Telehealth

According to an audit by the Office of the Inspector General, Medicare improperly paid for $580 million of psychotherapy care, including $348 million of telehealth services, during the first year of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

In a blog post, the virtual care provider blasts the insurer for paying it less than other providers in California and refusing to process 'every single' out-of-network claim.

The company reported a larger net loss in the first quarter that included a $330.3 million noncash goodwill impairment charge.

The company reported $33.3 million in revenue for Q1 2023 and a net loss of $8.8 million.

The virtual care company reported a net loss of $69.2 million and revenue of $629.2 million, an 11% increase from the first quarter last year.

At HIMSS23, Jodi Daniel, managing director of Crowell Health Solutions, discussed the evolving policy landscape for telehealth, remote patient monitoring and other digital health technologies as the public health emergency comes to a close.

At HIMSS23, panelists discussed why health systems need to consider the unique needs of their patient populations when implementing remote patient monitoring programs.

Homeward's Amar Kendale, former chief product officer at Livongo and Teladoc, discusses how the industry must combine technology and new care models to improve access and make value-based payment successful.

According to a study published in JAMA, audio-only visits made up one in five primary care visits and two in five behavioral health visits among patients at federally qualified health centers in August 2022.

The startup said it will use the funds to add new categories of care and therapeutic services.