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.

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Lloyd B. Minor, MD, asserts that telemedicine may be the solution to getting reluctant patient populations to visit primary care physicians more regularly.

Although telemedicine may reduce healthcare costs, there are still barriers to widespread adoption, according to a report by DirectPath and CEB.

Newton (Kan.) Medical Center is building on its telemedicine program by adding new services to its emergency department.

Concussion Consultants at Centura Health, an Englewood, Colo.-based system, has received the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians' 2017 Patient-Centered Innovation Award for its teleconcussion program.

Lake City, Iowa-based Stewart Memorial Community Hospital is implementing a telehealth program in its emergency department in an effort to increase patient access to specialty care.

Teladoc has appointed Kenneth H. Paulus, an executive advisor at the private investment firm Water Street Healthcare Partners, to its board of directors.