Digital assessments, tools, could make migraine management less of a headache, neuro-clinic says
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 25, 2023
Users of a particular telehealth platform for treating headaches showed a decrease in ER and urgent care visits, according to one study.
Justice Department propose first-ever rules on web access for seniors, those with disabilities
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 21, 2023
For the first time ever, the Justice Department is proposing new rules about digital access to telehealth options under the ADA.
In ‘bold move’ Blupoint latest to adopt centralized digital intake of residents
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 17, 2023
A healthcare operator in Central Massachusetts has added a central intake center with digital solutions to provide more efficient onboarding.
Digital platforms for Parkinson’s patients bring better nutrition, other benefits, study finds
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 15, 2023
Digital health could prove a valuable resource for both Parkinson’s patients and caregivers in providing more information on nutrition, a new study suggests.
AMDA leadership weighs in on DEA’s telehealth medicine rules debate
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Jessica R. Towhey
Aaron Dorman
Aug 10, 2023
The DEA may re-evaluate its rules on prescribing controlled substances via telehealth appointments, following a deluge of 38,000 public comments on the initial rulemaking.
Telehealth may not be as thrifty as many think, researchers find
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 13, 2023
While expanding virtual health options offers a number of benefits to patients and providers, the assumption that telehealth will universally lower costs may be overstated, experts caution.
Follow-up telehealth visits rare, new study shows, as Congress follows up on telehealth expansion in...
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 11, 2023
Patients are less likely to schedule a follow-up to a telehealth visit than in-person, a newly updated study shows.
New partnership gives CCRC residents virtual live-in caregiver
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 10, 2023
A select number of continuing care residents in Iowa will have a special new virtual live-in caregiver that’s able to give them wellness surveys and provide customized reminders.
Seniors still skeptical of AI-led healthcare, new study shows
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 07, 2023
While patients acknowledge AI’s ubiquity, they are not yet willing to cede the role of primary care and therapy to AI, a new study shows.
New partnership expands telehealth for LTC-ACO patients
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Aaron Dorman
Jun 27, 2023
Benefits provider LTC ACO announced a “deepening collaboration” with Third Eye Health to provide virtual urgent care to patients, the two companies announced Monday.