Telehealth

Telemedicine may expand a patient’s access to care, but some providers are seeing more than they want to.

In 2014, Cleveland Clinic initiated its consumer telehealth strategy, and since then has introduced new dimensions of care to engage its patients.

Dubbed digital "e-visits" by executives, the primary care service is for minor ailments ranging from allergies to sunburn.

Palmetto Health execs say internal challenges made their own rollout a difficult process.

Even though emergency room professionals are providing video visits, the AnywhereCare app is actually intended for non-emergency ailments such as sore throats and respiratory illnesses.

Rather than only looking at how the technology reduces costs and improves outcomes, researches focused on related time, transportation and environmental factors. 

With a grant from Genentech, UCR will use the program to determine whether it can effectively substitute in-person appointments with virtual visits for people with Multiple Sclerosis. 

While direct-to-consumer telehealth services may be convenient, it may actually increase healthcare costs and use, according to a new RAND Health study.

The 22-year Intermountain executive will replace outgoing chief operating officer Laura Kaiser. 

West Virginia delegates approved a telehealth bill on Monday with a vote of 95-4 that would expand access to mental and behavioral healthcare medications in rural areas. The bill now heads to the state senate for another vote.