New recommendations from the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America and Infectious Disease Society of America have recognized the efficacy and efficiency of alcohol-based hand wipes for those who can't easily access sinks or wall-mounted sanitizer dispensers.

The following telemedicine stories were reported in the past two weeks, starting with the most recent.

George Washington Medical Faculty Associates, a multispecialty group affiliated with The George Washington University in Washington D.C., will provide telemedicine services through its recent partnership with Remote Medical International, a provider of global medical support services for remote locations.

North Country Hospital in Newport, Vt., is now live on the state's first health information exchange, according to a WCAX report.

Four major pharmacy chains and three EHR vendors have joined Surescripts' Immunization Registry Reporting service, which now covers 88 percent of the U.S. population.

Royal Philips has divided into two companies — one focused on lighting solutions and one that combines its consumer and professional healthcare offerings into one company, called HealthTech.

Investments in digital health companies is expected to reach $6.5 billion by 2017, up from $3.5 billion in 2014, according to a report from Accenture.

Just 15 percent of healthcare providers believe the use of unique health plan identifiers improves electronic transactions, according to a new survey from the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange.

A new bill that aims to provide additional incentives for accountable care organization successes includes several provisions that would allow ACOs to expand their telemedicine efforts.

When Pittsburgh-based UPMC launched its patient portal eight years ago, one of the main challenges was overcoming physician resistance to sharing uncensored medical data with patients.