From the power struggle of regulatory telehealth policy to the rise of automation technology, Amwell President and co-CEO Roy Schoenberg, MD, shared his predictions on the future of telehealth with Politico July 13.
Category: telehealth
Northwell invests $10M in virtual behavioral health startup
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has provided a $10 million series C investment into Brightline, a virtual behavioral health startup seeking to provide care in the New York metro area.
Teladoc expands virtual primary care offerings
Teladoc has expanded the offerings for Primary360, its virtual primary care platform, to give members improved access to care.
Top 50 remote patient monitoring companies, per AVIA
AVIA has released a report on the top 50 remote patient monitoring companies based off of AVIA data and the number of clients each remote monitoring company has listed on AVIA Connect.
Patients could lose telehealth access to opioid addiction treatment
Patients being treated virtually for opioid addiction may have to return to in-person care if the federal government doesn’t extend regulations allowing these types of telemedicine visits, Politico reported June 20.
Patients losing access to physicians as telehealth access rolls back
State by state, telehealth access is rolling back as the pandemic-era emergency orders, which allowed physicians to see patients in multiple states, are lapsing causing some patients to lose access to physicians, NBC News reported June 19.
Telehealth startup launches with support from U of Cincinnati innovation lab
The University of Cincinnati Venture Lab is backing a telehealth startup focused on increasing access to healthcare for patients who lack transportation or live in rural areas.
Nonprofit institute offers $50M for research into virtual chronic disease management
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is offering up to $50 million for studies showing how telemedicine can improve the health of patients with chronic diseases.
HHS releases new HIPAA guidance on audio telehealth visits: 4 things to know
HHS issued new guidance June 13 regarding how HIPAA-covered healthcare providers and health plans can comply with privacy, security and breach notification requirements when using remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth servi…
Telehealth popularity by specialty
While telemedicine adoption has increased greatly during the pandemic, its use varies widely depending on the medical specialty in question.
