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Dignity Health, a San Francisco-based health system, is expanding its telehealth services.
A Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Hospital pilot program is testing the use of a telehealth cart to treat non-critical patients who come to the emergency department, according to WRAL.com.
Teladoc has appointed Peter Nieves to a newly created role: executive vice president and chief revenue officer.
A recent survey by telehealth company American Well found that 64 percent of consumers are willing to see a physician via a video telehealth visit, and 20 percent of consumers would switch physicians to get access to video visits. The…
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Elizabeth Morrison-Banks, MD, a health sciences clinical professor at UC Riverside School of Medicine, is investigating whether home-based telemedicine can be used to treat multiple sclerosis.
In an upcoming webinar, Teladoc teams up with Thomas Jefferson University to discuss what health systems need to know when extending telehealth.
Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Regional Medical Center has launched a telehealth program.
A new study from Rand Corp. found that because direct-to-consumer telehealth services often initiate new use of medical services, they could drive up medical spending instead of decreasing it.
In a recent press release, it was announced that Teladoc appointed Ken Paulus to its board of directors.
Cytta Corp., a provider of remote monitoring technology, is nearing completion of a business development alliance with Yona Systems Group, a Native American government systems integrator.