By Mark Melchionna
June 16, 2023 – Virtual care remains widely used among providers in 2023, according to the 2nd Annual Benchmarking Telehealth Usage in Virginia survey from the Virginia Telehealth Network (VTN).
Those findings come alongside…
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The South Australian government has set aside additional funding for its new virtual care services for children and adults to make them permanent. Funding of A$30.8 million ($21 million) over the next four years has…
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Hospitals’ telehealth adoption erupted during the pandemic, but usage rates are nowhere near as high as they were during 2020 and 2021. Now that Covid-19 infections have markedly decreased and the public health emergency…
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By Anuja Vaidya
June 15, 2023 – States with telehealth payment parity laws had a 23 percent higher likelihood of telehealth use among residents compared to states that did not implement these laws, according to a…
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Northwell Holdings and Aegis Ventures company Caire, a virtual care creation platform, has appointed former emeritus president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, Dr. John Noseworthy, as executive chairman.Noseworthy will join the company’s board of…
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By Mark Melchionna
June 13, 2023 – Pandemic-era flexibilities expanded access to telemental healthcare services, but a new RAND Corporation study, obtained via email, showed that racial health disparities still persisted.
Particularly, the study showed that counties…
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s stance on prescribing via telehealth has been evolving, with hints toward an appetite for lasting flexibilities. This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations…
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Nijay Patel, Chief Technology Officer, AmplifyMD
The shortage of physicians in America is a growing concern, with serious consequences for our nation’s hospitals. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) estimates a shortage of between…
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There are surprise profits in an overfunded sector, but then there are funding deals for staffing company Incredible Health ($80m), voice recorder Abridge ($12m), meditation company Interaxxon (Muse Headband) ($9m), medication company Arine ($29)…
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Musculoskeletal conditions impact more than half of adults in the U.S., and is the second highest driver of costs for employers. A new partnership aims to address this.
Last week, virtual health provider Transcarent announced…
