Virtual care news, trends and reimbursement updates
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Allendale, Mich.-based Grand Valley State University has entered a partnership with Answer Health on Demand to teach its physician assistant students about telehealth, according to MLive.
Michael Ohl, MD, is studying whether telehealth services can effectively connect rural veterans with HIV specialists, according to a blog post on AIDS.gov.
The American Telemedicine Association has released draft guidelines related to telestroke, pediatric telehealth and child and adolescent telemental health practice.
Kingston, N.Y.-based HealthAlliance Hospital-Broadway Campus, a member of Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network, is now linked to WMCHealth's telehealth program.
VitalCare Home Health Services, a Cheboygan, Mich.-based affiliate of McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey, is set to expand its telehealth program, according to Charlevoix Courier.
Children and Families of Iowa, a Des Moines-based family services organization, has received a $36,450 grant from the Telligen Community Initiative to expand its mental healthcare services, according to The Messenger.
La Grande, Ore.-based Grande Ronde Hospital has rolled out GRH ReadyCare, a telehealth platform for noncritical conditions such as influenza, pink eye or rashes.
A study in Telemedicine and e-Health investigated whether remote physicians can assess comatose patients with telemedicine.
The Scott Center for Autism Treatment at Florida Institute of Technology is set to roll out new digital health tools to provide healthcare nationwide.
Avizia, a Reston, Va.-based telehealth provider, has struck a new partnership, adding clinical staff in 36 specialties.