Medicare Telehealth Services During the First Year of the Pandemic: Program Integrity Risks
WHY WE DID THIS STUDY The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for how Medicare beneficiaries access health care. In response, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and CMS took a number of actions to temporarily expand access to telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, CMS temporarily paused several program integrity activities, including medical […]
A UK startup develops the “Mediverse” to train healthcare professionals in VR
A company in Wales is working on the “Mediverse.” What does the virtual reality platform offer healthcare professionals and medical students?
UCHealth leaps into AR for patient engagement and experience
For its first mobile augmented reality use case, UCHealth will give patients and others a chance to interact with virtual dogs while they sit in real waiting rooms.
How telehealth can help solve the physician specialist shortage
Dr. Chris Gallagher, a cardiologist and CEO of SOC Telemed, sees “the power of telemedicine to change patients’ lives and make a real difference to hospitals’ bottom lines.”
The key relationship between health equity and telemedicine
“As healthcare providers continue to navigate and find ways to improve the telehealth experience, we have to be intentional about bringing all voices to the table,” one expert says.
To Integrate Virtual Care, Start By Redefining The ‘Visit’
As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve already laid the foundation of a new way of operating and blending both in-person and virtual care. Regulators and policy makers can facilitate this by fostering policies for asynchronous—and not “building-bound”—billing layers on top of the current fee-for-service infrastructure.
Is virtual care the key to better, more equitable health outcomes?
By Stephanie Schomer It wasn’t so long ago that the idea of taking a doctor’s appointment over Zoom was unfathomable — and even unappealing — to the bulk of consumers. Times, of course, have changed. In early 2020, just 7% of people in the U.S. had met with a healthcare provider virtually; by mid-2021, that number […]
What’s the future of virtual-first care?
The Future of Virtual-First Care eBook, sponsored by Wheel, explores some of the challenges and trends in virtual-first care. It also offers clues as to how healthcare stakeholders envision the future of virtual health.
Enhancing Care for Kids with Genetic Conditions Through Telehealth
New research shows that telehealth can be used to effectively care for pediatric patients with genetic conditions, but the implementation considerations and challenges of virtual care remain.
How telehealth can help inpatient care, and what a hybrid future looks like
A telemedicine expert discusses how virtual care will evolve beyond its current use.