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Technology
New Jersey Health Systems Launch Digital Health Coalition to Address Maternity Care
The Healthcare Transformation Consortium and Wildflower Health are partnering on a value-based care program that will give health systems and...
Innovation
Virginia Coalition to Use Telehealth, Digital Health to Address Care Gaps in Rural Appalachia
The Virginia Consortium to Advance Healthcare in Appalachia includes the UVA Center for Telehealth and several healthcare organizations, and will...
Telehealth
It's 'Telehealth vs. No Care': Doctors Say Congress Risks Leaving Patients Vulnerable
The $1.7 trillion spending package Congress passed in December included a two-year extension for telehealth, but also signaled reluctance to...
Technology
ONC Data Brief Charts Impressive Increases in Healthcare Interoperability
The number of hospitals improving their EHR platforms to enable data sharing, especially from outside sources, has more than doubled...
Payer
Payers Paid Similarly for Telehealth and In-Person Claims in 2020
New research investigates the financial impact of reimbursing telehealth services at parity with in-person care.
Telehealth
Tampa General's TGH at Home Program Brings Acute-Level Care to the Patient's Home
The hospital is one of hundreds to launch an Acute Hospital Care at Home Program, which combines telehealth and remote...
Telehealth
Vanderbilt Study Finds Value in Pre-Surgery Telehealth Consults
The study found that virtual visits have the same value as in-person visits for communication and shared decision-making. And they're...
Telehealth
'Restructuring' Teledoc Health Announces 300 Layoffs
CEO says layoffs 'a difficult but necessary step' to reduce workforce redundancies and 'transition to more balanced growth of revenue...
Telehealth
Rural Seniors Benefit From Pandemic-Driven Remote Fitness Boom
Along with social isolation came the rapid introduction of remote access to everything from work to workouts.
Telehealth
Will Your Smartphone Be the Next Doctor's Office?
Using smartphones as diagnostic tools is a work in progress.
Clinical Care
'Telehealth Saves Time, Travel, and Money for Patients,' Cancer Researchers Find
Increasing the number of telehealth visits for cancer patients could reduce the financial toxicity of oncology services.
Technology
Northwell Health Targets Maternal Mortality With a Chatbot
The New York-based health system is rolling out Northwell Health Pregnancy Chats, an AI-enhanced chatbot that can act as both...