As telehealth continues to grow in popularity, state governments are taking notice. South Carolina is one of many states that has expanded state telehealth laws over the past three years, allowing doctor-patient relationships to be established virtually…
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New Arkansas Law Helps Residents Maximize Convenience of Telemedicine Services
The state of Arkansas just took a giant leap forward in enabling residents to take full advantage of telemedicine and virtual care by passing new legislation effective January 1, 2018…
Read more >Fall Reminder: Get Your Flu Shots!
The CDC estimates that about 40,000 people die annually from influenza and its related complications in the US, so getting a flu shot can literally be lifesaving…
Read more >Groundbreaking Telehealth Initiatives for Veterans
A new initiative, Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care, would further expand telehealth technology and mobile apps to connect more veterans with providers.
Read more >Growing Pains in Telemedicine
As the telehealth industry continues to gain momentum, it has been met with some growing pains, one of the most overlooked being an internet connection…
Read more >Yee-Haw! Some major updates are coming to Texas Telemedicine Laws
Texas has notoriously been one of the stricter states in terms of telemedicine, but a new law, SB 1107, outlines guidelines for how telemedicine can operate in the state.
Read more >Cost-Savings of Telemedicine [Infographic]
Discover the cost-benefit of using tele-emergency to avoid patient transfers from rural hospitals in our latest infographic…
Read more >Telehealth Legislative Update: HEART Act
The Helping Expand Access to Rural Telehealth (HEART) Act aims to improve access to telehealth services in rural areas by expanding Medicare programs.
Read more >Telemedicine & Genetic Counseling
Telemedicine seeks to offset America’s genetic counselor shortage by improving access to, and timeliness of, genetic counseling via virtual consultations…
Read more >Tele-Nicotine
Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death. As one pilot program has shown, telemedicine could help current smokers to kick their smoking habit…
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