An AHRQ comparative effectiveness review generally finds that telehealth consultations produces as good or better outcomes as non-telehealth ones.
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A study in Health Affairs finds that "digital" health companies provide little value for the populations that likely need the most help.
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First Stop Health, which offers telemedicine services for employers, has raised $6.5 million in new capital.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/01/chicago-based-telemedicine-provider-raises-6-5-million/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=68960534&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--7M1ctnKPbUroTzN3hIP52nRFipqiFapA8BmriRPqsHWC4W6jSNB0WRfWpQ3TIaV15tXQ0oVOUd-U19WkwwGF9vBIKtKp1-LFg6P2Z3atTBVzoPFI&_hsmi=68960534&rf=1An article in Health Affairs provides a quick summary of the state of the evidence for telemedicine outcomes.
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A meta-analysis finds mixed outcomes from tele-monitoring of health failure patients.
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A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association quantifies telemedicine growth at one large health plan.
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Health plan company Regence has issued data showing that its members save around $100 per visit when they use telemedicine versus an in-person visit. About $75 of the savings is the cost of the visit and the remainder is travel and wait time cost.
http://news.regence.com/releases/regence-data-measures-real-world-savings-for-telehealth-usersA draft review of research regarding telemedicine concludes that it generally provides as good a quality of care as in-person services and may reduce costs in some instances.
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A Rock Health report gives statistics on first half 2017 funding of digital health companies.
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A General Accounting Office report focuses on barriers to greater use of telemedicine in federal programs.
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A study done by Rand and published in Health Affairs suggests that telehealth availability may not decrease total health spending.
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A Health Affairs article explores the utility of mobile health apps, particularly for high-cost populations.
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