Has telehealth democratized health care? Maybe.

Linda Rider

By Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven Early in 2020, as the world shut down, health care providers scrambled to get online as patients clamored to get treatment via telehealth. In mere weeks, the ability to connect with a physician, psychologist or nurse through a computer exploded. As novel as the explosion of telehealth […]

VA Telehealth improves access to nutrition services

Linda Rider

Diet is an important component of a healthier way of life. Nutrition and Foods Services applications provided by VA can assistance with bodyweight management and focus on health and fitness conditions linked to diet, these as diabetes, coronary heart sickness, significant cholesterol and renal disease. Accessing those people programs is […]

Medicaid winds down coverage for PT & OT telehealth

Linda Rider

By Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven Before the pandemic, Valerie Fox almost never used telehealth — nobody did at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Durham, where she works as a behavioral health occupational therapist. Now, many patients request it.  “Especially with the VA, a lot of people come from a lot of […]

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