Category: EHR & EMR

May 18, 2022

Algorithms recommend products while we shop online or suggest songs we might like as we listen to music on streaming apps. These algorithms work by using personal information like our past purchases and browsing history to generate tailored recommendations. The […]

May 16, 2022

Osmind, a San Francisco-based startup that built electronic health record software for mental health providers, scored $40 million in a series B round to scale up its technology. The company’s EHR technology is directed towards novel interventions for mental health […]

May 12, 2022

The purpose of the joint VA and DOD audit was to see how well implementing the common EHR is helping data exchange between the departments and healthcare providers. The DOD and VA acquired Cerner’s EHR in 2015 and 2018, respectively, […]

May 10, 2022

Osmind helps the medical community administer, track, and study the efficacy of interventions such as ketamine, SPRAVATO, and transcranial magnetic stimulation for the 14 million U.S. patients living with moderate and serious mental illness. Osmind is applying its funding to […]

May 10, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) doled out $16.3 million in new grant funding to help support an expansion of telehealth for Title X family planning clinics. The new funding announcement, released Monday, comes as the healthcare industry […]

May 6, 2022

Expanding Medicare coverage of telemedicine during the pandemic increased odds of use among minority populations and patients in metropolitan areas, a new study found. The study, overseen by Johns Hopkins University, was published in Health Affairs and looked at 30 […]

May 5, 2022

UnitedHealthcare has partnered with Kaia Health on a new virtual physical therapy program. The program aims to offer 24/7, on-demand exercise feedback to eligible members with musculoskeletal conditions, the health insurance giant said. Members who are recovering from surgery or […]

May 4, 2022

Telemedicine skyrocketed after CMS relaxed restrictions on geographic location and allowed providers to bill for virtual patient visits at the same rate as in-person visits during the public health emergency. The Medicare telemedicine coverage waiver issued early 2020 also reduced […]

May 2, 2022

Withings RPM solution is the result of two years of development as it seeks to rebalance current systems which traditionally concentrate on provider integration capabilities and doesn’t always put the patient experience at the forefront of the equation. Patients are […]

April 29, 2022

Shares of Teladoc plunged more than 45% Thursday after the telehealth giant reported disappointing first-quarter results. The company reported earnings in Q1 that missed on both the top and bottom line. Teladoc’s revenues grew 25% year over year to $565.4 […]

April 21, 2022

COVID-19 pushed telehealth into the forefront of our healthcare ecosystem. With in-person physician appointments either ill-advised or not possible, providers and patients had to pivot from the common practice of in-person physician visits to online video visits. Payers had to […]

April 20, 2022

ATA2022 Main Stage Series: Telehealth Experts, Disrupters and Decision-Makers The American Telemedicine Association (@AmericanTelemed) announced the Main Stage lineup at ATA2022, featuring keynote presentations and fireside chats that will deliver the latest thinking on the state of telehealth and a […]

March 22, 2022

Telehealth provider Antidote Health raised $22 million in a series A funding round to power its artificial-intelligence-enabled app championing low-cost care. Launched in January 2021, the company offers 24/7 telehealth services across the U.S. focused on quality and affordability, with […]

March 16, 2022

As virtual care accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth companies like Teladoc and MDLive now represent a competitive threat to hospitals as much as rival health systems do. Virtual health and large technology companies have quickly emerged onto the competitive […]

March 4, 2022

Throughout the pandemic, telehealth has provided access to quality care for millions of patients across the country. Even now, with the return of in office appointments, telehealth continues to broaden access to quality care— particularly in rural areas with fewer […]