Congress must take actions now to ensure that Medicare patients continue to access telehealth post-pandemic. AMA Trustee Jack Resneck, MD said in a statement for the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee’s health subcommittee that efforts should continue to build capacity.
Two major telehealth organizations team up to expand access to virtual care training
The American Board of Telehealth and the American Telemedicine Association announced that they were teaming up to expand access to training and education for virtual care. Recently the ABT announced CORE Concepts in Telehealth Certificate. They have listed seven telemedicine-focused training models.
Telemedicine project tackles hepatitis C virus and substance abuse treatment
A federally funded project in New York that tests the value of telemedicine in treating patients battling substance abuse and hepatitis C virus (HCV) is expanding, following promising results.
6 key categories telemedicine can help increase access to patient care
Telehealth and telemedicine technologies are beneficial in providing up-to-date, timely and cost-effective care to resource-limited populations.
Maternal death rates in the U.S. are the highest among developed nations
We are progressing towards a healthier society in the U.S. with technological advancements in healthcare through telehealth…