What Do Tech-Savvy Consumers Really Think of Telemedicine?
What does the average, tech-savvy consumer think about telemedicine? That’s the question explored in a recent survey conducted by HealthMine. 500 insured individuals who use mobile and/or internet-connected health apps were surveyed on a variety of topics surrounding...
The Flawed Argument Against Telemedicine
One of the strongest arguments in favor of adopting telemedicine has always been cost efficiency. With estimated savings that total in the billions, telemedicine has been viewed as a no-brainer solution to a national healthcare system most strongly characterized by...
U.S. Department of Defense: Telemedicine Access Expansion for Military Members
The Military Health System (MHS) policy on telemedicine has been changed according to a memorandum that was issued last month by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs for the U.S. Department of Defense, Jonathan Woodson, M.D.. The previous law outlined...
Blue Cross Blue Shield Covering Telemedicine
An article published yesterday on AL.com highlighted the growing traction of telemedicine in Alabama. A few months ago, the state’s largest insurance company, Blue Cross Blue Shield announced their intention to reimburse clients for telehealth services in the fields...
Engaging Patients With Telemedicine
People who are actively involved in their healthcare, studies have shown, tend to have improved results and decreased costs. This phenomena has led healthcare providers scrambling to improve patient engagement. Telemedicine is increasingly seen as a vital tool in this...
Telehealth Reimbursement Bills Proposed in Congress
Early last month, two identical bills to expand Medicaid reimbursement of telehealth were introduced in Congress. S.2484, or the "CONNECT for Health Act" was introduced to the Senate on February 2nd and H.R.4442 was introduced to the House on February 3rd. According...
Telemedicine’s Breakout Year
With the next year poised to be an explosive year for telemedicine, five key factors are the chief driving forces behind the expected growth. As Managed Health Care Executive reports, “The global telemedicine market is expected to expand at a compound annual...
Military Adopts Telemedicine
Care providers in the Military Health System (MHS) are now authorized to offer telemedicine services to patients in their home or at places other than military treatment facilities. In a February 3rd memo, Jonathan Woodson, MD, Assistant Secretary of Defense for...
Telemedicine: the Billion-dollar Industry
It’s no secret that telemedicine is a rapidly growing industry - and 2016 looks to be its biggest year yet. According to a report released earlier this month by Accenture, funding for telemedicine is set to quadruple by 2017, growing to almost a billion dollars in...
ATA: State-by-State Telemedicine Policy Comparison
Given the ongoing push towards widely-accepted telemedicine adoption, The American Telemedicine Association has put together two companion reports that compare and contrast coverage, reimbursement, physician practice standards, and licensure across all 50 states. In...