Telehealth

Avizia joined forces with VeeMed, bringing together the former's telehealth platform and the latter's provider services for high-acuity cases, such as neurology, behavioral health and intensive care.

Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, signed a bill into law March 29 that requires commercial health insurers to cover telehealth services the same as in-person care, according to The National Law Review.

Avizia is trying to make it easier for hospitals to launch and scale telemedicine video consultation capabilities with its Connect Solution, which was unveiled April 18.

The influx of new technologies has opened up new avenues for healthcare organizations looking to successfully make the transition to value-based care.

MDLive selected Michael Farrell to serve as senior vice president and general manager of its hospitals and health systems business.

The U.S. Navy conducted its first telemedicine consultations from a hospital ship out at sea. It used technology developed by GlobalMed.

A PhD candidate at the Australia-based Melbourne School of Engineering developed a pair of "smart socks" to improve remote physical therapy.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a U.S. Department of Defense agency tasked with developing emerging technologies for the military, awarded Kryptowire a $5.1 million contract to manage smartphone sensor data as part of its health monitoring program.

Avizia, a company focused on deploying telehealth services systemwide, and Aligned Telehealth, an onsite and telehealth behavioral healthcare services provider, entered into a partnership.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services and NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst teamed up in February to debut a telehealth program for female patients at the Rikers Island (N.Y.) prison.