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.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute approved funding for seven research studies assessing various healthcare and telehealth approaches to improve COVID-19 patient outcomes and lessen effects of the virus on healthcare workers and communities.

HHS awarded more than $35 million to more than 50 rural healthcare organizations across 33 states Aug. 20, the department's most recent effort to improve healthcare access in rural areas.

Instacart, a national online grocery company, partnered with Doctor On Demand to provide free COVID-19 screenings and virtual medical consultations to its shoppers.

Senior citizens and residents of two local Detroit communities now have the option of taking a self-driving shuttle to appointments at Detroit Medical Center Heart Hospital.