Hospitals are using telehealth options to treat patients remotely and triage COVID-19 cases as concerns grow about bed capacity and the possibility of spreading the virus within hospital walls. Health systems and the state emergency service are watching capacity as ...

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Baltimore has extended the Telehealth Intervention Program for Seniors program in the Park Heights community, hoping to reduce emergency room and hospital visits and emergency room visits.

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Telemedicine, or more generally telehealth, is not new. It has been around for decades but historically has not been a service modality commonly used by health care providers due to limited coverage and reimbursement imposed by Medicare. Restrictions on rendering ...

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The camera on your smartphone normally used to capture selfies might help fight the opioid crisis. Baltimore startup emocha Mobile Health has found success using a video app for patients taking drugs for tuberculosis and hepatitis C. With a $1.7 ...

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