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Rokit launches mental health telehealth service
Startup incubator and conglomerate Rokit has launched Diskuss, a mental health telehealth service available in the United States, the United Kingdom and India. -
Cerebral cuts 20% of staff as company streamlines business
Telehealth startup Cerebral is preparing to cut about 20 percent of its staff as the company looks to streamline operations, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 24. -
Build it and they will come: solving healthcare challenges with a hybrid model
Telehealth is clearly here to stay, and it isn't just COVID behind the trend. Other factors — the move to value-based care, staffing shortages resulting in delayed care, more favorable provider views on the merits of telehealth and increasing consumer preferences for convenience — are all driving a major shift toward a hybrid healthcare model that combines traditional avenues of in-person care with telehealth and technology-based solutions. -
MUSC Health, MetroHealth launch virtual, in-home care company
Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina Health and Cleveland-based MetroHealth System have joined forces to create a nonprofit virtual and in-home care company called Ovatient. -
Teladoc adds to growth leadership team
Telehealth company Teladoc has named Laizer Kornwasser as president of enterprise growth and global markets. -
Office of Inspector General urges CMS to evaluate home-based telehealth
The HHS Office of Inspector General urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to evaluate how the use of telehealth affected the quality of home healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Where states stand on telehealth policy
As states continue to adopt more robust telehealth policies, each state has a unique approach to how telehealth is treated by Medicaid programs, private payer laws and professional requirements, according to an October telehealth policy report by the Centers for Connected Health Policy. -
Signify expands at-home diagnostic testing amid planned CVS takeover
Signify, a home health company that recently entered into an agreement to be acquired by CVS, is expanding its in-home diagnostic and preventive services by making them available to customers on Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans. -
Former Google exec joins telehealth company
Brian O'Shaughnessy, former director of global corporate communications and public affairs for Google, joined telehealth company Hims & Hers. -
Memorial Hermann to provide school-based pediatric telehealth
Houston-based Children's Memorial Hermann has partnered with telehealth company Hazel Health to provide outpatient pediatric care to K-12 students in Houston. -
77% of physicians will continue to use telehealth to treat opioid use disorder: study
A new study published in the American Journal of Managed Care showed that 77 percent of physicians would like to continue using telehealth to treat patients with opioid use disorder. -
Telemedicine reduces odds of no-show clinic visits for surgical patients: Study
The use of telehealth is effective at reducing odds of no-show clinic visits by more than two-thirds for surgical patients. -
VA opens telehealth access sites at Montana universities
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has opened two new telehealth sites for veterans in Montana. -
Penn Medicine's virtual care program increases access to fertility treatment
Penn Medicine's telemedicine-driven fertility program cut treatment wait times almost in half from 97 days to 41 days, according to research published in NEJM Catalyst. -
5 health systems expanding telehealth
Below are five hospitals and health systems that rolled out or announced new telehealth services since Sept. 16. -
How NYU Langone's virtual oncology program is bridging the digital divide for medically underserved patients
A pilot program at NYU Langone is using telemedicine to match eligible lung cancer patients with supportive care physicians at Perlmutter Cancer Center. -
Samsung bringing virtual primary care capabilities to smart tvs
Samsung has partnered with virtual primary care provider HealthTap to bring primary care capabilities to Samsung Smart TVs. -
Telehealth visits are on a steady decline: 5 things to know
Telehealth visits have been on the steady decline since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but remain well above pre-pandemic levels, Politico reported Oct. 11. -
IU snags $4M to research dementia-focused telehealth app
Bloomington-based Indiana University received a $4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to continue its research on the telehealth app Brain CareNotes, according to Oct. 11 reporting in Inside Indiana Business. -
Connected technologies can solve pressing healthcare industry challenges, but widespread patient access to broadband is essential
The healthcare landscape is evolving rapidly. Telehealth adoption rates are on the rise, but health equity is a bigger concern than ever. At the same time, non-traditional players are entering the healthcare sector, introducing new sources of competition for hospitals and health systems.
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