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. 

Teladoc released revised quarterly guidance narrowing its revenue range to an estimate between $633 million and $640 million for the fourth quarter and to $2.403 billion to $2.41 billion for 2022. 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare's value-based care subsidiary, Castell, has partnered with virtual chronic care provider Omada Health to offer virtual diabetes care and prevention to patients. 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has rolled out a new telehealth indicator that helps beneficiaries and caregivers find clinicians who provide telehealth services.