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Top 10 physician specialties using telemedicine
Endocrinology is the physician specialty with the highest rate of telemedicine adoption, according to Doximity's 2020 State of Telemedicine report. -
Telemedicine will drive $29B in healthcare services this year, report finds
Telemedicine is expected to account for more than 20 percent of all medical visits conducted in the U.S. in 2020, representing a total of $29 billion in healthcare services, according to a Sept. 16 Doximity report. -
Microsoft, Nuance integrate ambient clinical intelligence with Teams for telehealth: 3 details
Microsoft and Nuance partnered to integrate Nuance's ambient clinical intelligence solutions into Microsoft Teams for improved telehealth workflow and patient experience. -
Americans have mixed emotions about returning to virtual and in-person healthcare, survey suggests
There is dissonance between how patients say they feel about returning to healthcare and how they actually feel, according to a survey recently released by research firm Martec and the healthcare division of The Motion Agency. -
Building a virtual care program for the pediatric population: 5 strategy insights from Nemours Children's Health System
Since launching its telehealth programs in 2015, Nemours Children's Health System in Melbourne, Fla., has pursued digital health innovations with a clear strategic vision in mind: to make healthcare simpler for its patients and families. -
A timeline of telehealth support from the federal government during the pandemic
The White House, CMS and other federal agencies have been issuing new policies and grants to expand telehealth access and use during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
MDLive raises $50M: 5 things to know
Miramar, Fla.-based telemedicine company MDLive announced Sept. 14 it closed a $50 million crossover equity investment to expand its virtual primary care platform. -
NYU Langone Health creates template for remote COVID-19 care delivery: 4 details
NYU Langone Health and NYU Long Island School of Medicine released a new template on Sept. 10 to assist providers with assessing and triaging patients who may have COVID-19. -
5 ways to fuse telehealth into primary care beyond the pandemic
While the COVID-19 pandemic reduced structural and policy barriers for telehealth, certain aspects of virtual care, such as payment reimbursement, still need to be updated, according to a Sept. 9 Health Affairs viewpoint article. -
Kaiser Permanente launches virtual healthcare plan: 6 details
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington unveiled its new healthcare plan for virtual care on Sept. 10. -
Amwell prices IPO at up to $560M: 5 things to know
Amwell on Sept. 8 filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its proposed initial public offering, which it priced between $490 million and $560 million. -
FCC nears launch of $100M connected care telehealth pilot program: 5 things to know
The Federal Communications Commission recently published application details on its $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, which aims to enhance telehealth access for low-income Americans and veterans. -
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Finds a Breakthrough Approach for Engaging Safety-Net Patients
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) is a safety-net hospital affiliated with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF Health). They have a largely underinsured, diverse population in terms of ethnic background, languages spoken, and socioeconomic status. -
Pulsara Named 2020 EMS World Innovation Awards Finalist
Pulsara, the leading telehealth and communication platform that connects teams across organizations, announced today that the company’s product Pulsara PATIENT has been honored as a 2020 EMS World Innovation Awards Finalist. As one of the most prominent voices in the prehospital emergency medical services community, EMS World employs the Innovation Awards program to recognize the industry’s most groundbreaking products of the year. -
7 things to know about telehealth, innovation efforts in HHS rural action plan
HHS on Sept. 3 released the Rural Action Plan, an agencywide assessment of current and upcoming rural healthcare efforts, including increasing technology and innovation via telehealth expansions. -
Ohio Medicaid moves to make telehealth expansions permanent
Ohio Medicaid officials have filed rules to permanently continue telehealth services expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Cleveland.com. -
Telehealth claim lines fell 21% from May to June: 4 things to know
Despite increasing nationally from 2019-20, telehealth claim lines for privately insured individuals dipped 21 percent on a month-to-month basis from May to June this year, according data released Sept. 2 from Fair Health. -
HHS, FCC and USDA launch joint rural telehealth initiative: 3 details
HHS, FCC and USDA on Sept. 1 signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on efforts to improve telehealth services and address health disparities in rural areas. -
Where telehealth will have the most staying power: Healthcare leaders weigh in
In the year ahead, nearly one-fourth of healthcare leaders anticipate increased telehealth usage to have one of the biggest impacts on the healthcare industry, according to a new Definitive Healthcare report. -
Telehealth visits dropped to 21% of ambulatory visits in July, Epic research says
Although telehealth visits increased 300-fold in the early days of the pandemic, they are now flattening out across the U.S., according to data published by the Epic Health Research Network.
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