Telehealth

Valley Home Care, part of Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System, lowered its hospital readmission rate for heart failure patients through the use of a telehealth program.

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center launched "Care Anywhere," a telehealth platform available via smartphone, tablet or computer, July 17.

Teladoc achieved certified status for information security under the Health Information Trust Alliance's common security framework Aug. 11.

A one-year CMS study will investigate the cost effectiveness of telemedicine utilization in skilled nursing facilities.

Healthcare benefit costs are expected to rise another 5 percent in 2018, leading employers to explore alternative healthcare delivery and payment models — like telehealth — to offer their employees, according to a new survey.

As the need for mental health services continues to grow in the United States, physicians and healthcare facilities are increasingly leveraging technology to enhance access to care to patients.

Jon Linkous plans to step down as CEO of the American Telemedicine Association, a role he has held for 24 years.

In recent years, experts have suggested using TV "white spaces," or unused broadcasting frequencies on TV networks, to address geographic disparities in broadband access.

Washington, D.C.-based George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates entered into a partnership with SOSi International to bring telemedicine to SOSi's private contractors working overseas.

Baltimore-based Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital will deploy the Fruit Street telehealth platform to leverage the hospital's Weigh Smart program.