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John Sharp, director of Thought Advisory at HIMSS, gathers feedback on virtual visits from patient advocates.
Digital health titans Teladoc Health and Livongo are merging under the Teladoc name, CMS proposes telehealth changes under Trump's executive order, and the Taskforce on Telehealth Policy holds a town hall to solicit public input.
HHS is requiring hospitals to report flu information in addition to COVID-19, while Americans want mental healthcare via telehealth but worry about data security.
Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, associate professor at Harvard Medical School, says the convenience of telehealth will increase utilization, which will result in increased spending -- but that obvious finding has generated some controversy.