Telehealth

South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority employees and their dependents can now receive free virtual urgent care through the organization's partnership with the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, according to a Jan. 9 news release.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence St. Joseph Health announced Jan. 14 that it will offer virtual care services to patients in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana and California.

Teladoc Health experienced several key developments in 2019, from launching new virtual care programs to undergoing C-suite level leadership changes.

Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC), the global leader in virtual care, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire InTouch Health, the leading provider of enterprise telehealth solutions for hospitals and health systems. 

Teladoc Health announced Jan. 12 that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire telehealth provider InTouch Health, according to a news release.

University of Virginia Health System is offering a new telemedicine-based program to cancer survivors who live in rural areas to help cope with the stress of their diagnosis post treatment, according to a Jan. 8 WVIR report.

Jonathan Ringo, MD, will step down from his position as president of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and Grace Medical Center to launch a new telemedicine company, according to a Jan. 8 news release.

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that implemented telehealth technology and services in December:

Wagoner (Okla.) Community Hospital rolled out telehealth technology from Cura Digital Health Solutions to help connect patients with critical care specialists, according to a Jan. 7 Wagoner County American Tribune report.

When NASA enlisted the help of Stephan Moll, MD, to help treat an astronaut in space with deep vein thrombosis, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine hematologist leveraged technology to treat the patient from Earth.