Telehealth

California Department of Workers' Compensation approved Harbor Health Systems — a IT company that supports medical provider network in California — to offer telemedicine services. 

Sunrise, Fla.-based telehealth provider MDLive partnered with DermatologistOnCall, which offers virtual dermatology visits.

Florida's new medical marijuana legislation places limitations on telemedicine reports the Sun Sentinel.

A study, published in Neurology, shows that for patients suffering from headaches, receiving care via telemedicine tools is as effective as an in-person visit.

Sacramento-based UC Davis Health and telehealth provider Carena partnered to create the UC Davis Virtual Clinic, an online diagnosis and treatment service.

A bill that sets limits on telemedicine eye examinations passed Connecticut's Senate unanimously June 6, according to Hartford Courant.

The American Hospital Association asked lawmakers to reimburse telehealth services under Medicare Advantage plans in a statement presented to the House Committee on Ways and Means June 7.

The National Quality Forum released a draft framework June 1 outlining methods to measure the quality of telehealth programs.

The New Jersey Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee unanimously passed a telemedicine bill in a 11-0 vote June 12, according to nj.com.

There must be flexibility throughout systems and regulations governing broadband access, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and the Personal Connected Health Alliance wrote in a June 8 letter to Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.