Telehealth

When Western Africa was facing its Ebola crisis from 2014-16, the University of Virginia Health System sprang into action to expand its outreach efforts, ZDNet reports.

The majority of commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission voted in favor of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's proposal to increase funding for the agency's Rural Health Care Program, Mr. Pai announced June 14.

Orlando-based Florida Hospital is teaming up with World Housing Solution, which recently launched its Clinics on Wheels division, to provide telemedicine services in Puerto Rico, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill in late May to waive Medicare's originating site restrictions for telehealth when treating substance abuse disorders.

CareClix, a provider of integrated telehealth applications and services, partnered with eazyScripts, an e-prescribing software company for telemedicine.

In a recent press release, Vituity announced that it is now a formally endorsed business partner of The Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) and the Hospital Council of Northern and Central Caifornia (Hospital Council). 

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded 1Vision and AMC Health with Authority to Operate certification to provide telehealth solutions to its patients, IT and program management solutions firm 1Vision confirmed June 11.

Leading Health System to Integrate Comprehensive Telehealth Services

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health selected Teladoc for its employee telehealth program, the virtual care delivery services vendor confirmed June 7.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued a draft order June 6 proposing a $171 million increase in funding for the agency's Rural Health Care Program.