Telehealth

The healthcare marketplace never stands still for long. But of late, consumer behaviors have shifted faster than anyone could have anticipated.

While hospitals have invested in building out their telemedicine services over the past few years, many of these programs haven't grown as much as medical professionals expected, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. To investigate why, the publication spoke…

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System partnered with Lambeth House, a retirement community in New Orleans, to launch the Innovative Care in Alzheimer's Research program.

Teladoc Health rolled out an online treatment program for back pain, dubbed "Teladoc Back Care."

Aetna members in Atlanta can book a physician home visit through healthcare startup Heal for the same copay required to visit a primary care physicians' office, according to NPR affiliate WABE.

Tyto Care closed $9 million in additional funding in its extended Series C round, bringing its total Series C fundraising to $33.5 million.

It's important for patients and physicians to establish a relationship before a telemedicine visit, according to the most-recent edition of the American College of Physicians' ethics manual. However, there are ways to adequately establish this relationship via remote care technology.

Many physicians say Wisconsin's underserved populations could benefit from telemedicine, particularly as state residents' need for healthcare is expected to increase 20 percent by 2023, Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

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Teladoc Health testified against a proposed law in North Dakota that would restrict telemedicine in the state, according to The Bismarck Tribune.