Telehealth

Patients who need urgent care that's not an emergency will have a new option through a telehealth program launched by Geisinger.

University Hospitals in Cleveland partnered with Edgility to provide the technology platform for its hospital-at-home offering, the companies said July 28. 

As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase across areas of the U.S. with low vaccination rates, the demand for telehealth intensive care unit and emergency room services is also on the rise, Politico reported July 28. 

Private New York investment firm Aquiline Capital Partners is acquiring Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health's telemedicine services, the companies announced July 28. 

Teladoc Health reported a net loss of $133.8 million for the second quarter of 2021, compared to a $25.7 million net loss during the same time last year, according to the company's July 27 news release. 

Telehealth company Amwell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire two digital health startups.

The Hawaii State Department of Health is bringing telehealth resources to libraries in underserved communities.

As the world transitions to life post-Covid, health systems across the U.S. continue to deal with the aftermath of the pandemic. And with the onslaught of virtual care as a result of Covid, many are now looking at the digital…

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink."

The American Telemedicine Association and Alliance for Connected Care are among a group of 430 organizations urging Congress to expand virtual care coverage before the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.