Telehealth

University of Alabama at Birmingham startup ReACT FND Health is expanding its telehealth solution for functional neurological disorder. Founded in 2024, the company has treated 155 patients from 30 states with its specialized therapy sessions. It recently launched in California…

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has expanded its Virtual Second Opinions program to patients in 39 states. More than 150 Cedars-Sinai specialists participate in the program, giving patients access to specialized expertise across more than 600 conditions. After completing a questionnaire and…

Jefferson Health in Philadelphia launched a virtual primary care program in late 2024 to address one of healthcare’s biggest access challenges: a shortage of primary care appointments. Less than two years later, the model has become one of the health…

Medicare beneficiaries had about 60 million telehealth visits per year between 2021 and 2023, according to a February study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.  Co-author and University of Utah assistant professor Terrence Liu, MD, broke down the findings March…

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian is beginning to see early signals from its hospital-at-home program, which launched in November 2025 as health systems across the country continue testing whether acute-level hospital care can be delivered safely in patients’ homes. The model…

Telehealth continues to evolve from an optional care modality into a routine component of clinical practice. Findings from the 2024 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Workforce Research Recap, highlight how increasing telehealth utilization is prompting many organizations…

Patients who rely heavily on telehealth for primary care may experience gaps in care, according to a new study. Researchers at UW Medicine in Seattle followed 744,599 U.S. military veterans who used Veterans Health Administration primary care for three or…

Telehealth is about five times less expensive than in-office care for common conditions that can be treated by both types of visits, according to a new study from Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine. The researchers analyzed over 160,000 visits — both virtual and in-person…

Rome (N.Y.) Health has launched a virtual nursing program on its 2 East medical-surgical unit, adding remote support for bedside nurses focused on patient education and discharge planning. The program places dedicated virtual nurses alongside bedside nurses to assist with…

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has implemented a virtual care initiative that removes after-hours call responsibilities for primary care providers. As of January, 63 Penn Medicine practices across the Philadelphia area, Chester County and Central New Jersey have adopted the systemwide coverage…