Telehealth

One telehealth expansion bill won't see a quick return on investment, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.

Specialists On Call, a Reston, Va.-based telemedicine provider, launched a platform for post-acute care.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine rolled out a mobile app, called AASM SleepTM, July 24.

The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination and Training — or SAFE-T — Center at Pennsylvania State University opened its simulation lab July 25.

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care rolled out a telehealth program called TelePrEP to improve human immunodeficiency virus prevention in rural areas.

Glendale, Ariz.-based St. Joseph's Westgate Medical Center — part of San Francisco-based Dignity Health — introduced a telemedicine robot into its intensive care unit, The Glendale Star reports.

Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, introduced a bill that would help Medicare providers expand telehealth services.

Specialists On Call, Inc. (“SOC”), the largest provider of telemedicine services and technology to US hospitals, announced that it has launched a post-acute care enterprise solution.

The House passed the Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017 July 25, advancing the bill to the Senate.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, D, signed a law requiring the state Department of Health and Human Services to recommend a telemedicine standards policy to the North Carolina General Assembly by Oct. 1, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.