Digital Health

Here are five federal telehealth updates from 2023, according to a July 31 report from JDSupra:

Physicians will be required to use HIPAA-compliant video technology for telehealth services by Aug. 10.

Telemedicine has grown rapidly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it remains a popular option in 2023.

Here are 10 takeaways for physicians to know from the Doximity 2023 "State of Telemedicine Report":

The telemedicine industry is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate of 21.4 percent through 2031, reaching a value of more than $435 billion, according to market analysis published May 10 in Digital Journal.

HHS published a fact sheet on changes to telehealth policies following the expiration of the national public health emergency May 11.

Health technology company Abridge has partnered with the University of Kansas Health System to rollout its artificial intelligence-powered medical documentation technology to the Kansas City, Kan.-based health system's more than 140 locations.

The Biden administration is looking to require patients to go through an in-person examination before being prescribed most medications by their physician, according to a Feb. 25 report from CNN.

Pediatric emergency room patients who had a telemedicine consult with a specialist were less likely to be transferred to another hospital, a study published Feb. 13 in JAMA Network Open found.

Michigan physician Sangita Patel, MD, has been named in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan concerning Medicare fraud, according to a Feb. 8 report from the Oakland Press.