Telehealth
Teladoc Health launched telemedicine services in Canada, allowing patients to access virtual care anywhere across the country as well as in the U.S.
Sprint is offering free, unlimited wireless data to veterans who use its network for virtual appointments with their Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare providers.
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care launched a telehealth service for patients seeking non-emergency care, Crain's Detroit Business reports.
The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston has launched virtual urgent care services for patients in rural areas of the state, WCBD, an NBC affiliate, reports.
Hims, a telemedicine company for men's health, released a prescription product to treat social anxiety, according to Forbes.
Massachusetts legislators introduced four bills that would require payers to provide coverage for telemedicine services, according to the National Law Review.
Ro, the parent company of telehealth app Roman for men experiencing issues like erectile dysfunction, unveiled new telehealth services for menopausal women, TechCrunch reports.
Teladoc Health will now provide virtual care services in France through its acquisition of MédecinDirect, a Paris-based telemedicine provider.
A basic technology akin to email — electronic consultations or e-consults — can reduce patient wait times for specialist physicians, according to The New York Times columnist Austin Frakt, PhD, director of the VA Boston Healthcare System's Partnered Evidence-Based Policy…
Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter's Health Partners and United Concierge Medicine, a telemedicine provider, launched a program to improve medical care of individuals who have been sexually assaulted.