York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is rolling out a generative AI “agent” that will help patients receive, prepare for and recover from screenings.
Category: telehealth
HHS calls for stricter oversight of remote patient monitoring
HHS is calling for increased oversight for remote patient monitoring as its use within Medicare has increased in recent years.
Hospital-at-home, telehealth extension advances in Congress
A U.S. House committee unanimously passed a bill Sept. 18 that would extend the hospital-at-home program and telehealth flexibilities.
Ballad Health to boost rural care with AI platform
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has partnered with Andor Health to deploy its AI-powered virtual care platform, ThinkAndor, with the goal of expanding access to healthcare for rural populations.
Telehealth utilization is increasing
The utilization of telehealth saw an increase in the West, Northeast and South in June, according to a new report from FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.
Hackensack Meridian Health to launch 24/7 virtual primary care
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is launching 24/7 virtual primary care in the hopes of increasing access to healthcare in its market.
Health systems advocate for telehealth prescribing flexibilities
Healthcare organizations, along with companies like Amazon, have written letters to Congress and the White House, urging them to ensure continued access to remote prescribing of controlled substances.
A look at a Maryland health system's virtual care expansion
Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health is expanding its virtual care capabilities across its hospitals.
Why this health system wants to 'aggressively' use technology
Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care said the health system will start using technology more “aggressively,” The Gazette reported Sept. 7.
The physician types that have the most telehealth visits
Female physicians, primary care physicians, psychiatrists and physicians in nonrural areas provide the highest number of telehealth visits, a recent Weill Cornell Medicine study found.
