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.

Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth is now providing virtual appointments for students during school hours in more than 20 Missouri districts, according to The Monett Times.

MAP Health Management, a startup that provides virtual addiction recovery support, cinched a $25 million Series A funding round March 7, led by Aetna.

College Station-based Texas A&M University Health Science Center and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas finalized an agreement for a new rural health project in Texas, the healthcare companies said March 11.

With the Arizona Senate's unanimous support of a telemedicine bill, the House is debating whether to expand remote-access care statewide, according to local news radio station KJZZ.

OnMed, a health technology company, is rolling out interactive telemedicine stations that patients can enter for virtual consultations with a physician.

Data from Microsoft suggests federal information on broadband internet access may overestimate the availability of high-speed internet, particularly in rural areas, Government Technology reports.

As patients' out-of-pocket healthcare costs continue to rise, health systems must work to deliver convenient, quality care that's worth the price, according to Dr. Bob Monteverdi, Lenovo Health's global director of healthcare solutions. In this consumer-driven environment, patients may become…