Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation July 18 that will require private insurance companies in the state to cover physician appointments conducted via telemedicine, WOSU Public Media reports.

Henry Schein, a healthcare products distributor, formed a partnership with Uber Health that will allow physicians to order portable medical microcarts to be driven to patients' homes for remote examinations.

The University of Chicago Medicine has partnered with PinnacleCare to offer remote second opinion to patients across the country, according to a July 30 news release.

Bryan-based Texas A&M Health Science Center released a report that reviewed its telemonitoring technology used to reach patients in rural and underserved areas in the state.

The USDA awarded $175,000 to Utah State University in Logan for opioid prevention, treatment and recovery services through telemedicine, St. George News reports.

Salt Lake City-based St. Mark's Hospital is offering a new telemedicine service that provides pregnant patients with at-home checkup kits and virtual appointments, ABC affiliate KTVX reports.

The Florida Board of Medicine will meet Aug. 2 to deliberate registration costs for out-of-state physicians who can now provide telehealth services to Florida residents, The Gainesville Sun reports.

Morgantown-based West Virginia University researchers are piloting a one-year intervention program that aims to use telehealth to help remotely monitor patients' health in order to prevent hospital and emergency department readmissions. 

The American Telemedicine Association elected Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, as president-elect.

Dalhart, Texas-based Coon Memorial Hospital launched telehealth services that connect its cardiology and dermatology patients with specialists through video and audio conferencing technology, KFDA reports.