Telehealth

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center used telehealth technology for more than 4,500 patient appointments last year, according to VPR News.

Most physicians (69.5 percent) who show interest working in telemedicine are employed full time in private or provider healthcare organizations, according to a recent Doximity report.  

The USDA awarded $188,000 to Hardin, Mont.-based Bighorn Valley Health Center for telemedicine technology to help expand treatment for opioid addiction, Montana Public Radio reports.

The number of physicians who self-report telemedicine as a skill rose 20 percent each year, from 2015-18, according to Doxmitiy.

Last month, NewYork-Presbyterian dedicated The Hauser Institute for Health Innovation in recognition of Rita E. Hauser and Gustave M. Hauser, who have given more than $50 million to support the health system's telehealth services.

Here are 12 hospitals and health systems that implemented telehealth technology and services in June.

The USDA awarded $500,000 to 25 healthcare facilities across Michigan to help expand the state's telemedicine services for opioid addiction, Times Union reports.

Fairfield (Conn.) University's school of nursing received a $2.64 million federal grant to establish a telehealth curriculum, according to Daily Voice Plus.

Healthcare consumers are evolving and their expectations for convenience, affordability and quality are redefining how they engage at each stage of care.

The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a telehealth pilot program at select VA medical centers and remote facilities across the country to increase patients' access to audiology care specialists.