Telehealth

As telehealth adoption takes off in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, quality analysts and health systems claim much is still unknown about the quality of these virtual visits. Telehealth is often touted for its ability to improve access to care and lower healthcare spending, but those assertions haven’t been widely or rigorously tested, according to […]

Convinced that telemedicine, which exploded during Covid-19 shelter-in-place orders, is here to stay, insurers are moving to expand networks and provide virtual primary care plans at lower premiums and less cost-sharing for patients. Telehealth lets patients meet with health-care providers electronically, via computers or telephones, instead of in person. Patients can receive services at home

On Thursday, June 11, leaders at the Washington, D.C.-based Advisory Board, a division of the Minneapolis-based Optum, presented a webinar entitled, “Telehealth: How can providers make it sustainable beyond COVID-19?” The moderator was Christopher Kerns, Advisory Board’s vice president of executive insights; he spoke with John League, a senior consultant in the organization. Read the

More than a decade ago, virtual health was celebrated as a game changer in the healthcare industry. But while the technology made virtual health possible, providers, payers, and consumers have been slower to adopt than was anticipated. As discussed in ‘Telehealth: A quarter-trillion-dollar post-COVID-19 reality,’ COVID-19 has pushed providers, patients, and payers over the tipping

Rennova Health will separate its software and diagnostic divisions from its rural hospital operations via an all-stock deal with TPT Global Tech as they look to create a new telehealth subsidiary, the companies announced Friday. Rennova, the struggling West Palm Beach, Fla.-based lab test company that pivoted into the hospital business after insurance carriers cut