Telehealth
U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Nov. 20 that it will award $42.5 million in grant funding for more than 100 telemedicine and distance learning projects across the country.
CVS Health's MinuteClinic announced Nov. 19 that patients in Colorado, Illinois and New Jersey will now have access to the retail medical clinic's telehealth program.
SCL Health announced Nov. 20 a partnership with Bright.md, through which the Broomfield, Colo.-based health system will offer low-cost, on-demand telehealth services beginning in early 2020.
Fort Dodge, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center welcomed six new hospitalists to its staff this month who connect with and examine patients using telemedicine technology, according to The Messenger.
University of Alabama Health System in Birmingham will use a $3.5 million grant to study telemedicine treatment strategies for glaucoma and other eye disease patients, according to Birmingham Business Journal.
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Columbia, Tenn.-based Maury Regional Health launched its own telehealth app in October, offering patients affordable, near-instant urgent care virtual visits.
St. Louis Children's Hospital and its Washington University Heart Center have integrated Locus Health's real-time remote monitoring platform into the discharge process for high-risk infant cardiac patients, the hospital announced Nov. 14.
Health systems are at various stages of developing telehealth and virtual healthcare delivery programs, but competitive and regulatory headwinds could require system leaders to accelerate program growth.
Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out the use of private enclosure rooms, called pods, which veterans can use to conduct telehealth appointments, according to a Nov. 11 news release.