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New Bill May Expand Telehealth to Underserved Populations

In recent months, discussions of telehealth and its availability among Medicare beneficiaries have been abuzz. Many organizations, such the American Hospital Association, feel that Medicare needs to expand its policies regarding telehealth so that it can be made available to …

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The Four Essential Elements Of A Connected Care Telemedicine Practice

Telemedicine is the future of healthcare. It has already been widely embraced by the ultra-wealthy wanting to be able to access high-quality medical care whenever it’s required in the form of concierge connected care practices. What’s more telling is that …

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Up, Up and Away (Safely): How the Airline Industry Could Use Telehealth

Telehealth continues drive change as an innovative alternative to traditional brick-and-mortar medicine. And what works on land can work in the air. Read More

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1/3 of CVS MinuteClinic Visitors Prefer On-Site Telehealth

One third of CVS MinuteClinic telehealth users actually preferred a video visit to an in-person one, according to a survey of 1,700 MinuteClinic telehealth users conducted by CVS between January and September 2014 and published in the Journal of General Internal …

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Study: Telehealth Can Save $100 or More Per Visit

As telehealth services grow throughout the country, they provide both improved care and ways to cut costs. Read More

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Children’s Health Deploys Telehealth to 57 North Texas Schools

After a successful telemedicine program pilot  in 27 schools last year, Children’s Health will soon deploy telehealth in 57 schools across Dallas, Grayson, Collin and Tarrant counties, Dallas Business Journalreports. The school-based telehealth program will include lab consultations, providing nurses the ability to conduct …

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Health Plans in Connecticut Must Cover Telehealth Services

Connecticut marks the 28th state to enact a telemedicine commercial reimbursement statute. The legislation (SB-467) was sponsored by Senators Looney, Duff, Crisco and Gerratana with twenty co-sponsor senators, and was signed into law by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy on June 22, …

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Pharmacists Seek Congressman’s Help to Expand Rural Healthcare

Proposed federal legislation could help increase access to health care for people residing in rural areas. U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, visited Medi-Wise Pharmacy in Newcomerstown after owner and pharmacist Jeff Neidig invited him to discuss issues impacting consumers and the …

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Doctors’ Virtual Consults With Patients To Double By 2020

Thanks to expanding health insurance coverage, the number of virtual video consultations between primary health care providers and their patients will double in five years in the U.S., fueling the nation’s telehealth boom, according to a new analysis. Read More

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Report: Telehealth Can Help Special-Needs Kids Access Care

Telehealth could help special-needs children in California overcome various barriers to care, according to a new report, mHealth Intelligence reports (Gruessner, mHealth Intelligence, 8/4). Read More

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