Kat Jercich
The companies announced this week that Teladoc's Solo platform will be accessible within the Microsoft Teams environment.
Dr. Shawn Murphy, chief research information officer at Mass General Brigham, is leading the team facilitating the collection and analysis of standardized data from patients suffering from lingering COVID-19 symptoms.
Researchers found that more than half of survey respondents agreed that their telehealth visit was better than an in-person one.
After a spike in spring 2020 - especially in California, Massachusetts, Oregon, Hawaii and Vermont - patient utilization of video visits has dropped off, say analysts.
Panelists emphasized virtual care's longer-term potential at the final day of the American Telemedicine Association conference and expo.
Top health officials from HHS and VA have signaled their ongoing support for telemedicine in the long term, but also want to ensure that "technology is being used properly."
Meanwhile, Oregon becomes the latest state to enact its own telehealth legislation.
Other recommendations include boosting local production; promoting research and development; and creating robust quality management maturity.
When COVID-19 hit New York City, the value of telehealth - especially for some vulnerable people who otherwise struggled to safely access services - became clear.
The companies points to telehealth and virtual care as areas of vulnerability, and sees ransomware attacks as an ongoing threat.