Telehealth

IBM Watson Health and the American Telemedicine Association collaborated to conclude that higher performing hospitals or more likely to use telehealth. 

Planned Parenthood announced Sept. 4 that its mobile application Planned Parenthood Direct, which offers birth control and urinary tract infection treatment, will be offered in all 50 states by 2020.

Teladoc is partnering with Johnston Group, a Canada-based payer, to extend telemedicine access and services to more than 30,000 small- to mid-size businesses in Canada.

As the southeastern U.S. braces for the impact of Hurricane Dorian, several hospitals and health systems have announced that they will provide telehealth services free of charge to patients affected by the storm.

The United Health Foundation, UnitedHealth Group's philanthropic arm, is partnering with The Health Wagon, a Wise, Va.-based free clinic for the underserved areas of the Appalachian region.

University of Alabama at Birmingham is using a $200,000 grant awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission to develop telehealth sites at two remote Alabama hospitals.

Red Bluff, Calif.-based St. Elizabeth Community Hospital will deploy a new telemedicine intensive care unit program Sept. 3 that uses a robot to connect staff hospitalists with Dignity Health specialists, Red Bluff Daily News reports.

Hawaii physicians Neel Chauhan, MD, and Cedric Strong, MD, launched a telemedicine service that allows patients to schedule and complete appointments through video chat on their mobile device, Hawaii News Now reports.

Memorial Health System in Marietta, Ohio, unveiled its new mobile application that allows patients to participate in virtual visits with their provider, NBC affiliate WTAP reports.

Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health is increasing its use of telemedicine technology at various locations, News-Herald reports.