Category: telehealth

National telehealth use among individuals with private health insurance grew 10.2 percent from December to January, up from 4.9 percent of all medical claim lines to 5.4 percent, according to an April 6 Fair Health report. 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare and Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health’s completed merger will expand telehealth and innovation efforts, news outlets reported April 4.

The Government Accountability Office on March 31 recommended CMS assess the effect increased telehealth use is having on the quality of care received by Medicaid beneficiaries.

Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare expanded its telehealth offerings to include remote physical examinations.

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health launched five programs to expand telehealth access to more patients, the health system announced March 31.

Telehealth usage has boomed throughout the pandemic, but many physicians are unsure about its sustainability. Here are three key reasons some physicians are reluctant to adopt the care delivery model.

Having separate schedule blocks for in-person and telehealth visits is the change that would benefit telehealth workflows most, according to survey results released March 23 by the American Medical Association.

Patient satisfaction and access to care are the top ways healthcare providers measure the value of their telehealth services, according to survey results released March 23 by the American Medical Association.

Telephone and Zoom are the two telehealth platforms physicians use the most, according to survey results released March 23 by the American Medical Association.

Rolling back COVID-19 waivers and telehealth coverage will be the most significant barriers to telehealth delivery, according to survey results released March 23 by the American Medical Association.