Last year, physicians at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente received approximately 13 million secure emails from patients. That number is more than the number of visits to Kaiser clinics for the year, said Megan Zimmerman, chief of staff for health plan…

TeleTracking Technologies, Hill-Rom Company and GOJO have partnered to combine their services in a real time hand hygiene compliance service.

The Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill., has launched an online eVisit patient portal where patients can receive medical care without ever leaving their homes.

Surgeons from the United States have been remotely aiding Syrian providers over Skype as the conflict continues to cripple healthcare infrastructure in Syria, according to a Voice of America report.

Children's Medical Center Dallas has announced it has launched the state's first ever neonatal telemedicine program, according to a report from Martketwatch.

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announced a statewide telepsychiatry program will launch in January 2014 to reduce emergency department crowding and increase access to mental healthcare.

Northwestern Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital has launched an around-the-clock stroke telemedicine program, according to a Lake Forester report.

UC San Diego Health System announced a new pilot program to use telemedicine to reduce emergency department crowding and decrease wait times.

Mason City, Iowa-based Mercy Palliative Care, part of Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, will extend its telemedicine services to more patients in surrounding areas, according to a Globe Gazette report.  

Windber (Pa.) Medical Center announced a telemedicine program in collaboration with Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System to provide emergency care for stroke patients.