How Remote Patient Monitoring Can Be a Game-Changer for Rural Health
As federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics look for effective ways to reach their underserved populations, improve outcomes, manage growing care demands, and even strengthen their financial performance, RPM offers a scalable, sustainable solution that supports both patients and providers.
Can New DEA Leadership Resolve the Telemedicine Prescription Debate?
While no action has been taken on the proposed rule, telehealth advocates are pinning their hopes on Cole and hoping that new DEA leadership can jump-start the move toward a registration process that would appeal to both the government and providers.
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Was a Big Beautiful Bust for Telehealth, and Now the Clock Is Ticking
Healthcare leaders hoping for good news in President Trump’s so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” were largely disappointed at the outcome. But supporters are saying the fight to extend or even make permanent pandemic-era waivers isn’t over yet.
The Exec: Telehealth Generates Value for Health Systems and Patients
Telehealth is helping health systems cope with a growing physician shortage across the country in multiple specialties, including neurology, psychiatry, and primary care.
Rising Interest in Virtual Second Opinions
A new survey from The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic has found that virtual second opinions are a largely underutilized option for reducing high-cost care, improving clinical outcomes, and closing access gaps, particularly for patients with rare conditions.
Why the Hospital at Home Concept Won’t Be Going Away
Hospital at Home receives support from a waiver that enabled health systems and hospitals following the CMS model to receive Medicare reimbursement. That waiver is due to expire in September, and while there’s a strong lobbying effort to make it permanent, many hospital executives have said the program has proven its value and will go on regardless.
How Virtual Nursing Is Bridging Generational Gaps at WellSpan Health
For Patty Donley, senior vice president and CNE at WellSpan Health, the original goal of WellSpan’s virtual nursing program was twofold. First and foremost, Donley emphasized the workforce shortage and planning for when the baby boomer generation retires.
Here’s Why Multiservice Healthcare Facilities Play a Critical Role in the Modernization Movement
Modern healthcare delivery is in the midst of a transformation, often exemplified by digital breakthroughs. As an example, utilization of telehealth in early 2021 was 38 times higher than pre-pandemic. Yet equally important is modernizing physical access to care: Ensuring patients can access comprehensive services conveniently.
Reading, Writing and Wellness: Libraries Try Out Telehealth Kiosks
It’s not an entirely new idea, innovative healthcare leaders looking to expand their reach into communities and rural areas have started programs in libraries, banks, community centers, retail centers, even barbershops and hair salons. Some projects start with just a cubicle and a laptop, while others use kiosks or enclosed rooms.
Why Are Home Health Agencies Ditching Telehealth?
Conducted between 2023 and 2024 of roughly 260 home health agencies, the study places blame for the drop-off on a lack of Medicare reimbursement, and raises questions about whether home-based care programs can support telehealth at a time when health systems and hospitals are moving more services to the home.