Telehealth

HIMSS supports contracting requirement while the Federation of American Hospitals suggests pushing back the program.

This summer, the federal government directed $1.4 million to five pilot projects located in southwest Virginia as well as Tennessee and Kentucky.

To help consumers foot the remaining bill, Aetna said it is offering monthly payroll deductions.

Telehealth will also become a standard benefit for most of Cigna's employer-sponsored group health plans in the United States.

Leaders from the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Energy and Commerce said healthcare providers need more time.

About 71 percent of non-acute care and 50 percent of acute care respondents pointed to a lack of financial resources to shore up their systems.

The study's authors said research into practice-level implementation should be the next step, particularly since the vast majority of research conducted to date has been under old -- and possibly soon-to-be-outdated -- care delivery models.

'Why shouldn't 130 million ultrasounds be done with modern digital equipment saving a $100 billion a year?'

Walgreens is teaming up with Mental Health America, a nonprofit focused on the needs of those struggling with mental health issues, to launch a new initiative to increase mental health screenings and tie patients with more telehealth services.

The company targets millennials, who have been at the forefront of change in other industries. Zoom is designed for an imaginary patient named Sarah, who is in her early thirties and wants to get her health care the same way she gets other services in her life -- quickly and efficiently.