Telehealth

Allianz X, the digital investment unit of insurer and asset manager Allianz, invested $59.2 million in a strategic partnership with American Well. The partnership is focused on the development of digital solutions to increase access to healthcare and control costs.

Teladoc reported $232 million in total revenues for 2017, according to preliminary unaudited financial results, marking an 88 percent uptick over 2016.

Hillsboro, Ore.-based Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center launched a pilot project in late 2017 to bring its dentistry services offsite, the Hillsboro Tribune reports.

The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to pass bipartisan legislation that would improve veterans' access to telemedicine services as provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Federal Communications Commission issued a proposed rule to revamp its telehealth-focused Rural Health Care Program Jan. 3.

InTouch Health, which offers an enterprise telehealth platform, acquired TruClinic Wednesday, signalling its entrance into the direct-to-consumer telehealth business.

Telemedicine seems to be the healthcare of the future — but is it a viable option for sleep apnea management?

Fairbanks (Alaska) Memorial Hospital rolled out a telestroke program in December, Webcenter11 reports.

Piscataway, N.J.-based Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care and Newark, N.J.-based Rutgers New Jersey Medical School launched a telemedicine program to help pediatricians identify mental illness in children, the university announced Jan. 3.

Officials at Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health are developing a telemedicine program to expand patients' access to substance abuse treatment services, The Daily Republic reports.