Funds to pilot new telehealth services, track outcomes and publish research will establish an evidence base for future telehealth programs. The Biden administration is investing more than $19 million to strengthen telehealth services in rural and underserved communities. These investments are being distributed to 36 award recipients through the Health Resources and Services Administration … [Read more...]
High-Quality Primary Care Should Be Available to Every Individual in the U.S., Says New Report
Payment Reform, Telehealth Expansion, State and Federal Policy Changes Recommended Ensuring access to high-quality primary care for all people in the United States will require reforming payment models, expanding telehealth services, and supporting integrated, team-based care, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. No federal agency … [Read more...]
Walmart to acquire telehealth provider MeMD
Walmart Health is set to acquire multi-specialty telehealth provider MeMD. The deal enables Walmart to provide customers across the U.S. virtual urgent, behavioral and primary care among other medical specialties. “Telehealth offers a great opportunity to expand access and reach consumers where they are, and complements our brick-and-mortar Walmart Health locations. Today people expect … [Read more...]
Using telehealth, doctor called 911 to get COVID patient to hospital it saved her life
Two of South Florida’s largest hospital chains have significantly changed how they practice medicine during the pandemic via telehealth. Doctors and nurses at Baptist Health South Florida and Memorial Health System, like many other hospital groups and doctors’ offices, pivoted to the real-time platforms, freeing up hospital beds and giving patients an alternative to going to a doctor’s office … [Read more...]
Moving Health Care To Virtual Models Creates Legal Issues
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the global health care system, highlighting both gaps in allocation and shortcomings in the delivery of care. Domestically, health care is more highly regulated at every level of government than any other industry, including the famed military-industrial complex that is primarily regulated at the federal level. However, the public health emergency has … [Read more...]
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