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A small number of primary care providers have been responsible for most of the recent growth in remote patient monitoring, though it's not known how much their patients needed that type of potentially expensive care, a new Health Affairs study…
Telehealth company Equum Medical has been named a pipeline partner of the National Rural Health Association.
Remote medical testing company Certific is partnering with identity verification company Veriff to streamline the identity verification process and reduce the risk of telehealth fraud.
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.