Telehealth

The Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services formed an agreement with telemedicine provider SwiftMD to offer virtual care services for the state's self-funded HealthChoice PPO plans.

National Institutes of Health granted University of California Los Angeles more than $28 million to spearhead two studies on telehealth-based treatments for opioid addiction in rural America.

Stanford Children's Health has a comprehensive digital program focused on improving the quality of care for pediatric patients. The health system launched a clinic with telehealth visits that saves hundreds of miles in travel for patients who need specialty care.…

Amazon launched a virtual health program earlier this week to employees, offering telemedicine as well as in-person healthcare services.

Direct-to-consumer telemedicine services are a safe method for receiving prescriptions for oral contraceptives, even when relative and absolute contraindications are present, a new study suggests.

Stillwater-based Oklahoma State University will begin offering opioid addiction treatment services through telemedicine, Public Radio Tulsa reports.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville, part of Arlington-based Texas Health Resources, now offers telehealth-based 24/7 care for sexual assault victims, according to Glen Rose Reporter.  

Jerseyville, Ill.-based Jersey Community Hospital launched a telemedicine hospitalist program to help address onsite staffing challenges.

University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City tapped Charlottesville, Va.-based Locus Health to provide patients and their families with software to monitor vital health information from home.

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock will extend its telemedicine services to provide critical care neonatal services to nonprofit, community hospital Littleton (N.H.) Regional Healthcare patients.