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Report shows 'vast improvement' in state telehealth reimbursement policies

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Health plans are offering more telemedicine and digital health coverage as part of a broader acceptance of virtual care; changes we believe will largely remain even after the Public Health Emergency ends," said Nathaniel Lacktman, partner and chair of the firm’s national telemedicine and digital health industry team, in a statement.

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Psych Central podcast: “We often feel very isolated, but we have a lot more in common than we realize.”

Society for Participatory Medicine

Psych Central is the terrific mental health community mentioned by “Doc Tom” Ferguson in the e-Patient White Paper, the founding document of our Society. (At ” You can download the full paper in English or Spanish. “e-Therapy Here’s the story. At bottom I’ll paste in an excerpt.)

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2015 Trends for Rural Hospitals and Rural Healthcare

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Cloud Computing White Paper: [link]. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality defines quality care as “the deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants (including the patient) involved in a patient’s care to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services.”

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6 Ways Telemedicine Helps Control Diabetes

GlobalMed

Marrero , director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Border Health Disparities in Tucson, says, “Diabetes may be the most serious public health crisis of our time.” Confused about what type of virtual health solutions you need? Dr. David G. Contact Us. Download Whitepaper.

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Health, Tech, Government Leaders Join CTA and CHI Coalition to Address Health Disparities Amplified by COVID-19

Connected Health Initiative

We are at a tipping point for wider use of digital health tools because of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel, CHI. “As As this public health emergency illustrated, technology can assist providers in treating patients no matter their location.

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7 Ways Telemedicine Helps Control Diabetes

GlobalMed

Marrero , director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Border Health Disparities in Tucson, says, “Diabetes may be the most serious public health crisis of our time.” Confused about what type of virtual health solutions you need? Dr. David G. Contact Us. Download Whitepaper.