Telehealth

In a press release by HID Global®, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced that The Silicon Review named HID as one of the top cyber security vendors to watch in 2017. 

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health will offer telehealth services to its 32,000 employees next year, with plans to later expand the services to patients, according to a NJ Biz report.

Physicians using telemedicine must focus on a variety of seemingly tiny behavioral cues to effectively engage remote patients, according to an analysis published in Wired Oct. 26.

While telemedicine increases access and reduces the need for in-person physician's visits, some research suggests there's a lack of evidence about the long-term benefits of telemedicine for managing certain chronic conditions, such as hypertension, according to a recent study out…

Macmillan Cancer Support — a charity group based in the United Kingdom — hired a nurse for the exclusive purpose of debunking inaccurate information regarding cancer treatment and diagnosis circulating the internet, according to a report from the Independent.

Earlier this month, California Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed into law AB 401, which authorizes telepharmacy health technology in the state.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System partnered with Vidyo to deploy its integrated virtual visits within the Epic MyChart and offer patients telehealth services.

The genetic testing lab Ambry Genetics will offer its clients access to telemedicine genetic counseling services through a partnership with PWNHealth, Ambry Genetics announced Oct. 24.

The American Medical Group Association, a trade association that works to advance high-performance health, is asking House leaders to pass a telehealth bill.

The Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, the Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications and telemedicine solutions provider swyMed joined forces to improve rural healthcare, swyMed officials announced Oct. 24.