Telehealth access mitigates anxiety in assisted living residents: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2024
Telehealth appeared to mitigate anxiety during the pandemic for assisted living and nursing home residents with higher pre-COVID anxiety, and ensuring telehealth access during potential future pandemic...
9.6 percent of medical visits took place via telehealth in 2021
Jun 03, 2024
The percentage of telehealth visits was higher for mental health than other clinicians.
Video telehealth visits work well for common conditions
Dec 13, 2021
Replacing or augmenting usual care with video visits results in similar outcomes.
DOJ hits telehealth firm for $4.6M in false claims settlement involving nursing homes
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 14, 2024
A company that provides mental telehealth services to skilled nursing residents has agreed to pay the federal government $4.6 million to resolve false claims allegations.
Telehealth programs benefit obese adults with knee OA
Nov 30, 2021
An education and exercise program, with and without dietary intervention, was better than education only for knee osteoarthritis.
In-person return visits increased after telemedicine primary care visits
Oct 17, 2023
Variation was seen in differences in follow-up office visits after index in-person versus telemedicine by specific medical condition.
Home healthcare workers serve as critical component in elderly telehealth visits, researcher says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 19, 2021
Home healthcare workers can be an invaluable resource in telehealth visits with elderly patients, the author of a new study on telehealth barriers told McKnight’s Home Care Daily.
Telemedicine has declined since pandemic, but video encounters still frequent
Jan 22, 2024
“Although these nationwide trends can inform research and policy, they obscure disparities in access to and use of telemedicine that disproportionately affect older adults, individuals in rural regions...
Teladoc Health and Microsoft AI team up for automated documentation
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 24, 2023
One of the largest telehealth platforms in the US is expanding its capabilities by adding the ability to automate clinical documentation during virtual exams.
Digital health summit recognizes ‘breakthrough’ winners for key innovations
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 11, 2023
Recent winners of HITLAB’s Innovators Challenge include a virtual care program for chronic inflammation and a dance-pairing startup.