Telehealth

A program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is connecting kidney transplant recipients in various cities in the state with Birmingham-based physicians via telehealth.

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System succeeded in increasing patient acquisitions through its telehealth program, according to an analysis by the health system and its virtual care provider Zipnosis.

InTouch Health entered into an agreement to acquire Reach Health, a telemedicine software company.

Teladoc posted $89.6 million in revenue in its first quarter ended March 31, which is up 109 percent from the same period in 2017, according to first quarter 2018 fiscal year earnings results posted May 1.

A growing number of hospitals are recognizing the value of implementing a hospital-based telehealth program, with nearly 94 percent of respondents of a Teladoc survey rating it a top strategic priority.

The American Telemedicine Association named Deanna Larson, RN, winner of its Woman of the Year award.

New York City-based AMC Health, a telehealth company, selected Jack McGovern to serve as CFO May 1.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence St. Joseph Health on April 30 unveiled a telehealth network, dubbed Virtual Health System, which will deliver services to 100-plus facilities across the western U.S.

Following natural disasters, patients are more likely to seek telehealth services for routine care, rather than for disaster-related health concerns, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine and led by the health policy research nonprofit…

Medical schools and teaching hospitals are increasingly developing programs to educate students and trainees on how to use telemedicine, according to an Association of American Medical Colleges blog post April 24.