Telemedicine helped decrease by half the time between scheduling and appointments for primary care visits conducted before the pandemic, according to a Feb. 3 study published in Telemedicine and e-Health.
Category: telehealth
5 stats illustrating a decline in telehealth usage
Telehealth usage soared during the first six months of the pandemic. Usage has been declining since, but telehealth is still utilized more than before COVID-19, according to research published Feb. 10 in the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.
Telemedicine used to prescribe ivermectin for COVID-19, fueling misinformation
Ivermectin, a medicine used to treat parasitic worms, is being prescribed via telemedicine by a minority of physicians to treat COVID-19, despite FDA and CDC warnings against it, NPR reported Feb. 9.
Outpatient telehealth use soared early in the COVID-19 pandemic but has since receded
Telehealth use skyrocketed during the early months of the pandemic. While it has since decreased somewhat from that high, it still represents a much more substantial share of health care than before COVID, this KFF-Epic Research analysis finds.
Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation 2022-02-10 09:17:48
This updated analysis examines COVID-19’s effect on mortality rates, and estimates that in January 2022, COVID-19 was number two on the list of leading causes of death in the U.S.
9 best virtual care platforms, per KLAS
Epic has the top EMR-centric virtual care platform, and Caregility has the top non-EMR-based virtual care platform, according to KLAS Research’s 2022 “Best in KLAS” rankings, released Feb. 8.
SOC Telemed set to go private with private equity deal
SOC Telemed struck a deal to be acquired by private equity healthcare investment firm Patient Square Capital. SOC Telemed would be private upon completion of the deal.
Top 5 telehealth diagnoses in November 2021
Across the U.S., mental health conditions were the No. 1 telehealth diagnosis in November 2021, according to new data from Fair Health.
Differences in telehealth modality underline disparities: 5 things to know
While telehealth took off during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also been marred by inequitable use and access. A new study reveals demographic disparities in telehealth usage depending on whether patients access those services via video or audio call.
NYU Langone increased nonurgent telehealth visits by 4,300% during pandemic
New York City-based NYU Langone Health made sweeping expansions to its telehealth program during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in an increase of urgent video visits by nearly 700 percent and nonurgent video visits by more than 4,300 percent between …
