Telehealth

Jason Hallock, MD, will serve as the new CMO at SOC Telemed, according to a Jan. 7 news release.

Cleveland-based MetroHealth System will expand its number of retail health clinics at Discount Drug Mart stores across Ohio, according to a Jan. 6 news release.

Dublin, Ga.-based Carl Vinson Veterans Affairs Medical Center will launch a service this month that allows veterans to have virtual visits with their out-of-state healthcare providers, according to local CBS affiliate WMAZ.

Walmart is expanding benefits available through its telehealth program, which offers associates $4 virtual care visits through the retail giant's partnership with Doctor on Demand, to employees in Colorado, Minnesota and Wisconsin. 

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera is scheduled to open its telehealth education center in February to expand its existing Avera eCare campus, according to the Argus Leader.

On top of in-unit laundry and central air, landlord and CEO of Philadelphia-based Shift Capital is now offering his tenants telehealth services, according to The Why.

Patients with stroke symptoms who are transported to the hospital via a mobile stroke unit received lifesaving care about 30 minutes faster than those who traveled by traditional ambulance, a recent study found.

Though studies have shown virtual care services are still not used by the majority of patients despite the technology's many benefits, telehealth providers are looking to flu season to boost usage, Wired reports.

Cigna is partnering with MDLive, a telehealth platform, to offer its members access to online appointments with psychiatrists and behavioral health counselors, according to a Dec. 17 news release.

UMass Memorial Hospital will roll out a new program that allows physicians to evaluate patients with substance use disorder using telemedicine technology, according to WFXT.