Grand Valley and Western Colorado patients who go through blood and marrow transplant procedures at the Huntsman Cancer Institute can now have some of their follow-up appointments locally after they return home. Salt Lake City’s Huntsman Cancer Institute and Grand Junction’s Community Hospital recently teamed up to open a telemedicine clinic to serve Mesa County …more

Join thousands of healthcare professionals and leaders they come together in New Orleans, April 14-16 to explore how telehealth is transforming healthcare delivery. ATA19 is the perfect opportunity to attend thought-provoking sessions, network with your peers, find new business, raise your organization’s profile, and achieve greater brand visibility among those driving the telehealth profession. Register …more

POLICY ALERT In February 2018, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA), which included a requirement that telehealth be allowed to be included as a basic benefit, rather than a supplemental benefit, in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. CMS proposed rules in November 2018 to implement this provision and is seeking comments due December 31. …more

  POLICY ALERT In February 2018, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA), which included a requirement that telehealth be allowed to be included as a basic benefit, rather than a supplemental benefit, in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program.  CMS proposed rules in November 2018 to implement this provision and is seeking comments due December …more

Annapolis, MD / November 16, 2018 – ClearHealth Quality InstituteTM (CHQI), an independent health care accrediting body, revealed today the first group of organizations accredited under its new Telemedicine Accreditation Program (TAP) as well as a select list of organizations that are in the application process. As the only telemedicine or telehealth accreditation program backed …more

Arlington, VA – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) announced recently that it has appointed Elizabeth Bierbower, Segment President at Humana Inc., and Robin Glasco, a healthcare innovator with over two decades of health insurance industry experience. With the addition of the new appointments, the ATA Board of Directors expands to sixteen members. “Following an extensive …more

Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities are now available for the ATA19 Conference & Expo to be held April 14-16, 2019 in New Orleans, LA. ATA19 convenes thousands of healthcare leaders and is focused exclusively on telehealth and virtual care. This year, ATA will celebrate 26 years of success gathering thousands of leaders committed to improving healthcare …more

Dr. Tarik Shaheen saw a need to expand mental healthcare, which inspired his Texas-based company Iris Telehealth. “We partner with different healthcare systems across the country and we try and understand what their behavioral health needs are,” he said. Iris Telehealth was one of the tour stops during the American Telemedicine Association’s annual fall conference. …more

Dr. Tarik Shaheen saw a need to expand mental healthcare, which inspired his Texas-based company Iris Telehealth. “We partner with different healthcare systems across the country and we try and understand what their behavioral health needs are,” he said. Iris Telehealth was one of the tour stops during the American Telemedicine Association’s annual fall conference. …more

Healthcare executives are still seeing a bright future for telehealth and telemedicine, with artificial intelligence quickly moving up the list of hot topics. A survey of roughly 100 health industry executives by Utah-based Reaction Data found that 29 percent see telemedicine as having the biggest impact on healthcare. Another 20 percent picked AI technology, while …more

It’s expected that one in five adults—nearly 45 million people—will experience a mental or behavioral health issue this year alone. The economic burden, as a result, is significant. Don’t miss EDGE 2018 where you’ll hear more about the crucial role can technology play in driving mental health awareness and outcomes. Attendees will gain valuable insights …more

As telemedicine continues to grow, it is likely to have impacts in all facets of the healthcare industry. BDO USA, LLP recently released a report about how executives, clinical leaders, and clinicians plan to invest their time and money in areas of care by 2020 to prepare for the growing senior demographic.

Twenty-nine percent of executives from healthcare providers agree telemedicine is the most promising emerging technology trend in the healthcare industry, according to a Reaction Data report. Reaction Data surveyed 97 C-suite executives and directors from various provider organizations, including hospitals, long-term care facilities and specialty clinics, about their view of the future of healthcare.

When doctors could be reached via telemedicine to decide whether a patient in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) should be hospitalized, 29 percent of the patients evaluated avoided a hospital visit, saving $1.55 million over the course of a year, according to results reported in the current issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®.

Amar Gupta, PhD, a researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, told WRVO that there is a practical use for telemedicine that many healthcare organizations haven’t yet realized: a 24-hour “knowledge factory.” Dr. Gupta, who teaches a course on telemedicine at MIT, understands, first-hand, the struggle some patients experience when accessing healthcare. His wife …more

The head of the Federal Communications Commission addressed barriers to high-speed connectivity in western Colorado and stuck to his post-net neutrality guns during a visit to St. Mary’s Medical Center. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai held a closed-door meeting with hospital leaders Tuesday as part of a national tour to discuss how his agency relates to …more