Telehealth

North Country Hospital, based in Newport, Vt., has received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand telehealth services, Vermont Biz reported Aug. 22. The investment will support updated equipment and technologies to improve patient access…

For Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health, the promise of virtual nursing lies in keeping rural hospitals staffed and sustainable. Recruiting nurses in smaller communities has long been a challenge, and the system sees remote roles as one way to extend…

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is implementing virtual technology to reduce emergency department wait times at its St. Elizabeth Medical Center locations in Ottawa and Peru, Ill. Patients who meet certain clinical criteria are triaged into virtual care rooms, where a…

Lubbock, Texas-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center received a $1.3 million, four-year grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration, an agency of HSS, to expand telehealth services in Texas and Louisiana. The TexLa Telehealth Resource Center, housed at…

Several dozen healthcare organizations, including 48 health systems, have written a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to extend telehealth coverage for Medicare beneficiaries. The pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities are set to expire Sept. 30 without an extension. “While we strongly support…

Albemarle, N.C.-based Atrium Health Stanly is preparing to launch a virtual nursing program aimed at easing bedside nurse workloads and improving patient care, backed by a $1.45 million grant from the Duke Endowment. The rural hospital will be the first…

Chicago-based Rush University System for Health’s new digital care membership is designed to streamline access to virtual services and extend the system’s reach far beyond Chicago. Called Rush Connect+, the $19-per-month subscription service is part of the academic health system’s…

From layoffs in its health unit to developing new technology for hospital-at-home care, here is a look at four of Best Buy’s healthcare moves as reported by Becker’s since March:

Chicago-based Rush University System for Health has launched a new digital care membership service as part of a broader effort to expand and streamline virtual care access. Here are three things to know:

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare and hybrid care company OnMed have launched a virtual care station at Bradley International Airport, aiming to expand healthcare access for travelers. The initiative, the first of its kind in the nation, places a self-contained OnMed station…