How is virtual healthcare used to benefit patients and care givers? What are the newest innovations in virtual care technology? How do telehealth and telemedicine fit into the realm of virtual healthcare? We have our finger on the pulse and are striving to report the latest developments around virtual healthcare.
Industry News
Array Behavioral Care and KeyCare Expand Nationwide Access to Coordinated Behavioral Health Treatment
Array Behavioral Care, a national virtual psychiatry and therapy practice providing quality mental health services across the continuum of care, and KeyCare, the nation’s first Epic EHR-based virtual care company, announced a partnership that will eliminate system-wide gaps in mental health treatment.
Arrowhead EMS Association Awarded $5M to Implement Avel eCare’s EMS Telemedicine Services in Ambulances Across Northeast Minnesota
Arrowhead EMS Association was awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All Program (SS4A) as part of an initiative to improve and expedite post-crash care in rural communities and tribal areas. The NorthEast Advancement of Rural and Remote Emergency Medical Services (NEARR-EMS) program will equip 20 ambulances in 15 agencies with Avel eCare’s EMS telemedicine services
Synapticure Raises $25 Million Series A to Expand Virtual Care for Patients and Caregivers Living with Neurodegenerative Diseases in all 50 States
Synapticure, a virtual care company dedicated to improving access and outcomes for patients and caregivers living with Alzheimer’s and related dementias, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases, announced the successful close of its $25 million Series A funding round.
TimelyCare Named “Best in Business” for Mental Health Advocacy by Inc.
TimelyCare, a trusted virtual health and well-being provider, has been named to Inc.’s “Best in Business” list for 2024.
American Telemedicine Association Launches Center of Digital Excellence (CODE) to Accelerate Digital Integration in Care Delivery
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) announced the launch of its new ATA Center of Digital Excellence (CODE), an innovative alliance with health systems dedicated to advancing the integration of digital care pathways to support patients throughout their healthcare journeys. By convening health systems and digital health leaders, CODE will drive the development and implementation of best practices that prioritize patient-centered care, equitable access, and improved clinical and operational outcomes.
DocGo and SHL Telemedicine Partner to Revolutionize Patient Access to Cardiovascular Care
DocGo Inc., a provider of technology-enabled mobile health services, announced an expanded partnership with SHL Telemedicine to integrate the SmartHeart® portable 12-lead ECG device across DocGo mobile health care units. This expanded collaboration, initially launched in the New York-New Jersey area, will now bring advanced cardiovascular diagnostics to patients’ homes and underserved communities in additional markets across the country.
Transforming Student Health and Well-Being with Exceptional, Secure and Comprehensive Virtual Care
2024 has been a year of growth, resilience, and support across college and university campuses nationwide. Alongside its more than 400 partner institutions, TimelyCare, higher education’s most trusted virtual health and well-being provider, is breaking down barriers to care and offering students the accessible, culturally responsive, and comprehensive mental health support they need to thrive.
VSee Health Announces Partnership with Tele911 to Create First Virtual Emergency Department
VSee Health, a leader in digital healthcare transformation, announces its partnership with Tele911, the nation’s foremost ER diversion solution provider. This collaboration will harness the power of VSee Health’s versatile telehealth building blocks platform to expand Tele911’s impact in tackling two of the most critical challenges in emergency medical services (EMS): emergency room overcrowding and the ongoing 911 and EMS staffing crisis.
Talkspace Now In-Network Nationally for 9.5 Million Military Personnel and their Families
Talkspace, an online behavioral health company, is now available to approximately 9.5 million active duty and retired military personnel and their dependents as an in-network benefit through partnerships with TRICARE East and West region contractors.
Remote Patient Monitoring
Teladoc Health Expands AI Capabilities for Hospitals and Health Systems with Advanced Virtual Sitter Solution
Teladoc Health, the global provider of virtual care, announced the launch of new AI-enabled capabilities to enhance its Virtual Sitter solution to improve patient safety, address workforce challenges, and enhance care delivery for hospitals and health systems.
LifeSignals Receives FDA 510(k) Approval for UbiqVue 2A Multiparameter System
LifeSignals, Inc. announced that the UbiqVue™ 2A Multiparameter System has received FDA Class II 510(k) clearance, marking a significant milestone in continuous wireless patient monitoring for population health management. UbiqVue 2A Multiparameter System can be deployed in home, remote, and hospital settings – to continuously monitor patients’ physiological data, enhancing patient safety and replacing laborious and potentially inaccurate spot-checks.
Brook.ai Wins Merit Award for AI-Powered Remote Care Management Platform
Brook.ai, a provider of remote patient care management and AI-powered health support, announced that it has been recognized by the Merit Awards for healthcare as a 2024 gold winner in the Connected Digital Health category.
Product News
CirrusMD Receives FedRAMP® Moderate Authorization for Virtual Care Solution
CirrusMD, creator of the Physician-first Care & Guidance virtual care model, announced it has achieved a FedRAMP® Agency Authorization Status at the Moderate Impact Level for its virtual care solution. FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services.
eddii Launches eddii-Care for Adults: First-of-its-Kind Virtual Diabetes Care Platform Expands Accessibility
eddii – a health tech company focused on making diabetes management more engaging and accessible announces the launch of eddii-Care for Adults, a groundbreaking virtual diabetes care platform. This first-of-its-kind service for adults living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes has launched in 8 states.
Evolve Telemedicine Launches Advanced Patient Portal, Reinventing Virtual Healthcare Access and Convenience
Evolve Telemedicine is changing the national landscape for telehealth by helping men and women live happier, healthier, more productive lives through its bioidentical hormone and peptide treatments. Evolve proudly announces the launch of its new cutting-edge patient portal designed to elevate and empower patient experiences through convenient, real-time, comprehensive access to care and health education.
AgeMD Achieves LegitScript Certification
AgeMD, a trusted telehealth platform dedicated to helping individuals achieve health and wellness, is pleased to announce its achievement of LegitScript certification.
Policy News
DEA and HHS Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities through 2025
In 2023, in response to a set of proposed telemedicine rules, DEA received more than 38,000 comments and held two days of public listening sessions. In light of that feedback and discussion, and to give DEA time to consider a new path forward for telemedicine, DEA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended current telemedicine flexibilities through the end of 2024.
New Continuing Resolution Passes, Keeps Some Telehealth Flexibilities Alive
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and ATA Action respond to passage of a slimmed-down, short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) by Congress. The bill includes extension of the Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) program through March 31, 2025.
To Read
Telemedicine for Seniors Gets a Last-Minute Reprieve – Some older Americans have come to depend on virtual consultations with doctors, covered by Medicare. To keep that option in the future, Congress will have to act quickly.
RTRC Telehealth Policy Brief Highlights Need for More Health Equity Focused Research
RTRC Telehealth Policy Brief Highlights Need for More Health Equity Focused Research #telehealth #healthequity #telehealthpolicy https://t.co/Wdxl9sbnQU
— CCHP (@CCHPCA) January 7, 2025
To Listen
Our HealthcareNOW Radio Telehealth Playlist
The Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines telehealth as “the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration.” To learn more and find out about the latest in telehealth tune in to the episodes on this playlist. Additionally, be sure to read HCNR’s Friday Five which recaps the site’s month long concentration on telehealth.
Defining the Industry According to the AAFP
Telemedicine is the practice of medicine using technology to deliver care at a distance. It occurs using a telecommunications infrastructure between a patient (at an originating or spoke site) and a physician or other practitioner licensed to practice medicine (at a distant or hub site).
Virtual Care is a patient service model for healthcare providers.
Telehealth refers to a broad collection of electronic and telecommunications technologies that support health care delivery and services from distant locations. Telehealth technologies support virtual medical, health, and education services.
Hashtags to follow for updates on Telemedicine:
Telehealth.HHS.gov
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, we don’t have to choose between medical care and social distancing. When patients can get health care through telehealth — and doctors can provide it — we protect ourselves and our communities. The Telehealth.HHS.gov website provides information about the latest federal efforts to support and promote telehealth services.
The American Telemedicine Association Events
ATA is a non-profit association based in Washington DC with a membership network of more than 10,000 industry leaders and healthcare professionals. We are a leading telehealth association helping to transform healthcare by improving the quality, equity and affordability of healthcare throughout the world. Find their next event.
Upcoming Events
ATA Nexus 2025 (@AmericanTelemed)
What: ATA Nexus 2025
When: May 3 – 6, 2025
Where: New Orleans, LA
Event Hashtag: #ATANexus
Register here.
Nexus 2025 will convene leading healthcare delivery organizations and the solution providers that support them, government agencies, payors, and other stakeholders to share critical insights and build action plans that enable virtual care as an indispensable care modality and permanent part of healthcare delivery. Nexus 2025 is where the future of healthcare is being built.
Be sure to check out the complete list of upcoming events from the American Telemedicine Association.