Connect Consult Care About Us Why ProConnections Medical Consultation Systems Industry Resources NEWS News > Telemedicine In The News Telemedicine In The News Struggling Rural County in Vanguard of Telemedicine Revolution Albany Herald | November 30, 2015 While health care across rural Georgia has many shortcomings, Hancock County has languished at the more desperate end. Located between Atlanta and Augusta, the county — named for the founding father who made history with his signature — has been marked … Read More Advocates Argue State Policies Restrict Telemedicine’s Full Potential iHealthBeat | November 25, 2015 Some advocates argue that telemedicine has not yet reached its full potential largely because of state policies that curb access to such services, the Washington Post reports. Read More Read More On National Rural Health Day, USDA Announces $23.4 Million in Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants for 75 Projects in 31 States US Dept. of Agriculture | November 24, 2015 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $23.4 million in 75 projects across 31 states and the Western Pacific to expand distance learning and telemedicine opportunities in rural areas. Read More Read More Payers Embracing Telemedicine Cost Savings, Ramping up Reimbursement in 2016 National Law Review | November 23, 2015 Often considered the primary obstacle to telemedicine implementation, reimbursement changes are now better viewed as one of the most prominent drivers of telemedicine expansion. Payers are finally beginning to realize what many providers have known for some time – telemedicine … Read More Telehealth Scores Big in Joint Replacement Bundled Payment Plan mHealth Intelligence | November 18, 2015 A new payment model finalized this week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may open the door for telehealth in remote patient monitoring programs. CMS’ long-anticipated Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model creates a bundled payment program for knee … Read More AMA Addresses MU, Telehealth in Policy Updates CMIO | November 17, 2015 The American Medical Association’s (AMA) house of Delegates is holding its Interim Meeting and announced its latest policy efforts regarding Meaningful Use (MU) and telehealth. Read More Read More Telehealth Growing In California Capital Public Radio | November 16, 2015 Telehealth allows patients to consult with physicians through video conferences. The California Telehealth Network facilitates the service for hospitals and clinics in rural and under-served urban areas. It reports the number of consultations on its network is increasing 40 percent … Read More Physician Progress on Telehealth ‘Small but Significant’ HealthIT Interoperability | November 13, 2015 Only 15 percent of a survey sample of more than 1,500 family physicians reported they had provided telehealth services for their patients in the past 12 months. Nonetheless, researchers from the Robert Graham Center found that telehealth integration provides a … Read More Telemedicine and the ED: A Natural Fit mHealth News | November 12, 2015 For those of you who think the Emergency Room is a hospital’s loss leader, Neal Sikka would beg to differ. Sikka, an associate professor at the George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine and the brainchild behind the hospital’s Connect-ER telemedicine … Read More Telemedicine Helps Bring Families Together KiVi TV | November 11, 2015 In the largely rural inland northwest, telemedicine is bridging the gap for doctors, families and medical care. Six weeks until her baby’s due date, Kristin Stone realized there was a problem. Read More Read More 1 2 3 › » News Blog Telemedicine In The News Press Room SHARE ON: MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS ARE TOO IMPORTANT to trust to videoconferencing solutions born in the boardrooms. Request a demo today! Contact Sales About Us Why ProConnections Medical Consultation Systems Industry Resources 30 Massachusetts Avenue Ste 301, North Andover, MA 01845 Phone: (978) 692-2154 Fax: (978) 692-4052 sales@proconnections.com Privacy Policy ©2021 ProConnections, Inc.