephone to avoid unnecessary office visits”. And in the US, acute care in the home has been written about for over 25 years. With the pandemic necessitating change, CMS launched the AHCaH initiative and enabled Medicare-certified hospitals to be reimbursed for inpatient-level care in the home. -
Telehealth claim lines rose 10% in January
National telehealth use among individuals with private health insurance grew 10.2 percent from December to January, up from 4.9 percent of all medical claim lines to 5.4 percent, according to an April 6 Fair Health report. -
Intermountain, SCL Health merger to bolster innovation, telehealth
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare and Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health's completed merger will expand telehealth and innovation efforts, news outlets reported April 4. -
Locum Tenens + Telehealth: Expanding Care & Increasing Physician Satisfaction
Before the pandemic, telehealth made up less than 1 percent of visits across all specialties. COVID-19 accelerated demand for these services, immediately increasing in 2020 to 8 percent of primary care visits and 3 percent of specialty care visits.
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