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The House passed its short-term resolution Tuesday evening, temporarily funding the government through March 23. However, some of the bill's measures may be more permanent, according to Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.
The American Academy of Family Physicians penned a letter Jan. 31 to the Federal Communications Commission advocating for the expansion of rural telehealth services.
A Kansas bill aimed at expanding telemedicine has come under fire for its restriction on abortion-inducing prescriptions, according to The Topeka Capital-Journal.
Holton (Kan.) Community Hospital added telemedicine capabilities to its emergency room, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
A group of four healthcare and telecommunications organizations in October partnered to launch a telehealth center out of a library in Kentucky, according to Kentucky Today.
A commitment to patient safety and pride in its physician network inspired Catalyst Health Network(Catalyst) to devote time and resources to achieving URAC Clinical Integration Accreditation in December. It wasn’t always an easy journey, but there was never any doubt it was worth…
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Research firm KLAS ranked InTouch Health's Telehealth Network as the top virtual care platform in its 2018 "Best in KLAS: Software & Services" report.
HGE Health, a healthcare technology company, is expanding the rollout of its telemedicine platform and mobile application that allows lung transplant surgeons to more easily communicate with patients.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham received a $495,877 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand its telemedicine network.
El Dorado, Kan.-based Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital is utilizing a telehealth kiosk at its local YMCA to more easily connect with patients, according to KWCH.