by Jordana Choucair | Feb 15, 2022 | Health IT
HHS announced that the Health Resources and Services Administration awarded nearly $55 million to 29 health centers to increase health care access for underserved populations through virtual care. The Optimizing Virtual Fund is intended to be used for telehealth,...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 11, 2022 | Health IT
A new KFF-Epic Research analysis found that telehealth has decreased somewhat from pandemic highs, but current use still represents a much more substantial share of health care than before COVID-19. According to the analysis, 8 percent of all outpatient visits were...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 9, 2022 | Health IT
Amazon announced it will offer its telehealth service, called Amazon Care, nationwide and expand its in-person care to 20 additional cities. Amazon launched Amazon Care in 2019 and said it’s capitalizing on the surge in demand for in-home care, both virtually and in...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 3, 2022 | Health IT
The HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released an issue brief indicating income disparities in video versus audio telehealth services. Among telehealth users, the highest share of visits that utilized video services occurred among young adults...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 24, 2022 | Health IT
A study conducted by Cigna found that virtual care can reduce unnecessary ER or urgent care visits by 19 percent. The study, conducted alongside its telehealth arm MDLive, found that virtual urgent care visits reduced duplication of care by 16 percent compared to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 21, 2022 | Health IT
A new CB Insights report found that the digital health industry raised a record $57.2 billion in 2021, an increase of 79 percent since 2020. Telehealth received the most funding at $17.6 billion, followed by health IT startups ($8.6 billion), mental wellness and...
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