Category: EHR & EMR

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 […]

February 21, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (@HHSGov), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (@HRSAgov), awarded nearly $55 million to 29 HRSA-funded health centers to increase health care access and quality for underserved populations through virtual care […]

February 3, 2022

Telehealth use has fallen from record highs at the start of the pandemic, and legislators are still debating what regulations should be relaxed permanently. Uptake continues to fluctuate in certain regions based on COVID-19 surges, and in November telehealth use […]

January 27, 2022

As the world endures the ongoing effects of Covid-19, virtual care and telemedicine needs to be at the core of any company or institution that wants to continue to provide quality care and services with ever-increasing healthcare costs and economic […]

January 24, 2022

The virtual care space includes a rich ecosystem of players across the telehealth and remote patient monitoring segments. Telehealth is the capability to perform healthcare visits, checkups, and drug prescription acquisitions over live chat, video, or telephone. Remote patient monitoring […]

January 19, 2022

Listed below are the key technology trends impacting the virtual care and telemedicine theme, as identified by GlobalData. The integration of new and existing digital technologies such as telehealth, connected medical devices, remote monitoring, mobile device apps, and electronic health […]

January 18, 2022

No matter where you sit in the healthcare ecosystem, data integrations are complex and critical to success. Your product or service may speed up revenue cycles, help doctors and patients connect virtually or hold the cure for the plague of […]

January 14, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency for another 90 days, extending key flexibilities for providers still grappling with the pandemic. The public health emergency was first ordered back in January […]

December 22, 2021

Digital health investment had a blockbuster year in 2021, propelled in large part by the shift to virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first nine months alone brought in a total of $21.3 billion for digital health startups across […]

December 21, 2021

Are Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and telehealth the same thing? If virtual visits replace in-person visits, will that negatively impact my practice? Will I lose reimbursement and the in-person connection with patients? These are questions and concerns that we frequently […]