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Telehealth flexibilities expired. Here's how providers are coping.
Telehealth flexibilities ended on Sept. 30, forcing providers to halt new virtual visits, risk financial losses or drive hundreds of miles for rural patient care.
Omada Health to prescribe GLP-1s
The virtual care provider said it will add a prescribing capability to its GLP-1 care track to offer comprehensive support to patients taking anti-obesity medications.
Amwell mulls divestitures
The company is considering selling assets that could be more easily separated from the rest of the business without creating challenges for customers, executives said on a third quarter earnings call.
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2026 Physician Fee Schedule extends some virtual care payments
The PFS final rule adds ADHD treatment to its digital mental health payment pathway and allows FQHCs to continue to bill for telehealth services until the end of 2026.
Teladoc finance chief to step down
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Teladoc Health launches AI to curb violence in hospitals
The virtual care company is integrating new AI features into its Clarity monitoring solution that analyzes audio and video cues to identify threatening behavior in hospitals.
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Hospitals in disadvantaged areas lag in telehealth, HIE adoption
Hospital adoption of telehealth and HIE functionalities is lower in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, indicating a need for new policy efforts, research shows.
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ATA launches new digital readiness benchmarking tool
The association's enhanced Digital Infrastructure Score and mapping tool will assess whether U.S. communities are able to adopt virtual care and digital health technologies and services.
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Telehealth disparities persist among rural US adults
In rural areas, older adults and minority groups used telehealth less than their peers, indicating telehealth disparities within rural populations in the U.S., a new study shows.
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Apple Watch launches new hypertension notification feature
The latest version of the Apple Watch includes a feature that will assess heart sensor data to identify and notify users about potential hypertension symptoms.
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Medicare RPM payments spike spurs HHS-OIG oversight
A new HHS-OIG report reveals a 31% jump in Medicare RPM payments from 2023-24, indicating a need to expand billing practices oversight in this arena.
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How telebehavioral healthcare can improve ED operations
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields partnered with Array Behavioral Care to offer a telebehavioral health program that has enhanced patient care and experience in the ED.
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Telehealth flexibilities have expired. Here's what you need to know.
Telehealth and hospital-at-home flexibilities expired Sept. 30, 2025, reverting Medicare coverage to pre-pandemic restrictions and disrupting virtual care access nationwide.
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Supporting cardiac medication management with telehealth
Sutter Health is using a telehealth-based model to connect heart failure patients with pharmacists for medication management, boosting clinical outcomes and patient experience.
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PHTI: Key limitations of virtual OUD tools & industry implications
A new report shows that virtual OUD solutions match traditional treatment effectiveness and slightly improve retention, but don't meaningfully reduce costs or expand access.