Telehealth

Atlanta-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia implemented a telehealth program for expectant mothers.

Philadelphia-based Temple University Hospital on May 8 implemented 24/7 acute telestroke services for patients at Bucks County, Pa.-based Lower Bucks Hospital.

Purchase, N.Y.-based Teladoc released its 2017 first quarter financial results May 8.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday told the Senate Appropriations Committee it has long-term goals for telemedicine that need congressional approval, according to Federal News Radio.

The American Telemedicine Association named new officers to its board of directors.

Boston-based Partners HealthCare Connected Health joined forces with Health Advocate — a Plymouth Meeting, Pa.-based subsidiary of West Corp. — to expand its Partners Online Second Opinions Service capabilities.

Deploying a telemedicine program as part of a virtual healthcare strategy is now more crucial than ever.

Six U.S. Senators on May 3 introduced bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth and remote patient monitoring services to Medicare patients.

Seventy-six percent of hospitals either have consumer telehealth services in place or plan to implement the capability by the end of 2018, according to a survey conducted by Teladoc and Becker's Healthcare.

A new study, published in Health Affairs, examines telehealth use among Medicare beneficiaries suffering from mental illnesses across the United States.