Telehealth

Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center will offer telehealth services to pediatric patients through a program with the state's mental health department program, according to a Jan. 29 Madison County Journal report.

In response to the CDC’s release of clinical criteria to guide the evaluation of patients under investigation (PUI) for Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Bright.md updated its Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) SmartExam™ modules to include coronavirus screening.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare oncologist and cancer experts will now use telehealth technology to treat patients at Sanpete Valley Hospital in Mount Pleasant, Utah, according to a Jan. 30 Daily Herald report.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Hospital is urging patients with flu symptoms to stay home and seek medical care through its telemedicine service, according to a Jan. 27 WMC report.

All Medicaid members of a New York nonprofit health plan will now have access to a mobile app that allows them to virtually consult with an emergency room clinician, according to a Jan. 27 news release.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence St. Joseph Health began 2020 with the introduction to its virtual care service, dubbed ExpressCare Virtual.

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI), a global leader in noninvasive monitoring technologies, and NantHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: NH), a next-generation, evidence-based, personalized healthcare company, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Masimo will acquire the Connected Care assets from NantHealth, Inc. for…

Two new primary care clinics will open in the Bay Area as a result of an affiliation between UCSF Health and Circle Medical.

The Milwaukee Veterans Administration medical center has completed almost 1,500 virtual medical appointments over the past year, thanks to its free telehealth service, according to a Jan. 22 WITI report.  

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network is partnering with the Boyertown (Pa.) Community Ambulance Service on a mobile unit that uses virtual care technology to help treat stroke patients, WFMZ reports.