Telehealth

Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a multisite pilot program that will use Philips technology to provide remote and virtual care to veterans at their local veterans service organizations.

Novant Health has partnered with Tyto Care, a New York City-based developer of digital tools for at-home examination and diagnosis, to expand the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based system's virtual care offerings.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital opened on Oct. 15 a standalone booth within the hospital in which employees can access on-demand, real-time consultations with physicians and automated pharmaceutical services.

Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital will utilize New York City-based Fruit Street Health's telehealth platform to observe the effects of health and lifestyle changes in a study of individuals at risk for dementia and cognitive decline.

A growing number of physicians are working toward getting their license to practice in all 50 states in order to treat patients throughout the country virtually, according to CNBC.

UnitedHealthcare released a new mobile application that allows plan members to schedule and conduct telehealth visits with a physician directly from the app.

Greenville (Tenn.) Community Hospital East announced Oct. 10 that it is partnering with Advanced ICU Care, an intensive care unit telemedicine provider.

In a recent press release, Bright.md announced that Cheyenne Regional Medical Group (CRMG), the largest group of medical providers in Wyoming, has selected Bright.md's asynchronous virtual-care platform, SmartExam, to power their delivery of convenient online access to primary and urgent…

Here are 12 hospitals and health systems that implemented telehealth technology and services in September:

  More than 60 percent of consumers believe it's possible to foster a relationship with their primary care physician exclusively through virtual care visits, according to a recent Doctor on Demand report.