Telehealth

U.S. Rep. Greg Pence, R-Ind., drafted an amendment that would increase funding for the country's Distance Learning and Telemedicine program by $25 million, Eagle Country reports.

Call9, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based startup providing medical equipment and a telehealth platform to nursing homes, is ceasing operations, co-founder and CEO Timothy Peck, MD, confirmed to CNBC this week.

Mala Murthy will serve as Teladoc Health's new CFO, overseeing the telehealth company's global finance organization.

Rima Abdel-Massih, MD, brings extensive clinical and research experience with infectious diseases to her role as co-founder and CMO of UPMC's telemedicine company Infectious Disease Connect.

In-store sales of a handheld device that lets users perform comprehensive medical exams have expanded to four more states.

Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind., will offer virtual care appointments to local elementary school students as part of a new telehealth center for students, according to the Washington Times Herald.

The Georgia Department of Public Health aims to deploy more than 20 additional statewide telemedicine programs within the next two years, State Tech reports.

St. Louis-based SSM Health recently rolled out its virtual visits program for patients in Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Oklahoma, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network is partnering with Mercy Virtual, a telehealth services provider, to develop a new virtual care model for critically ill patients.

Billings (Mont.) Clinic partnered with Blue Sky Telehealth, a neurological virtual care company, to provide neurology and stroke care during the hospital's overnight hours, the Billings Gazette reports.