Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed the way health care professionals serve their patients. Over the past three years, a huge proportion of care has shifted to the virtual landscape as clinicians and patients search for a safe, convenient and reliable…

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center found that patients can save between $147.40 to $186.10 by using telemedicine.

Seattle Children's will now offer virtual urgent care. 

The federal policy director of Cigna will replace an executive from St. Louis-based Ascension as chair of the American Telemedicine Association's policy council, which was also joined by leaders from Amazon and Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health.

Macon, Ga.-based Mercer Medicine is partnering with Harris County School District to launch a telehealth program for Harris County students, WTVM reported Jan. 18. 

Virtual care company Teladoc is laying off 6 percent of its staff, or 300 positions, in its non-clinician workforce, MarketWatch reported Jan. 18.

Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital is opening a new telehealth center through a partnership with pharmacy chain Publix.

Despite telehealth utilization continuing to slip, health systems are still taking advantage of ways to treat patients remotely. 

The San Francisco VA Health Care System has partnered with health IT company CareView Communications to implement new remote monitoring technology across its VA hospitals. 

National telehealth utilization declined by 3.7 percent in October, according to Fair Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.