Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association has announced featured speakers for its Telehealth 2.0 Conference this April.

Lexington, Mass.-based swyMed, a video telemedicine solution provider, has rolled out its DOT Telemedicine Backpack.

The Southwest Iowa Mental Health and Disability Services Region's Mental Health Crisis Response Team has begun using telehealth technology to shorten their response time, according to The Daily Nonpareil.

McAlester (Okla.) Regional Health Center is bringing telemedicine to students in McAlester Public Schools, following a unanimous vote of the MPS Board in January.

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital's Center for Musculoskeletal Care is offering patients access to Virtual Exercise Rehabilitation Assistant, a technology developed by the digital healthcare company Reflexion Health.

Charleston (W. Va.) Area Medical Center reported reduced levels of congestive heart failure readmissions after implementing a new patient engagement program.

Alverno Health Care Facility, a Clinton, Iowa-based nursing facility, added telemedicine to its list of services.

In spite of rising consumer interest in telemedicine services, only 21 percent of patients have received remote care, according to an Accenture report.

The American Telemedicine Association has released its 2017 Coverage & Reimbursement report, which compares telemedicine adoption for every state in the United States.

U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Services Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program has awarded Essentia Health a $213,564 grant to expand its telemedicine services in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.