Telehealth

Bret Larson, eVisit's CEO, predicts that 2021 will be "very telling" in telehealth integration.

Virtual care is not a panacea, said panelists at the American Telemedicine Association's EDGE policy conference, so action must be taken to ensure no one is being left behind.

Hackers are using phishing attacks against employees working from home to gain their user names and passwords, says Christophe Doré, security manager at Capsule Technologies.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has created historic opportunities for smart health technologies outside the hospital," says EarlySense's CEO.

The telehealth program has helped the provider organization preserve hospital capacity through multiple COVID-19 surges, while decreasing readmission rates and ED utilization.

Ridesharing company Lyft responded to new demands as a result of the pandemic, says Megan Callahan, vice president of healthcare.

This week's top stories include a House bill that would expand virtual care access beyond the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, DarioHealth acquiring Upright, and the AHA asking CMS to withdraw the most favored nation model interim final rule.

The companies say their program is designed to offer patients direct access to virtual care while reducing administrative costs.

Arcadia sends more than 1 million text messages in a frictionless outreach to close gaps in care, says Dr. Rich Parker, the company's chief medical officer.

COVID-19 pushed the New York behavioral health provider into telehealth. It has since fully embraced the technology, enabling it to provide more services for patients.