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8 reasons patients are resistant to telehealth
Only 36 percent of patients who have never had a telehealth appointment say they prefer face-to-face visits, according to research released Nov. 15 by GoodRx. -
Telehealth, virtual care or video visit? The nomenclature patients prefer
Care that is provided virtually goes by several different names, and patients respond differently to each of those terms, according to research released by branding agency Monigle. -
FCC grants $709M to improve rural broadband access
The Federal Communications Commission on Nov. 10 announced the fourth round of funding for its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, awarding $709 million to support the development of high-speed broadband networks for more than 10 million Americans who live in rural areas. -
Breakdown of FCC's $42M COVID telehealth funding
The Federal Communications Commission approved Nov. 9 an additional 75 applicants for funding in its second round of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, providing a total of $42,163,705 in the round. -
Penn State Health, Highmark launching hospital-at-home program
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health, Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health and Nashville, Tenn.-based Contessa, an acute care company, inked a joint hospital-at-home venture. -
93% of clinicians say telehealth less accurate than in-office visits, UK study finds
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, University of Birmingham and other U.K.-based hospitals and universities launched a study to gauge clinicians' and patients' perception of virtual visits, according to a Nov. 2 report published in Oxford Academic. -
230+ healthcare orgs press governors to extend telehealth license flexibilities
More than 230 healthcare organizations recently penned a letter to all 50 state governors urging action on expiring state licensure flexibilities, which have helped increase access to telehealth services during the pandemic. -
4 telehealth moves Best Buy has made in 2021
Best Buy Health has been launching products and pursuing partnerships focused on remote patient monitoring in 2021. Here are four key examples: -
Former Optum exec tapped as chief commercial officer at virtual care company
Cricket Health tapped former Optum Health executive Ryan Jacobs as its chief commercial officer. -
Telehealth use climbs 2% across US, disrupting national decline: 4 details
Telehealth use among individuals with private health insurance increased by 2.4 percent across almost all U.S. census regions in July, according to healthcare data cost organization Fair Health. -
Healthcare orgs urge Congress to make telehealth standalone benefit for employees
The American Telemedicine Association rallied a group of more than 50 providers, health plans and technology companies to ask Congress to expand regulatory flexibilities that let telehealth and remote care services be treated as a benefit for certain employees. -
The value of telehealth and the move to digitally enabled care — 3 insights
During the pandemic, healthcare organizations embraced telehealth to ensure they could provide access and high quality care to their patients. -
Telehealth for families: 4 insights from Nemours Children's Health System
Telehealth took off during the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by lockdowns and loosening of regulatory and reimbursement rules that enabled more providers to offer such services. This has been an eye opener for parents, many of whom experienced pediatric telehealth for the first time. -
Teladoc loses $84M in Q3: 5 notes
Teladoc posted an $84 million loss in the third quarter of 2021 following a series of acquisitions. -
American Telehealth Association forms board of health execs to curb disparities in virtual care
The American Telehealth Association has launched the first phase of its goal of eliminating health disparities in virtual care. -
9 companies that expanded into telehealth in 2021
Here are nine companies Becker's Hospital Review has covered that have unveiled telehealth strategies in 2021. -
Telemedicine startups' expansion plans hit snag as states roll back pandemic waivers
Telemedicine startups have pulled a record year of funding, with more than 500 companies securing $13 billion as of Oct. 18. However, with uncertainty surrounding state licensing waivers and reimbursement, some key players are concerned about growth stalling out, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 21. -
FCC awards $40M more in telehealth funding to 71 providers
The Federal Communications Commission on Oct. 21 awarded a total of $40.46 million to 71 healthcare organizations as part of its $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program. -
23andMe to buy telehealth platform for $400M
Personal genomics company 23andMe has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire telehealth platform Lemonaid Health, Market Watch reported Oct. 22. -
Patients who are most likely to use telehealth: 5 insights
Telehealth usage has boomed during the pandemic, but its utilization is not spread evenly across all patient populations, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
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