Health plan Univera Healthcare awarded a grant to Jamestown, N.Y.-based UPMC Chautauqua to expand its behavioral telehealth services, The Post-Journal reported May 30.
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Top 10 remote patient monitoring platforms, per KLAS
As healthcare increasingly moves to the home, KLAS Research scored the top remote patient monitoring vendors used by hospitals and health systems in a May 30 report.
4 home care technologies for health systems to prioritize, per AHA
With an aging population dealing with a variety of chronic diseases, health systems should implement leading home care technologies, the American Hospital Association said May 23.
Medicare payers vow to keep covering remote patient monitoring
Private insurance companies that contract for Medicare will continue to pay for remote patient monitoring, Politico reported May 23.
Orlando Health launches virtual clinic at convention center
Orlando (Fla.) Health has launched a virtual care clinic at a local convention center.
Medicare telehealth flexibilities to remain in place until 2024
The COVID-19 public health emergency is set to expire on May 11, but telehealth flexibilities for people with Medicare will remain in place until Dec. 31, 2024, according to the HHS.
DEA extends telehealth prescribing rules until November
The Drug Enforcement Agency has extended the flexibilities that allow physicians to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine without an in-person evaluation until November.
Senators urge DEA to permanently extend telehealth prescribing flexibilities
Six senators, led by Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., have urged the Drug Enforcement Agency to permanently extend flexibilities that allow physicians to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine without an in-person evaluation.
6 telehealth award winners, including 1 health system
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals was the lone health system winner in the 2023 MedTech Breakthrough Awards honoring the top health technology platforms.
Amwell reports $389M in losses for Q1
Telehealth company Amwell has reported $389.5 million in losses, with an impairment charge contributing to the majority of that total, according to the company’s first-quarter earnings posted May 3.
