Telehealth

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.

Here are 13 hospitals and health systems that implemented telehealth technology and services in October:

Most pediatric patients and their families are more or equally satisfied with allergy and asthma treatment delivered via telemedicine as opposed to in-person, according to a recent American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology study.

Paramus, N.J.-based Bergen New Bridge Medical Center unveiled a new telehealth service line aimed at diagnosing and treating emergency medical conditions, according to a Nov. 7 news release.