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.
Category: telehealth
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.
Kaiser backs virtual care startup in $65M round
Kaiser Permanente Ventures participated in a $65 million financing round for a virtual care startup focused on home-based patients.
Kaiser backs virtual care startup in $65M round
Kaiser Permanente Ventures participated in a $65 million financing round for a virtual care startup focused on home-based patients.
Telehealth costs outpace office visits
Nationally, telehealth claim lines saw a slight decline, dropping from 4.86% of all medical claim lines in April to 4.82% in May, representing a 0.8% decrease, FAIR Health’s monthly telehealth regional tracker found.
Telehealth access for Medicare patients in limbo
It is anticipated that Congress will extend telehealth access rules for Medicare patients, though likely not until after the election. This delay could have significant repercussions, Politico reported Aug. 9.
Which Kaiser, UCSF patients are using telehealth more
While telehealth use has largely leveled off since the COVID-19 pandemic, one group of patients at Kaiser Permanente and UCSF Health has increasingly taken advantage of the technology.
MedStar Health's telehealth evolution
Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health’s telehealth journey began in 2018 during what Bill Sheahan, the organization’s chief innovation officer and vice president, called the “era of telehealth exploration.”
