Telehealth may not be cost-effective, finds a study conducted by the London School of Economics, according to a Reuters report. Researchers tested the cost-effectiveness of telehealth compared with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Telehealth may be a cost-effective option for patients who require orthopedic oncological care. Telehealth was ...

"Given concerns that telemedicine's convenience will lead to more visits, the relatively small increase in visits that we observed was somewhat surprising." While telemedicine use has fallen, rates ...

While direct-to-consumer telehealth services may be convenient, it may actually increase healthcare costs and use, according to a RAND Health study published this week. Patients who use telehealth may ...

A direct-to-consumer telemedicine service resulted in lower per-episode unit costs for care within 7 days and only marginally increased the use of services overall. Objectives: To compare the mean per ...

While telehealth policies, technological advancements and utilization continue to grow, whether it actually reduces healthcare costs and improves outcomes is still a point of some contention. As the ...

Freedom is often discussed in emotional or cultural terms, but for many people, it is deeply financial. Nowhere is that more ...

Oncology patients saved both time and travel costs when utilizing telehealth services, reducing the cost burden associated with cancer care, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The ...

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many commercial health insurers waived cost-sharing for medical and behavioral telehealth services. Becker’s asked five of the largest for-profit insurers — Aetna, ...

Telemedicine - connecting health care providers and patients via computer or smart phone for diagnosis and treatment -- has been making it easier, and more cost-effective, to "see" the doctor. Using a ...

Telehealth use for ambulatory services had positive impacts on patient travel distances, time and costs as well as greenhouse emissions, a study published in Telemedicine and e-Health found. According ...

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