Telehealth

Lufkin, Texas-based St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital launched a virtually integrated care program Feb. 9 to enhance bedside support with 24/7 remote nursing, ABC affiliate KLTV reported. The program aims to enable virtual nurses to assist with administrative tasks, patient education…

MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., has launched a telestroke service in partnership with Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health to expand access to stroke specialists for patients in Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula. Through the collaboration, patients…

Google will partner with Included Health to launch a nationwide randomized study evaluating how conversational artificial intelligence performs in real-world virtual care workflows. Here are four things to know about the study:

The University of Iowa in Iowa City is providing free support and guidance through a telehealth program for professionals who care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The initiative connects healthcare providers, community agencies and other professionals through twice-monthly…

Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University analyzed more than 21 million primary care visits across the state and found that while telehealth use surged during the pandemic, broadband access and poverty levels continue to drive disparities in care. The study, published Jan.…

The CMS hospital-at-home waiver and Medicare telehealth flexibilities would continue under a $1.2 trillion spending package released Jan. 20 by the House Appropriations Committee. The three-bill minibus proposal would extend acute hospital care at home through Sept. 30, 2030, and…

Yasir Tarabichi, MD, has been named head of digital at Ovatient, a nonprofit virtual-first healthcare delivery company co-founded by The MetroHealth System in Cleveland and MUSC Health in Charleston, S.C. In this role, Dr. Tarabichi will oversee product strategy, technology…

Increased telehealth use since the pandemic has not been associated with a rise in overall healthcare utilization, according to a study at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine. The researchers analyzed 538.8 million Medicare fee-for-service outpatient office visits from January 2019 to…

After rising in October 2024, telehealth utilization reversed course in October 2025, falling nationally and in most regions, according to a Jan. 15 news release from nonprofit organization Fair Health. The Midwest was the only region to see a slight…

Emergency department boarding remains one of the most stubborn operational challenges facing U.S. hospitals. National data show that more than a quarter of admitted patients now wait four hours or more for an inpatient bed, and waits of 24 hours…