Telehealth

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced a bipartisan bill that would incentive non-rural hospitals serving rural patients to expand their telehealth services.

Teladoc entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Best Doctors, a medical consultation company focused on complex and costly medical issues.

The VA Northern Indiana Health Care System facility in Fort Wayne connected its intensive care unit and emergency room to a Department of Veterans Affairs teleICU hub in Cincinnati June 14, The Journal Gazette reports.

Most (92 percent) rural diabetes patients who received telehealth services reported they were "very satisfied" with their care, a new study found.

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.