Seattle Children’s will now offer virtual urgent care.
Category: telehealth
Cigna, Amazon execs joins American Telemedicine Association policy council
The federal policy director of Cigna will replace an executive from St. Louis-based Ascension as chair of the American Telemedicine Association’s policy council, which was also joined by leaders from Amazon and Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health.
Early in the Pandemic, Private Insurers Paid Similarly for Common Telehealth and In-Person Claims
This analysis of 2020 claims data finds that as telehealth use surged as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the shift toward virtual physician and mental health care did not materially affect how much insurers paid for each patient encounter.
Teladoc lays off 6% of non-clinician staff
Virtual care company Teladoc is laying off 6 percent of its staff, or 300 positions, in its non-clinician workforce, MarketWatch reported Jan. 18.
National telehealth utilization fell 3.7% in October
National telehealth utilization declined by 3.7 percent in October, according to Fair Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.
Teladoc revises 2022 Q4 revenue projections
Teladoc released revised quarterly guidance narrowing its revenue range to an estimate between $633 million and $640 million for the fourth quarter and to $2.403 billion to $2.41 billion for 2022.
Intermountain, Omada partner on virtual diabetes care
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare’s value-based care subsidiary, Castell, has partnered with virtual chronic care provider Omada Health to offer virtual diabetes care and prevention to patients.
CMS rolls out indicator to help patients find providers who offer telehealth
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has rolled out a new telehealth indicator that helps beneficiaries and caregivers find clinicians who provide telehealth services.
Teladoc rolls out new integrated healthcare app
Teladoc has rolled out a new app that integrates services for primary care, mental health and chronic condition management.
Study: Telehealth increased mental healthcare during pandemic
Mental health treatment appears to have increased as a result of expanded telehealth use during the pandemic, a Jan. 6 JAMA Health Forum study found.
