Arizona has become the 29th state to require health insurers to cover telemedicine services as though they were in-person consultations after legislation was signed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.

Most patient portals are falling short of their potential to facilitate physician-patient communication and improve clinical outcomes. Yet in many cases the fix may be as basic as increasing interactivity and incorporating personalized messages, according to an analysis running in the May edition of the Journal of Internet Medical Research.

Less than 37 percent of physicians surveyed by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice reported having an understanding of “the cost of tests and procedures to the health system.”

Technology is enabling big changes to make providers more accessible to patients. But is provider-patient virtual care enough to address the access needs of our aging population?

A young teenager has come up with a vending machine that dispenses first-aid products—and the concept is so market-ready that he’s rejected the outstretched hand of a grownup bearing 30 million buyout dollars.  

A study looking at telehealth diagnosis of skin conditions—a rapidly expanding field thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones—is raising serious concerns about the quality and accuracy of these services, especially in direct-to-consumer (DTC) delivery models.

The ONC task force did not uncover any “show-stopping” obstacles that would prevent increased deployment of APIs.

Harnessing artificial intelligence to provide individualized advice about ways to improve health, leading users to healthcare resources, and helping them understand insurance benefits are all the possibilities with the mobile app called CaféWell Health Optimization, reports Forbes.