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.

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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.