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HHS stresses commitment to telemedicine fraud prevention
The HHS Office of Inspector General is conducting oversight analysis to assess telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency, including concerns about fraud schemes tied to virtual care. -
Cleveland Clinic adds second mobile unit, telehealth services to school healthcare program
Cleveland Clinic received a $2 million donation from superstore chain Meijer to purchase another mobile unit for its school-based healthcare program. -
Navigating The Next Phase of Telehealth Adoption
Hospital systems around the country are still managing the effects of COVID-19 and seeking to understand how the pandemic will change the healthcare industry in the future. -
USDA invests $42M in rural telemedicine programs
The USDA is granting $42.3 million to fund more than 80 new telemedicine projects for rural healthcare providers across the country, according to a Feb. 25 news release. -
HHS secretary nominee pledges support for permanent telemedicine expansion: 4 details
President Joe Biden's nominee to lead HHS, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, signaled his support for permanent telehealth expansions this week during his Senate confirmation hearing, Politico reports. -
Teladoc loses $394M in Q4: 6 things to know
Teladoc Health reported a $394 million net loss for the fourth quarter of 2020, with significant costs tied to the telehealth company's multibillion-dollar merger with Livongo Health. -
More telehealth access can boost rural areas' economic success, survey suggests
Telehealth shows promise in creating economic development if broadband-related factors are controlled, according to a recent survey by broadband industry analyst Craig Settles. -
Behind Northwell Health's telehealth program: 5 insights on scaling virtual care
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has developed a comprehensive telehealth center that offers virtual care services across its 23 hospitals, from stroke care to trauma consultations and pediatric emergency care. -
Des Moines University's new $4M telehealth center to create nearly 700 jobs
Des Moines (Iowa) University will use $4 million in grant and investment funds to open a new telehealth training center, which will create hundreds of new jobs, according to a Feb. 18 WHO Radio report. -
GoodRx offers Texans free telehealth throughout February
After water and power outages swept Texas following a severe winter storm, prescription discount service GoodRx offered the state's residents free telehealth visits throughout February. -
Intermountain converts 1,200 hospital TVs into telehealth platforms with new Amwell device
Salt Lake City -based Intermountain Healthcare has deployed Amwell's new Carepoint telehealth device across 1,200 of its hospital TVs, creating new virtual care end points for clinicians and patients. -
39% of providers say telehealth has increased administrative burden
Some healthcare providers have reported noticeable changes in patient no-shows, appointment lengths and administrative burden resulting from their telehealth usage, according to recent survey results released by healthcare software company CoverMyMeds. -
Telehealth usage primarily driven by fear of COVID-19 transmission, survey finds
The pandemic rapidly accelerated patients' use of telehealth, with use rising nearly 4,000 percent from previous levels last April as in-person visits simultaneously declined by 65 percent, according to recent survey results released by healthcare software company CoverMyMeds. -
Will telehealth have staying power after the pandemic? 9 CIOs weigh in
The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated healthcare providers' adoption of telehealth, but the jury is still out on whether it will remain a key part of healthcare delivery after the pandemic subsides. -
How virtual care can improve the patient care journey and foster clinical collaboration
The COVID-19 pandemic has expedited many hospitals' adoption of virtual care, which can serve as an entry point to a better healthcare experience by quickly guiding patients to the care that's right for them. -
22 states with reimbursement provisions for telehealth
Twenty-two states have laws that address payment and reimbursement rates for telehealth services, including requiring commercial insurers to pay providers the same rate for services delivered via telehealth as in person, according to a recent report from law firm Foley and Lardner. -
ATA, Hims & Hers, others form national telehealth equity coalition
The American Telemedicine Association teamed up with the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved and telehealth company Hims & Hers Feb. 2 to form a new group focused on promoting health equity in virtual care across the U.S. -
CMS announces 3 significant corrections to remote patient monitoring
It's not unusual for the yearly physician fee schedule final rule published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to include rule changes that are open to some level of interpretation. -
Telehealth claim lines up nearly 3,000%: 3 things to know
Telehealth claim lines rose 2,938 percent across the U.S. from November 2019-20, according to data released Feb. 2 from healthcare cost data organization Fair Health. -
Q&A with Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, Soumit Pendharkar
Soumit Pendharkar, MHA, FACHE, health administrator for Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, talks about the difficulties around the pandemic, lessons learned, and how telehealth is improving healthcare access and outcomes.
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