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Initiative seeks to improve mental health care to BIPOC community
The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (PPI) has launched a campaign to get Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) mental health help when they need it.
Managing costs leads employers to self-insurance
Employer-owned health care insurance coverage is a fast-growing trend, even among smaller companies, in an effort to recruit and retain workers.
COVID-era waivers expanding telehealth reimbursements set to end this year
Health care providers supercharged their telemedicine offerings as a result of the pandemic—however, how those providers will be reimbursed for virtual care moving forward is in question.
St. Luke’s receives $799,000 grant from FCC for telehealth services
St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) received a $799,000 grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide state-of-the-art telehealth services.
Telehealth is here to stay
The coronavirus pandemic touched off seismic changes in telehealth services and care, resetting virtual care expectations on both sides of the stethoscope.
Following historic peaks in telehealth usage last year, patients are expected to continue to use virtual care
If you were to ask any health system executive what the future of health care was in 2019, they would have said telemedicine. And in March of last year, with patients unable to access their physicians because of the quarantine, that shift to telemedicine happened in weeks, not years.
LVHN awarded FCC funding for telehealth services
UPMC Pinnacle was awarded more than $705,000 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enhance telehealth services at its hospitals.
Drop in patients could shutter many independent clinics
For an independent clinic that relies on patient visits to get the most reimbursements possible from insurers, failing to get patients in the door will not only harm the patient but could be the end of the clinic.
Patient First adds telehealth, COVID-19 testing services
Regional urgent care provider Patient First is offering telehealth appointments for its patients in Pennsylvania, and drive-up COVID-19 testing at a number of its locations in the state.
Coordinated Health opens virtual orthopedic injury center
Coordinated Health has opened a virtual orthopedic clinic that will allow patients virtual instead of face to face visits.
St. Luke’s adds telehealth system to remotely monitor COVID-19 patients
St. Luke’s University Health Network is using a new cloud-based telehealth platform to remotely monitor COVID-19 patients. The platform, called Masimo SafetyNet, uses wearable single-use sensors to keep track of patients’ symptoms.
Rite Aid Corp. to offer virtual health care kiosks inside Rite Aid stores
Rite Aid has launched RediClinic Express, a virtual health care kiosk, available in southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey sites.
