Telehealth

After two senators wrote a letter to the retail giant expressing concerns over the potential use of private health data shared with its virtual care services, reports say the Amazon Clinic expansion to all 50 states could be delayed up to three weeks.

The San Diego-based provider sees around 30 readings per patient per month, showing a high level of compliance – and is better able to identify white coat hypertension in doctors' offices.

The vast majority of telehealth caregivers in Virginia are confident in the quality of virtual care. Two experts from the Virginia Telehealth Network go in-depth about new poll data that shows its staying power.

Any healthcare provider or practice using the Elation EHR can integrate with Zocdoc to automatically surface their real-time appointment availability. 

Discussion of an app for children with ADHD that improves attention and cognition, from Scott Kollins, chief medical officer at Akili Interactive.

For example, the Mayo Clinic has shown that 72.5% of remote patient monitoring patients comply with care plan tasks, including taking meds and monitoring vitals. Further, only 9.4% were readmitted within 30 days versus 20% of patients not using RPM. 

A bipartisan group of 60 senators reintroduced the updated 2023 version of the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act. A companion bill was introduced in the House.

Virtual care company Teladoc Health works with 50 Medicare Advantage plans. Nine million beneficiaries can access one or more of its telehealth offerings. An expert at the company offers a deep look at the subject.

The company will use the funds to release new offerings to providers and payers, expand its reach nationally in 2023 and establish a presence in all 50 states in 2024.

Subscribers will have access to unlimited virtual urgent care visits through secure messaging, phone calls and video chats from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.