Telehealth

Fifty-one percent of internal medicine specialists work in a practice that has implemented at least one telehealth service, according to a American College of Physicians survey.

Telehealth provider GlobalMed appointed Shannon Murphy, a former Microsoft executive, as chief technology officer.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System announced April 11 it received a $6 million donation toward its IT and telemedicine-enabled plastic and reconstructive surgery suite.

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health began rolling out 24/7 virtual behavioral health visits in emergency departments across its network of hospitals in March, according to a report from local news station Fox 59. 

Top executives from five telemedicine companies were charged for their alleged participation in a $1.2 billion healthcare fraud scheme. Their actions could amplify concerns regarding malpractice in telemedicine, according to a Business Insider report.

Teladoc Health is working with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to develop its first consumer-specific pediatric telehealth platform.

Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC), the global leader in virtual care, announces today its collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati Children’s) to develop the industry’s first consumer pediatric telehealth platform. Cincinnati Children’s, ranked number two on U.S. News &…

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will grant $750,000 to Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health to increase its virtual clinic access for local elementary schools.

CMS issued a final rule April 5 that updates Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs to increase seniors' telehealth benefits.

Stony Brook (N.Y.) Medicine launched a mobile stoke unit program, which incorporates telemedicine to allow emergency medical technicians to communicate with the health system's neurologists through video.