Category: telehealth

OnMed, Hartford Healthcare unveil new healthcare venture

Hartford, Conn., residents will have a new option to receive healthcare where they shop.

Amid backlash, Georgia medical board re-institutes prescription flexibility

Georgia physicians once again have the ability to prescribe controlled substances to telehealth patients without an in-person visit. 

Lawmakers to lock in telehealth regulations in 2024

As COVID-19-era telehealth regulations expire, lawmakers and industry advocates aim to finalize telehealth regulations in three areas, Bloomberg Law reported Dec. 29.

New York health system saw on-demand virtual care increase 25% in 2023

Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health has made significant strides to improve patient care access over the last year.

Billing mystery at Mount Sinai: $660 charge for telehealth visit

A 45- to 59-minute telehealth urgent care visit from New York City-based Mount Sinai cost one patient $660, raising questions as the price was extremely high for a virtual visit and as the appointment was ruled out of network by an insurer, NPR reporte…

OSF looks to educate clinicians on telehealth

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare is launching a telehealth education program as it looks to expand care to patients in rural communities. 

Is virtual nursing overstated?

A study conducted by digital health company Panda Health revealed that among digital hospital tools, virtual nursing has the least widespread adoption and is perceived as having the most exaggerated value. Health systems that have implemented it say ot…

Corewell leans into telehealth for cancer treatment

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health is leaning into telehealth as it looks to expand its oncology care services, local news outlet Fox17 reported Dec. 15.

UVA Health joins new telehealth alliance

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health is partnering with Swinfen Charitable Trust, Telemedicine AI and Mitre to boost global telehealth access.

10 most popular specialties for telehealth, per Epic

Telehealth visits are down from their peak in the second quarter of 2020 but remain above pre-pandemic levels, according to research conducted by Epic.