Respondents to a survey published in JAMA Network Open were interested in using video telehealth visits in the future, but most preferred to access healthcare in person.
“This survey study found that participants were generally willing to use video visits but preferred in-person care, and those who preferred video visits were more sensitive to paying out-of-pocket cost,” researchers wrote.
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Telehealth use continued to increase overall in 2021, but it has stabilized from the sharper growth curve seen in 2020, according to results from the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey.
This year, 26% of healthcare organizations – including acute care, ambulatory care and long-term or post-acute care facilities – reported a quarter or more of their patients had used telehealth. That’s lower...
Some pharmacists are pushing back on Surescripts’ partnership with GoodRx, arguing the deal will hurt independent pharmacies and further obscure the high cost of drugs.
“The deal was touted as a move towards transparency; when in fact, coupon programs are bought and paid for by the same PBM [pharmacy benefit manager]-based, opaque pricing schema the deal claims to upend,” wrote a group of...
Pear Therapeutics' reSET-O, a prescription app for treating opioid use disorder, may lower patients’ health care costs, compared with patients who don’t use the app, according to a study published in the journal Hospital Practice.
“Engagement and continued treatment with reSET-O in patients with OUD treated with buprenorphine is associated with substantial real-world reductions in medical costs...
Surprise medical bills have been a concern of many consumers across the country but a new survey found that being able to check the cost of services — say, through a mobile app — could ease consumer concern and lead to more patients getting treatment.
Today Metova, a mobile and IoT company, released survey results indicating that 80 percent of patients surveyed would be more likely to visit a...
