Telehealth
Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital is using a new platform developed by Locus Health, a digital health platform company, to improve follow-up care for cardiology and neonatal intensive care unit patients.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America highlighted six categories that telemedicine can be applied to help increase access to patient care for infectious diseases, according to the organization's statement published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Alan Roga, MD, president of health systems for Teladoc Health, led a discussion about consumer telehealth strategy during an executive roundtable at the Becker's Hospital Review 10th Annual Meeting in Chicago in April. The discussion was driven by results from…
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Bangor, Maine-based St. Joseph Healthcare installed a telemedicine system for its rheumatology department to offer appointments to patients who are unable to travel to the hospital, CBS affiliate WABI reports.
Nurx, a telemedicine startup that sells prescription drugs such as birth control and HIV-prevention medication online, named Kim Boyd, MD, its new medical director.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Microsoft are partnering to extend broadband internet connectivity in rural areas, improving access to services like telemedicine for 4.7 million veterans.
Eight recent partnerships between health systems and telehealth vendors:
Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina will begin providing telehealth services to Hampton Regional Medical Center in Varnville, S.C., The Augusta Chronicle reports.
The U.S. population's shifting age demographics have created a need for more proactive care. Three million baby boomers are estimated to reach retirement every year for the next 20 years, according to Advisory Board. Additionally, 33 percent of adults are…
The scarcity of broadband access in rural counties may leave the residents of those areas unable to experience telemedicine appointments, Reuters reports.