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Telehealth
Telehealth Accounts for 20% of Health System AppointmentsAfter a spike in telehealth during the public health emergency, a study suggests that virtual care appears to be leveling...
Telehealth
Teladoc Offers Hurricane Ida's Victims Free Virtual CareTo access the service, telephone Teladoc directly at 855-225-5032.
Telehealth
Prisma Health, TytoCare Partner to Expand Telehealth Offerings TytoCare CEO and Co-Founder Dedi Gilad claims the platform will allow Prisma physicians to "fully replicate an in-person visit."
Payer
Cricket Health Secures $83.5M with Backing from Blue Shield, Cigna Cricket claims its "StageSmart?" predictive analytics model can identify patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3b and beyond with 96%...
Revenue Cycle
Report: Hospital Margins Tight Even with Improved Revenues, VolumesThose tight margins are being driven by rising expenses and COVID-19 Delta variant concerns.
Telehealth
The Pandemic Made Telemedicine an Instant Hit. Patients and Providers Feel the Growing Pains.Video services were not equally prepared for the titanic influx in users.
Telehealth
Telehealth is Eco-FriendlyResearchers estimate that transportation-related carbon emissions for outpatient healthcare were cut nearly in half in 2020 as patients stayed home...
Payer
AHA 'Disappointed' SCOTUS Won't Hear Site-Neutral Appeal The suit was in response to the 2018 site-neutral final rule that paid hospitals the same reimbursement for some inpatient...
Revenue Cycle
Key Metrics for Docs, Hospitals Near Pre-Pandemic LevelsHospital margins remained narrow despite in May rising patient volumes.
Telehealth
Remote COVID Monitoring Reduces Hospitalizations for Cancer PatientsA Mayo Clinic program used in-home technology to monitor oxygen levels, vital signs and COVID-19 symptoms, and relied on a...
Covid-19
With Roots in Civil Rights, Community Health Centers Push for Equity in the PandemicStates that were slow to use health centers in the vaccine rollout made a mistake that has made it difficult...
Telehealth
'Better Than the Hospital': Pandemic Boosts Care for Serious Illnesses at HomeA growing number of health systems are offering people with more serious health conditions hospital-level treatment in the comfort of...