At $1.7 billion, telehealth companies led financing activity for the first half of 2020's record $6.3 billion in digital health funding, according to a recent Mercom Capital Group report.

Rhode Island healthcare providers are urging lawmakers to expand telemedicine regulations ahead of the state's Aug. 2 expiration of the executive order requiring insurers to cover virtual care, according to Providence Journal.

Since the coronavirus pandemic started, female physicians have been 25 percent more likely to adopt telemedicine than male physicians, according to a July 9 Doximity report.

Thirty-one percent of physicians across the U.S. have experienced challenges with developing an online personality when using telehealth at their practices, according to a recent Sage Growth Partners report.

Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina is developing a telemedicine prototype to assist hospitals and patients when intensive care units are over capacity.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar said during a July 9 virtual The Hill event that he supports expanding telehealth provisions that were lifted during the coronavirus pandemic and the agency plans to work with Congress for greater coverage. 

Two individuals have filed a lawsuit against Teladoc, alleging the company engaged a third party to sell insurance products to customers without their consent.

The operator of a Georgia-based telemedicine company pleaded guilty to fraud.

Physicians across primary care, behavioral health and medical and surgical specialties are anticipating only a slight shift to virtual care over the next 12 months, according to a recent Sage Growth Partners report.

Texas A&M Health Science Center is teaming up with telemedicine kiosk company OnMed to bring more virtual care options to people living in rural Texas, according to a July 9 announcement from Texas A&M Health.