Telehealth
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.
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.