Category: telehealth

Teladoc expands virtual sitter capabilities

Teladoc Health has introduced AI-powered updates to its Virtual Sitter solution.

DEA extends telehealth prescribing flexibilities: 5 notes

The Drug Enforcement Administration extended the flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic that allows healthcare providers to prescribe specific controlled substances via telehealth. 

How a Trump administration could shape the future of telehealth

Under the first Trump administration, telehealth benefitted, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 14. 

CMS finalizes telehealth pay changes: 5 notes

CMS released the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule final rule Nov. 1, including a plan to preserve certain telehealth flexibilities beyond the expiring temporary pandemic-era measures.

Zoom debuts AI-driven healthcare documentation

Zoom is teaming up with Suki, a developer of AI healthcare technology, to offer healthcare providers AI-powered clinical note-generation capabilities.

MetroHealth's virtual care startup expands into behavioral health

A virtual care startup founded by two health systems has expanded into behavioral health in the Cleveland area.

Top 7 reasons patients prefer virtual care

The vast majority of patients who try virtual visits are willing to do them again, while nearly a quarter of patients say they’d switch physicians for virtual care access, according to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.

Mayo Clinic revives in-home cardiac arrest patient with telehealth: 7 notes

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic became the first known health system to revive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patient using an assisted reality headset.

Virtual care could cut US medical claims costs

Shifting care from in-person to virtual settings could reduce total medical claims spending by 2.3% to 3.1%, according to an Oct. 17 study from Solera Health.

Amwell names new CFO

Telehealth provider Amwell has named Mark Hirschhorn CFO, effective Oct. 21.