The high demand for neurologists at Hackensack Meridian Health prompted officials at the New Jersey-based system to establish a telestroke program powered by Teladoc to get eyes on stroke patients as quickly as possible.
Category: Health IT
Free telehealth to access COVID-19 antiviral drug offered in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has launched a free telehealth program to screen COVID-19 patient eligibility and provide prescriptions for the new antiviral medication Paxlovid.
Should You Worry About Data From Your Period-Tracking App Being Used Against You?
After a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion was published May 2 suggesting that Roe v. Wade would soon be overturned, social media users started worrying that their use of period-tracking apps could lead to trouble if they sought an abortion and lived in a state with strict limits or bans on the procedure.
Telehealth prescription company reports strong revenue
A telehealth prescription company designed for gender-based health needs is reporting strong revenue growth.
HHS releases $16M to expand telehealth for family planning groups
HHS announced it will release $16.3 million in grants for family planning groups to expand their telehealth services and infrastructure.
Your doctors don’t keep track of what they’re doing
A little-known fact about doctors that most patients would find horrifying is that physicians don’t keep track of their results. If I botch a knee surgery so badly that my patient requires five repairs by a different specialist, I might never find out….
3 issues with telehealth and how to overcome them, per NCQA report
Telehealth providers often struggle with several key problems, including accessibility of the platform, regulatory and infrastructure barriers and sharing data. A report from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, released May 10, highlights tho…
Amwell boosts telehealth visits 20% in Q1: 5 things to know
Amwell has been growing its number of providers and patients in the first quarter of 2022 as it released its results from its first financial report of the year May 9.
DOJ investigating telehealth startup after allegations of overprescribing stimulants
Telehealth startup Cerebral has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors after allegations of overprescribing controlled substances, The Wall Street Journal reported May 7.
VA, Cerner EHR system has been ‘unusable’ 52 times since 2020
The Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed that its Cerner EHR system has been partly or completely unusable at least 52 times since its launch in 2020, The Spokesman-Review reported May 8.
