Telehealth

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.

Shoppers at Texas-based H-E-B grocery stores can now purchase telehealth visits for as much as $50 while buying produce.

Amerigroup Texas in now offering Medicaid recipients telehealth visits for medical and behavioral healthcare at no cost.

Cleveland Clinic's efforts to grow its patient population will be largely supported by the health system's telehealth visits, which it completed 46,000 of last year, according to Cleveland.com.

Visibly, a Chicago-based startup offering virtual eye exams, has halted its online testing after the FDA issued a class 2 device recall Aug. 8.

Amita Health St. Mary's Hospital Kankakee (Ill.) launched telemedicine services as part of its neurology and neurosurgery program.

University of Alabama at Birmingham will provide 24/7 nephrology care through telehealth to help treat kidney patients at Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis, Ala., Demopolis Times reports.

A group of Wisconsin lawmakers recently introduced legislation that aims to expand telehealth healthcare services for Medicaid patients, Wisconsin Politics reports.