Rural Healthcare Needs More Than Just Telehealth
People working the most vital occupations, like farmers and ranchers, call the most remote areas in this country home. Their health shouldn’t suffer due to their choice of employment.
Brightside Health Launches Mental Health Services for Teens
Brightside Health is expanding to serve teens ages 13 to 17. These teens can receive therapy and psychiatry services and will eventually have access to the company's Crisis Care support.
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The 3 Best Options to Buy Telemedicine Carts for Neurology Care
Neurologists and health care practitioners must evolve with the world. Telemedicine carts assist in this evolution by serving as an intermediary between patients and doctors.
300+ Provider Organizations Urge Feds to Prevent Leaked DEA Rule From Going into Effect
More than 330 provider organizations signed letters this week urging the White House and Congress to extend a pandemic-era telehealth prescribing flexibility. Failure to extend this policy would cause millions of Americans to lose access to treatment, they argued.
Why Pfizer Is Dipping Into DTC Telehealth With PfizerForAll
To address the complicated healthcare landscape in the U.S., Pfizer launched a new direct-to-consumer virtual service called PfizerForAll. It follows Eli Lilly, which launched a similar product in January.
Three Remote Nursing Strategies to Fight Patient Burnout
As poor experiences and high costs drive many to walk away from their doctors, the right additional support can keep patients from switching providers. Here are three suggestions to consider that could make a difference for patient experience while improving access to care and reducing costs.
Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Will Expire In December. Congress Needs To Act Swiftly, Experts Say
Telehealth advocates are calling on Congress to act quickly on Medicare telehealth flexibilities, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Doing so would help key healthcare stakeholders prepare.
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Why Workflow Chaos Is Undermining Care – and What Providers Can Do About It.
Healthcare is drowning in chaos—from scattered data to burnout-inducing tasks. Discover how smarter workflows and real-time insights can rescue care teams and transform patient outcomes.
Telehealth Can Broaden Reach of Palliative Care for Lung Cancer Patients, Per MGH Study
Palliative care provided by video was equivalent to in-person visits with a clinician, according to study results presented during the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Investigators say these results indicate telehealth can make palliative care accessible to more cancer patients.
Wheel’s New AI Platform Seeks to Power the New Era of Virtual Care
This week, Wheel rolled out a new AI-powered platform designed to provide patients with more holistic and seamless virtual care journeys. The platform, called Horizon, aims to help the startup’s customers rapidly scale virtual care programs to meet growing patient demand.
Telehealth Is Far From Dead, Says Providence’s Virtual Care Chief
This year has been a messy one for virtual care companies, but that doesn’t mean that telehealth is dead, according to Eve Cunningham, Providence’s chief of virtual care and digital health. In her view, virtual care can definitely still be an important part of the care delivery model — but only if it is embedded into the greater healthcare delivery ecosystem.
Healthcare Is a Frontier Not Even Walmart Could Conquer — And It’s Not Looking Great For Others Either
Walmart’s decision to shutter its healthcare division reflects just how difficult it is to achieve profitability in the primary care and telehealth markets. Experts think retailers simply aren’t prepared to handle the bevy of challenges that come along with delivering healthcare — but could this news also be a sign of the system being broken?
What Are Healthcare Organizations Getting Wrong about Email Security?
A new report by Paubox calls for healthcare IT leaders to dispose of outdated assumptions about email security and address the challenges of evolving cybersecurity threats.
Home Health: A Solution to Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs
A great deal of healthcare can take place in the home, leaving valuable bandwidth available for specialized facilities when they are needed.
Experts Aren’t Surprised About Optum Closing Its Virtual Care Business
Optum is shutting down its virtual care unit after a three-year run. Industry experts agree that the closure reflects broader trends in the telehealth market, in which saturation and differentiation challenges are leading some providers to struggle.
What Does the FTC’s $7M Fine Against Cerebral Mean for the Industry?
This week, the FTC ordered Cerebral to pay a $7 million fine, accusing the company of mishandling users’ sensitive health data and misleading consumers about cancellation policies. Experts agree that other virtual healthcare providers need to work on their legal and compliance strategies in order to avoid a similar fate.
200 Stakeholders Push DEA for Updated Proposed Rule on Virtual Prescribing of Controlled Substances
In a letter, several stakeholders urged the Drug Enforcement Administration to release a revised proposed rule on the virtual prescribing of controlled substances. This comes as Covid-19 flexibilities that allow controlled substances to be prescribed via telehealth without an in-person exam are set to expire at the end of the year.
Revolutionizing ICU Care: The Future of Telemedicine in Smaller Facilities
This technology can result in reduced readmission rates, increased patient satisfaction, and a consistent flow of post-acute care revenue, especially in rural areas.