Telehealth

Twenty-nine percent of executives from healthcare providers agree telemedicine is the most promising emerging technology trend in the healthcare industry, according to a Reaction Data report.

Amar Gupta, PhD, a researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, told WRVO that there is a practical use for telemedicine that many healthcare organizations haven't yet realized: a 24-hour "knowledge factory."

Nurx, a telemedicine platform, unveiled a new at-home laboratory testing kit for patients seeking PrEP, a medication that helps prevent HIV-negative people from becoming infected.

Aspirus Iron River (Mich.) Hospital partnered with Traverse City, Mich.-based Indigo Health Partners to offer telehealth hospitalist services for night coverage, according to an Iron Mountain Daily News report.

Manchester, N.H.-based GraniteOne Health is launching tele-stroke services at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, N.H., and Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, N.H., according to a Conway Daily Sun report.

As wildfires continue to destroy parts of California and force thousands to flee their homes, several telehealth vendors have stepped up to provide affected individuals access to free healthcare services.

Many hospitals and health systems are looking for strategic ways to optimize their costs while closing the continuum of care loop for patients. These organizations can effectively scale their operations by implementing an outpatient telepharmacy solution, a safe, secure and…

Teladoc is providing free round-the-clock telehealth visits to individuals affected by the wildfires ravaging many parts of California, the company said Aug. 7.

CVS Health is taking its walk-in MinuteClinics virtual through a new partnership with Teladoc Health, the company said Aug. 8.

Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Md., together with Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, is offering psychological services via telemedicine to children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, according to a WCBC Radio report.