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Special Offer: Telehealth Cardiac Rehabilitation Training

Posted on October 17, 2022

ATTENTION ALL #VIRGINIA HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: Why should learning the newest practices in health care be inconvenient? Busy health care professionals should be able to learn the newest methods in their field without all of the hassle. Telehealth Village, a provider of accredited online education, is offering some outstanding training opportunities for Virginia providers! Telehealth Cardiac […]

Supporting Roanoke’s exploding demand while growing recourses

Posted on September 23, 2022

Telehealth served not only as a solution for Bradley Free Clinic, and many other clinics and providers, to be able to see existing mental health patients during the onset of the pandemic, but it allowed Bradley to support its community when the demand for mental health skyrocketed. In just over two years, Bradley increased its mental health […]

DMAS Telehealth Provider Memo Up for Public Comment

Posted on August 25, 2022

The draft Transportation Provider Manual (Chapter V) regarding reimbursement of an originating site fee to EMS agencies is now available on the DMAS website for public comment and review until September 21, 2022. A draft of the manual and policy updates can be found here. Public comment can be submitted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall […]

Dental Care During Class: Community Health Center of the New River Valley Brings Teledentistry to Public School Systems

Posted on August 25, 2022

In the New River Valley region, one out of six people don’t have access to regular transportation. Additionally, the area isn’t abundant with medical or dental providers, and many practices don’t accept Medicaid, specifically in the dental field. To help address these issues, the Community Health Center of the New River Valley (CHCNRV) launched a […]

Telehealth for Substance Use Disorder

Posted on July 25, 2022

From remote patient monitoring to teletherapy, minor medical visits and more, we’ve seen the versatility in which telehealth can be used across health care systems. And it became a saving grace for treatment and recovery for people with substance use disorders, especially during the pandemic. According to the CDC, 13% of Americans reported starting or […]

In the News – The Need for Telemental Health Care

Posted on July 1, 2022

Over the last two years, concerns about mental health and substance abuse have grown, and issues around accessibility and affordability continue to be pervasive. Now, insurance companies and industry leaders are trying to adapt. The latest equity and telehealth news round-up highlights insurance coverage of telemental health, telemental diagnoses, changes in Medicaid and mental health […]

An Unlikely Legacy of Telemental Health from far Southwest Virginia

Posted on June 7, 2022

In marketing speak, Rick Mitchell is what we call an “early adopter,” the kind of consumer that is often a pioneer in embracing new technologies. They’re the folks who aren’t afraid to try new products and then let the rest of us know that it’s fine to jump in after them, that the water is […]

Telehealth in the News: The Versatility of Telehealth

Posted on May 31, 2022

As we enter the next phase of the pandemic, telehealth remains a prevalent tool in increasing access to various types of care. The latest equity and telehealth news round-up covers tips for reducing clinician burnout, how telehealth is being used in emergency medicine, tools experts are using to assess digital health literacy, why teletherapy is […]

VTN accepted into National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s Workforce Challenges Learning Collaborative

Posted on May 13, 2022

Virginia Telehealth Network has been accepted into the National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s Workforce Challenges Learning Collaborative as part of its Virginia Telemental Health Initiative (VTMHI) pilot program. The goal of this collaborative is to develop and scale innovative solutions for addressing the workforce barriers that integrated care organizations face from the on-going pandemic as […]

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