Telehealth

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an HHS agency, awarded Vestal, N.Y.-based Binghamton University's nursing school $2.8 million in funding for telehealth training and technology to serve patients in rural areas, Business Journal News Network reports.

Forty states as well as Washington D.C., have either implemented policies or received awards to increase their state's telemedicine coverage and reimbursement in the past two years, according to the American Telemedicine Association's recent report.

Julesburg, Colo.-based Sedgwick County Health Center partnered with HealthOne Virtual Network, a telehealth provider, to offer virtual care services for neurology and psychiatric patients, Julesburg Advocate reports.

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.