Denver-based HealthOne is partnering with Colorado Canyons Hospital & Medical Center to expand telehealth access to the Fruita-based hospital's stroke, neurology and psychiatric patients, according to a Nov. 20 Business Times report.

Mayo Clinic Health System has brought its telestroke program to the La Crosse, Wis., inpatient setting, according to La Crosse Tribune.

Walmart's expanded telehealth pilot, announced in October, will use services owned by UnitedHealth Group, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

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.