A new coalition aims to utilize and focus on consumer-facing mHealth and telehealth tools to mitigate health disparities. Guided by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Connected Health Initiative (CHI), the Health Equity and Access Leadership (HEAL) coalition brings together different organizations and companies in the digital health space.
CMS proposes vital changes to Remote Patient Monitoring coverage
The federal government has clarified the way it regulates remote patient monitoring and the changes could significantly impact and potentially restrict the usage of telehealth and mHealth by care providers while they take care of patients at home.
Behavioral health clinic utilizes telehealth solutions to expand its reach to vulnerable patients
Bridge Counseling Associates a nonprofit agency and certified community behavioral health clinic is based in Las Vegas – in Clark County, Nevada. Since there was a need to provide services in rural communities where professional behavioral health services are virtually unavailable, Bridge provided services through telehealth.
Fitch reveals, telehealth effectively providing revenue stop-gap for U.S. hospitals
The use of telehealth in U.S. healthcare has been accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Fitch Ratings. Telehealth technology is providing revenue continuity whose ripple effects are felt in the supply chain as well, since doctors continue to prescribe medications.
Trump aims at a broader role for telehealth services in Medicare
The Trump administration has plans to give telehealth a broader role under Medicare through an executive order and it serves as an indication to the Congress to make doctor visits via personal technology a permanent feature of the program.