In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many commercial health insurers waived cost-sharing for medical and behavioral telehealth services.

More than half (61 percent) of patients want to manage their health by downloading their health records to applications on their mobile devices, according to a Sept. 16 Pew Charitable Trusts report.

Access to broadband high-speed internet and tech devices like smartphones can make or break a person's ability to participate in virtual healthcare.

Baton Rouge, La., secured a collective $1.2 million in federal and private-sector funding to launch Health-Tech Catalyst, a three-year healthcare innovation initiative, according to The Advocate.

Amwell upsized the price of its initial public offering for Sept. 17 in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange.

Another six health systems have been identified as being affected by the Blackbaud security breach.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger notified patients of a security breach after a third-party vendor misplaced backup CDs containing patient information.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic launched an online COVID-19 tracking tool examining data for every county in all 50 states as an interactive map.

The Department of Veterans Affairs partnered with Apple to provide more than 50,000 veterans with cellular-enabled iPads to increase their access to virtual care services. 

Healthcare workforce artificial intelligence startup Olive closed $106 million in a financing round that included participation from St. Louis-based Ascension's healthcare venture fund, according to a Sept. 17 news release.