Telehealth

ST. LOUIS—A medical doctor from the Kansas City, Kansas area admitted to accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks to order medically unnecessary health care for thousands of patients.

WASHINGTON—ATA Action, the advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), has acquired the Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA), an international organization focused on expanding access to digital therapeutics. 

WASHINGTON—ATA Action, the advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, submitted concerns and detailed recommendations on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s proposed rule to establish special registrations for the remote prescribing of controlled substances without requiring an in-person visit. 

WASHINGTON—The American Telemedicine Association’s (ATA) affiliated trade association, ATA Action, has urged Congress to make extend or make permanent the telehealth flexibilities that are set to expire on Mar. 31. ATA Action said urgent action is needed by Congress to prevent millions of patients from losing access to essential virtual care services. 

SAN JOSE, California—VSee Health Inc., a digital health services and telehealth provider, announced it has been awarded a significant contract with a Florida health system. The company said this contract could grow significantly if its deployment broadens. The partnership intends to improve the company’s health care delivery systems by providing customized telehealth solutions that integrate with existing hospital infrastructure.

NEW YORK—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) announced the launch of a new virtual helpline assistant that aims to assist families who are impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses.

WASHINGTON—The American Telemedicine Association (ATA), a telehealth organization, and ATA Action, the company’s affiliated trade organization, have urged Congress to extend access to necessary virtual care services in a year-end legislative package. With many telehealth flexibilities set to expire at the end of the Congressional year, the company aims to gain the support of Congress members. 

WASHINGTON—In response to the 2024 presidential election results, the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), a nonprofit organization seeking to promote access to medical care via telecommunications technology, and ATA Action, the ATA affiliated trade organization, issued the following statement regarding the potential future of the telehealth industry.

ROCKFORD, Illinois—Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $218,000 for OSF HealthCare to expand telehealth services to families in rural communities across central and northern Illinois.

BOSTON—A Virginia-based nurse practitioner was sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), including orthotics such as back and knee braces.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Health, a health care company that leverages technology to support the delivery of medical products and services, announced it has expanded access for new mothers by growing its network of lactation consultants and insurance payers.

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VENICE, Florida—LiveCare, Inc. (OTC:LVCE), a telehealth company, announced the expansion of its services into Texas and Ohio, a key development in its state expansion initiative. This expansion, increasing LiveCare's reach, has been conducted in conjunction with Bikham Healthcare, a multinational provider of health care support services and solutions specializing in revenue cycle management, medical billing and credentialing

A new study produced by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) highlights the potential for telehealth to make care more accessible while providing similar levels of service to traditional, in-person ways of delivering care. Telehealth is the use of electronic or telecommunications technology to access health care remotely.