But simply offering telemedicine will not address the barriers that many rural patients face in obtaining mental health care, ...

A new analysis of Medicare data shows mental health specialists who embraced telehealth did not see substantially more rural patients ...

Greater telemedicine uptake among mental health specialists is associated with only small increases in the share of visits to patients in rural, low-access-to-c ...

The rise in telemedicine over the past several years hasn’t translated to more behavioral healthcare access in rural areas, according to a March 5 study in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health specialists started using telemedicine much more frequently. Despite many benefits, a new study finds that virtual visits did not make it easier for ...

Soundproof booths equipped with computers and high-speed Internet aim to reduce barriers to care in communities where doctors ...

Lawmakers and rural advocates are optimistic that pandemic-era Medicare flexibility for telehealth services can be extended by Congress before a March 31 deadline. Congress gave Medicare more options ...

Researchers have shared findings that shed light on the popularity and cost of Medicare telehealth compared to in-person care. It has become an integral part of the health care ecosystem and a tool ...

Some 42 percent of U.S. hospitals have adopted telehealth platforms and are using the technology to treat patients, with several factors effecting market changes, according to new report findings. The ...

April Health reports that the Collaborative Care Model effectively addresses the mental health gap in rural America by integrating behavioral health into primary care.

Louisiana plans to use the first wave of its new federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding to expand the rural health workforce, build out telehealth and digital ...

Angela Watkins described the public library as a “second responder.” Like rural libraries throughout New Mexico, Aztec Public Library provides services far beyond books to the town’s 6,000 residents, ...