Telehealth
The virtual care expansion, which builds on Amwell's SilverCloud Health acquisition, is designed in response to clinician shortages and aims to help reduce the cost of mental healthcare, the company says.
Carium CEO and cofounder Scott Pradels chats about the importance of workflow process evaluation and the overall risks of a virtual care environment.
A recent meta-analysis found that telemedicine interventions had a positive impact on many maternal and neonatal health measures.
According to court documents, the operators of Phoenix-based RediDoc were accused of participating in a "circular scheme of kickbacks and bribes."
The National Committee for Quality Assurance identified three key opportunities to improve virtual care delivery, including tailoring telehealth use to individual needs.
More than two dozen grantees throughout the country will have access to up to $700,000 in funding to expand their virtual care capacity.
The health system partnered with General Motors on an insurance product that enabled an onsite telehealth clinic. Linked to Epic and staffed by a medical assistant, it has led to high patient satisfaction.