CONCORD, NH – Catholic Medical Center in Manchester and Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth will receive a total of $1,307,324 in federal grant funding from the FCC to help strengthen telehealth services as communities continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Healthcare organizations that embrace telehealth must also be prepared to institute strict authentication rules and procedures to enable strong identity verification.
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — When Brittany Tesso received a doctor's bill from Children’s Hospital Colorado for $676.86 after a panel of doctors observed her son for two hours to see if he needed speech therapy, she thought the amount was extreme, but she paid it. But when she got a separate bill two weeks later for $847.35, she was speechless.
With hopes of providing a more holistic infrastructure to telehealth services, Wheel announced today the close of a $150 million Series C round co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tiger Global.
A handful of telehealth companies are dipping into payment systems that reward them for keeping patients' costs low and penalize them for overspending — a potentially risky move for companies still finding financial footing, but one that could win them favor with large health plans and employers.
As healthcare leaders figure out the best way to incorporate telehealth into patient care, AMA experts shared three insights they've gleaned from what physicians and their practices have learned in the past couple of years.