Adoption of telehealth technology and services by outpatient physician practices remained flat at 44 percent in both 2018 and 2019, according to a recent Definitive Healthcare report.

Telehealth adoption within the inpatient healthcare space is on the rise, with 85 percent of providers currently using telehealth services at their organizations, according to a recent Definitive Healthcare report.

Flagler Health+, the telehealth spinout of St. Augustine, Fla.-based Flagler Hospital, is developing an online platform dubbed "virtual health village" that allows patients to access virtual care appointments, communicate with providers and view their health information, among other capabilities.

UCLA partnered with More Health, a digital healthcare company, to provide patients across the globe with second opinions on their respective medical diagnoses through telemedicine technology.

Almost three quarters (74.3 percent) of U.S. residents say they either do not have access to or are unaware of telehealth options, according to a J.D. Power survey.

University of Alabama at Birmingham cardiologists and rheumatologists will begin using telehealth to treat patients at four rural medical centers across the state.

Teladoc Health reported 908,000 total telehealth visits for the second quarter of 2019, up 70 percent from 533,000 during the same period last year.

Natasha Shur, MD, a clinical geneticist at Children's National Health System, is spearheading a new telemedicine program for pediatric patients who have genetic or rare conditions.

David Sides will oversee Teladoc Health's commercial, technology and operations teams as the new COO of the telehealth company.

Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth plans to integrate a virtual care platform into its EHR system.