Telehealth

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…

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.

Rexburg, Idaho-based Madison Memorial Hospital launched a teleICU service in partnership with Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health, KIFI Local News 8 reports.

The Alliance for Connected Care, a telehealth advocacy group, thinks the new HHS Secretary Alex Azar has what it takes to propel telehealth legislation forward, according to Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.

As telemedicine continues to play an ever-greater role in health care delivery, it is increasingly important that health systems and providers develop a strategy for implementing a telemedicine solution that can lead to scalable and sustainable growth.