Telehealth

The American Academy of Family Physicians plans to roll out a telehealth service to its 129,000 members in late 2018.

Minneapolis-based Allina Health deployed an update to their online diagnosis and treatment service, powered by technology from leading virtual care company Zipnosis.

Amid the nationwide debate on gun control and school safety, a Lubbock-based Texas Tech University telemedicine program shows promise in vetting potentially dangerous students and helping them access the mental healthcare they need, Chron reports.

The average cost to develop a mobile health app from conception to launch is $425,000, according to a Research2Guidance report.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs released an updated telehealth app for iPhones March 23 called VA Video Connect.

Dallas-based Parkland Health & Hospital System implemented an e-consult program that significantly reduced unnecessary clinic appointments at its gastroenterology specialty clinic.

Interest in telemedicine is growing, with the majority of hospitals leaders citing remote care as a priority, according to a May 2017 survey. However, in regions of the U.S. with limited internet access, providers may struggle to connect patients to…

Almost three-quarters of healthcare professionals are pursuing an enterprise approach, rather than a departmental approach, for their telemedicine programs, according to a Reach Health survey.

A study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders shows physicians can use telemedicine to assess and diagnose autism spectrum disorders in young children.

Healthcare professionals most frequently cited inadequate telemedicine parity laws as a significant barrier to building a telemedicine program, according to a Reach Health survey.