Telehealth

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.

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T-Mobile will provide 70,000 lines of wireless service to Veterans Affairs Department physicians, nurses, social workers and crisis hotline staff as part of a new partnership aimed at expanding veterans' access to health services.

Nurx, a telemedicine startup based in San Francisco, now offers direct-to-consumer HPV testing kits, TechCrunch reports.

Microsoft is broadening its goals for its Airband Initiative, an effort to bring affordable broadband coverage to the rural U.S., according to company president Brad Smith.

Curvai Health, a UPMC-backed telemedicine company that provides services to nursing homes, acquired one of its competitors, TripleCare, on Dec. 4.

The 122,000 veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs' vocational rehabilitation and employment program are now able to connect with counselors via video consultations, the agency announced Nov. 30.