Telehealth

The majority of providers indicate expanded reimbursement would accelerate their plans to use telemedicine, according to a Reaction Data survey.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has tapped OptumServe to provide veterans with new telehealth services in 2019.

Toby Cosgrove, MD, former CEO of Cleveland Clinic, told CNBC he foresees 2019 as the year telehealth becomes ubiquitous.

UPMC partnered with Giant Eagle, a large supermarket chain, to deploy telehealth service kiosks in the pharmacy area at several of its stores.

FirstCare Health Plans teamed up with MDLive, giving its members with access to a new telemedicine program.

Canopy Health, a physician- and hospital-owned medical alliance, partnered with American Well to leverage its web and mobile software development kit to provide telehealth services.

Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Hospitals for Children repurposed its telehealth technology to allow pediatric patients at four of its facilities to video chat with an off-site "Santa Claus" earlier this month.

Emory Healthcare hospitals in Atlanta are using an electronic intensive care unit that lets physicians and nurses in Australia communicate with physicians and patients via televisions, the American Medical Association reports.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs collaborated with Walmart to provide telehealth services.

Telehealth has seen growing acceptance among providers and legislators in the past year. However, adoption has slowed as many health insurers don't cover the service, according to a report from national law firm Epstein Becker Green.