Telehealth
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health partnered with Bensalem (Pa.) Emergency Medical Services to acquire a $1.2 million mobile ambulance that is equipped with technology to help diagnose and treat stroke more quickly, Courier Times reports.
Ft. Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is offering a new virtual care service that allows patients to use telehealth to receive treatment and prescription medication from their providers, Business Observer reports.
Mountain Home, Ark.-based Baxter Regional Medical Center partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock on a pilot program that uses telemedicine to increase the speed of stroke care, NBC affiliate KY3 reports.
Teladoc Health has created a patient safety organization dedicated to virtual care.
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health partnered with Contessa, an acute home care management company, to offer its patients home recovery care services including virtual visits by a physician and remote monitoring.
Indianapolis-based IU Health's mobile stroke unit helped lessen the effects of a stroke that an Indiana resident experienced in March, WXIN, a Fox affiliate, reports.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC launched its new telemedicine company Infectious Disease Connect on May 16 to help hospitals that are experiencing shortages in infectious diseases specialists provide care to patients.
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Nurx, a San Francisco-based telemedicine startup that sells prescription drugs online, will make its services available to Iowa residents.
Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago is partnering with Angola, Ind.-based Cameron Memorial Community Hospital to offer telehealth care to pediatric patients with orthopedic and spine conditions, the Herald Republican reports.