Telehealth

Telehealth provider Akos MD opened two more telehealth kiosks at Arizona-based Safeway grocery stores this month, according to a Dec. 16 news release.

While telehealth continues to be adopted by healthcare providers and integrated into patient care, the delivery method is still viewed as a separate entity of healthcare, according to an American Medical Association blog post published this week.

VirTrial, a virtual care management platform for the clinical trial industry, announced Dec. 12 it has acquired telehealth provider SnapMD for an undisclosed amount.

Hims & Hers, a direct-to-consumer telehealth and wellness startup, announced Dec. 17 it has tapped New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System as its first healthcare provider partner.

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock is now providing telemedicine intensive care unit services to patients at Littleton (N.H.) Regional Healthcare, according to a Dec. 10 news release.

More than 100 hospitals and health systems implemented virtual care technology and services this year.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center partnered with Penn State College of Nursing to launch a program that provides sexual assault examinations through telehealth, according to a Dec. 9 news release.

Saint Peter's University has tapped Vox Telehealth to help the New Brunswick, N.J.-based hospital incorporate virtual care services with its enhanced recovery after surgery program, according to a Dec. 10 news release.

Internal medicine is the most in-demand telemedicine physician specialty in the U.S., according to Doximity's 2019 Physician Employment Report.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Walmart on Dec. 10 opened their first telehealth services pilot location in Asheboro, N.C., according to a news release.