Telehealth

Virtual care providers such as Amwell, Teladoc and MDLive are participating in deal activities and pursuing going public in response to widespread telehealth adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an Aug. 25 Wall Street Journal report.

Humana filed a lawsuit against QuivvyTech and several physicians over an alleged scheme to fraudulently prescribe and bill for topical creams.

Google's cloud division on Aug. 24 partnered with Amwell, a Boston-based company that powers telehealth for more than 2,000 hospitals in the U.S.

Telehealth company CloudMD agreed to acquire a seven-clinic rehabilitation network on Aug. 24.

A group of 14 Democratic senators penned a letter to FCC chairman Ajit Pai on Aug. 20 detailing what they say is the agency's failure to manage the Rural Health Care Program and COVID-19 Telehealth Program. 

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Joy Burt’s team at Akron Children’s Hospital was primarily focused on patient rounding, with some emphasis on staff rounding.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Aug. 21 that the state's emergency broadband fund will receive $61 million in grants to improve internet access for telemedicine, telework and distance learning across the state.

Teladoc Health announced on Aug. 20 that seven U.S. health systems received Telehealth Innovation Awards during its virtual 2020 Telehealth Innovation Forum in July.

NEW YORK, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — For the sixth year, CipherHealth, provider of award-winning patient engagement and communication solutions, has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare.

The rapid increase in telehealth services across the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a temporary revenue stop gap for in-person visits and social distancing measures, according to Fitch Ratings.