Telehealth

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.

News of several telehealth acquisitions have made waves throughout the health IT space in recent months.

Nearly half of Teladoc's virtual behavioral health visits so far this year have been with men between the ages of 20 and 35 — a group that has historically faced heightened stigma surrounding mental health — according to CNBC.

Although telehealth increases patient access to care and can improve care quality, its success depends on where and how it is used, according to an HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality review.

In a new partnership with digital health provider Babylon, Samsung is launching a new system called "Ask an Expert, powered by Babylon" for its customers in the U.K. that lets users check symptoms and book live video appointments.

Researchers from UCLA and Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles proved Fitbit personal activity trackers could be a useful remote patient monitoring device, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

Teladoc on May 31 acquired international virtual care provider Advance Medical for an estimated $292 million in cash and $60 million of Teladoc common stock.

EpicMD introduced Carie, a third-generation mobile telehealth platform.