Telehealth

Also known as telemedicine, this area of care helps connect doctors and patients remotely, without requiring in-person visits. This virtual care strategy is beneficial for managing chronic conditions, delivering lab test or diagnostic imaging results, post-surgical follow-ups, assessing skin conditions, online counseling and many other healthcare services. It also can improve care, care access and outcomes for patients.

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PwC: Consumers ready for telehealth, self-diagnosis; doctors not so much

Most consumers are ready for nontraditional healthcare delivery, according to research from PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute. 

November 20, 2015
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Telehealth usage low due to reimbursement, training, licensing

Fifteen percent of primary care respondents to a survey on telehealth said they use telehealth in their practices. 

November 17, 2015
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Physician fee schedule increases reimbursable telehealth services

The 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes some good news for proponents of telehealth. 

November 4, 2015

Telehealth to hit $2.8B by 2020

The U.S. telehealth market is expected to reach $2.8 billion by 2022, according to a report from Grand View Research. 

November 4, 2015

New AMA workgroup to focus on telehealth CPT coding

The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced a new workgroup charged with integrating the latest telehealth technology into the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set.

October 8, 2015

New Texas law allows for MD compensation for school telehealth visits

A new law means physicians participating in Texas' Medicaid program will receive compensation for virtual appointments with children at school. 

August 26, 2015

Georgia Partnership for Telehealth Announces Grant Recipients for the 2015 Rural School-Based Telehealth Center Initiative

Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth (GPT), a charitable nonprofit promoting the establishment of telemedicine programs in communities throughout Georgia, announces that eight Georgia schools have been awarded a grant through the 2015 Rural School-Based Telehealth Center Initiative to develop and implement a telehealth program at the beginning of the 2015–2016 school year. 

August 25, 2015

High patient satisfaction with CVS' telehealth pilot

Patient satisfaction rates topped 90 percent in a pilot program conducted by CVS Health for its telehealth program. 

August 24, 2015
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