News

The American Telemedicine Association announced Friday that it had launched ATA Action, a new affiliated trade organization aimed at supporting the enactment of state and federal telehealth coverage throughout the United States. ATA Action, which will be helmed by ATA Vice President of Public Policy Kyle Zebley, will also push for appropriate payment more»

The United States is in the middle of a mental and behavioral healthcare crisis. There simply are not enough clinicians and therapists to go around as the pandemic and its stresses drag on. The problem is worsened by geography. In rural America, such providers are even harder to find. But technology has a huge role to play in lessening the crisis. more»

In the rush to move patient care to virtual platforms due to COVID-19, not all telemedicine has prioritized safety, equity, and person-centeredness. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Lucian Leape Institute convened a panel in 2020 to address these gaps and look to the future. The result is the Telemedicine: Ensuring Safe, Equitable, Person-Centered more»

2020 and 2021 saw the mainstreaming of telehealth and the rise of remote patient monitoring. These changes to the healthcare landscape were helped partly by requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic and partly by the subsequent loosening of telemedicine reimbursement and licensure regulations by the government. But what's to happen in 2022? Will the government more»

A report released this week examines telehealth policies on a state-by-state basis in an attempt to highlight what authors see as best practices in terms of patient access and ease of providing care. The study is a joint project from libertarian think tank Reason Foundation; the Cicero Institute, which partners to design "market-driven policy systems"; more»

Abstract Background: An exponential increase in outpatient telehealth visits occurred early in the pandemic period that has been followed by volumes that, although lower than peak numbers, are substantially greater than the pre-pandemic period. This provided an opportunity to assess provider perceptions regarding the right prevalence going forward and key more»

A study published this month in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that safety net providers in New York state reported positive experiences using telephone and video during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, researchers noted, "When it comes to equity in access, telemedicine presents a double-edged sword." "On the one more»

Health systems have had to cope with myriad challenges ranging from new waves of the COVID pandemic, delivery of mass vaccination programmes at scale and speed, coping with diminishing workforce and a significantly increased burden of non-communicable disease as an unexpected consequence of the pandemic. The past year has been notable in that elements of more»