Telehealth

Wayne Grodsky is joining the executive team at Specialists on Call as chief growth officer, the company announced Tuesday.

Teladoc has unveiled the commercial rollout of its updated mobile app, which integrates services from its recent acquisition, Best Doctors, the company confirmed Jan. 9.

In a contract that includes one base year and four one-year option periods with a $258 million price tag, the Department of Veterans Affairs selected 1Vision to deliver home telehealth care to veterans.

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.

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