The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking contractors for a $1 billion telehealth contract as the department seeks to modernize its system, according to a Sept. 13 Bloomberg Law report.

Several telehealth companies are offering patients access to the controversial anti-parasite drug ivermectin, which is rumored by some groups to be an effective treatment for COVID-19, The Guardian reported Sept. 13.

The Alaska Senate voted Sept. 10 to advance a telehealth bill that allows hospital workers to opt out of vaccine mandates, according to a Sept. 10 Anchorage Daily News report.

The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, a coalition including hospitals, health systems, healthcare associations and other organizations, found in a recent analysis that the healthcare industry is lacking data on the quality of telemedicine diagnosis. 

The Clinic, a joint virtual health venture between the Cleveland Clinic and Amwell, is teaming up with Anthem to offer the insurer's members access to the Clinic's telehealth second opinion service, the organizations said Sept. 8. 

More than a year after most hospitals and health systems ended their COVID-19 shutdowns of nonemergency care, the use of telehealth for medical appointments is settling in near 20 percent or less of all visits, the Center for Connected Medicine…

Mayo Clinic researchers investigated the benefits of the Rochester, Minn.-based health system's COVID-19 Remote Patient Monitoring Program, which it rolled out in March 2020, according to a study recently published in Nature. 

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Telemedicine startup 98point6, which has raised $247 million to date, is searching for a new CEO after its co-founder and chief executive Robbie Cape abruptly left the company Sept. 1, Geekwire reported. 

Conducting outpatient visits via telehealth when possible and measuring the average greenhouse gas emission per outpatient visit can significantly reduce the healthcare industry's carbon footprint, the American Medical Association reported Sept. 1.