Telehealth

Researchers from Mayo Clinic have found that telehealth can be just as accurate as in-person visits for diagnosing a variety of medical conditions, according to a Sept. 2 study in JAMA Network Open.

Healthcare consumer engagement company RxDefine has launched a telehealth service for life sciences companies. 

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System is the first in the country to partner with virtual primary care platform 98point6, the tech company said Sept. 1.

Telehealth company Equum has added CLEW Medical's telehealth intensive care unit platform as a partner.

Health technology company Masimo has released its Masimo W1 health watch used to track vital health measurements.

Telehealth and digital health startup Healee has raised $2 million in seed funding to expand services in the U.S.

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health is partnering with six rural care providers in Virginia to provide at-home monitoring tools, according to Aug. 29 reporting in the Augusta Free Press.

Here are five health system implementing, investing and creating new telehealth and virtual care programs:

Telehealth companies Amwell and Teladoc saw gains in the stock market following news of tech and retail giant Amazon ending its telehealth program, CNBC reported Aug. 25.

Cleveland Clinic's pediatric and neuroradiologists will now be available 24-7 to Children's Hospital New Orleans providers through a new teleradiology partnership.