Veterans living in areas with poor broadband speed were less likely to use video telehealth after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, pointing to potential disparities in access.
The study, published in JAMA Network Open, used administrative data for patients enrolled in Veterans Health Administration primary care to analyze visits at 937 clinics before the pandemic (October 2016 to February...
California-based virtual healthcare provider HealthTap and multinational electronics company Samsung announced a strategic partnership to bring virtual healthcare to Samsung Smart TVs in the U.S.
HealthTap is a technology company and medical group providing virtual healthcare offerings through the web and health apps. The partnership extends HealthTap's services to Samsung TV owners, who will be...
Thirty-seven percent of adults used telemedicine within the past 12 months, according to a report by the CDC.
The analysis outlined the percentage of adults who used telemedicine in the past 12 months by geographic and sociodemographic characteristics based on the 2021 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
Women were more likely to report telehealth use, with 42% reporting using telemedicine...
The J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study released today shows a stark increase in consumers preferring telehealth visits over in-person appointments for a broad range of routine care.
The study finds that 67% of survey respondents relayed they have accessed video telehealth services during the past year. Before the pandemic in 2019, that number was 37%.
Among those who used...
JAMA Health Forum published a cross-sectional study suggesting that re-implementing licensure restrictions on out-of-state telemedicine, which were lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would have the most significant effect on patients living near a state border, ones in rural locations, and ones receiving primary care or mental health treatment.
"Relaxation of state restrictions would likely...
Digital dermatology startup Clinikally from India has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding from Y Combinator, a US-based tech startup accelerator, and Shutterstock CEO and founder Jon Oringer.
It also secured the amount from other investors, including ReNew Power founder Sumant Sinha, MapMyGenome founder Anu Acharya, Nepean Capital founder Gautam Trivedi, and Northwestern Medicine chief of head...
Diagnoses from preliminary telehealth consultations matched in-person visits in 86.9% of cases, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
The research included 2,393 Mayo Clinic patients who attended a video telemedicine visit, followed by an in-person appointment for the same problem in the same specialty within 90 days. Patients used desktop computers, laptops, tablets or...
The use of telemedicine and telehealth increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the physicians who used the technology more intensely during that period, more time was spent on after-hours EHR-based clinical and administrative work.
These were among the conclusions of a study of 2,129 physicians that was conducted at New York University Langone Health.
The report, published in...
Telehealth company Coviu has started offering its virtual care platform in the United States.
From a global staff count of 50, it also plans to double its headcount over the next 12 months as it pursues international growth.
Coviu's telehealth platform features secure video conferencing, an apps marketplace, remote patient monitoring, and new functionalities that allow group telehealth sessions...
Patients with lower health literacy and those who lived in more socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods were more likely to participate in an audio-only telehealth visit, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers analyzed more than 18,000 scheduled telehealth visits from outpatient clinics that are part of a large health system. The visits happened early in the COVID-...
