Non-English speaking patients struggle to access telemedicine as video visit services don’t always offer proper translations or third-party interpreters, The Verge reported Feb. 24.
Category: telehealth
Amwell posts $177M net loss for 2021
Amwell reported $252.8 million in revenue during 2021, up 3 percent from $245.3 million in 2020.
What would permanent telehealth coverage mean for hospitals? 5 CIOs answer
Many states are relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and dropping public health emergency designations, moves that affect payers’ decisions on how to reimburse for telehealth services. Amid these changing policies, many hospitals feel like their telehealth p…
Telehealth supply now outweighs demand: 5 report findings
Although the use of telehealth skyrocketed during the pandemic, it has more recently declined as the option to go back to in-person appointments is back in the cards. A February 2022 report from healthcare analytics company Trilliant Health suggests te…
Meet the C-suite of Teladoc: 13 execs to know
Teladoc’s executives have positioned the company to becoming a leader in virtual care.
Telehealth has some fierce advocates: 5 moves to keep it from fading away
While telehealth boomed during the pandemic, easing of emergency measures has opened up the possibility of the service fading away, leaving telehealth companies vulnerable to changing policies at the state and federal level. However, advocacy groups, l…
What 5 studies say about telehealth’s potential to shrink health disparities
Telehealth use has exploded since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and created a host of potential ways to improve care delivery, most notably by offering patients more convenience in managing chronic conditions and access to timely healthcare.
Teladoc’s new initiative targets patients living with chronic conditions
Teladoc launched Chronic Care Complete, a program offered through Teladoc’s Health app, to improve the health of patients living with multiple chronic conditions.
Nation’s 1st telehealth chair on changing culture
Sarah Rush, MD, serves as the chief medical officer of Akron (Ohio) Children’s Hospital, and in May 2020, she became what is believed to be the first endowed chair of telehealth in the nation. She spoke to Becker’s about the creation of the role and wh…
Patient attitudes about telehealth care quality jump 15% in 1 year, study shows
The share of patients who believe telehealth provides the same or better quality of care compared with in-person visits is increasing, according to the “State of Telemedicine” report released Feb. 16 by health IT and telehealth networking platform Doxi…
