Telehealth company DocGo has launched an app allowing Epic EHR users to track and request DocGo services. 

A new study sponsored by KeyCare, a virtual care company built with Epic, found that it was "very important" to 79 percent of patients that their telehealth provider and their regular physician both have access to their health records.

Travis County, Texas, is implementing Tele911 telehealth services into its emergency response system, Fox 7 Austin reported Oct. 28.

Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health system is launching the Neuroglee Connect system to monitor at-home patients with mild cognitive impairments.

Below is a list of investments that health systems made in virtual care startups, programs and initiatives in October: 

Medtech company Sleepiz has joined the American Telemedicine Association after registering its remote sleep monitoring device with the FDA in July.

Teladoc reported a 17 percent revenue increase to $611 million in the third quarter, up from $522 million in 2021. 

MercyOne Clinton (Iowa) Medical Center has created a new service that allows patients to receive neurological care through telehealth. 

School-based telehealth company Hazel Health has expanded to 14 states and is now serving more than 2.5 million students.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is creating a "hybrid" or "fluid" model of healthcare, mixing video visits, remote monitoring and "telesitting" — along with in-person treatment — to give patients care where and how they need it, said Edward Lee, MD, executive vice president of IT and CIO of the Permanente Federation.

Mobile health company DocGo has expanded the service area of DocGo On-Demand, a service that allows patients in New York City and New Jersey to request same-day house calls or telehealth services.

Patients with disabilities in California, New York and Massachusetts use telehealth more often than those in the South, Politico reported Oct. 25. 

Startup incubator and conglomerate Rokit has launched Diskuss, a mental health telehealth service available in the United States, the United Kingdom and India.

Telehealth startup Cerebral is preparing to cut about 20 percent of its staff as the company looks to streamline operations, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 24. 

Telehealth is clearly here to stay, and it isn't just COVID behind the trend. Other factors — the move to value-based care, staffing shortages resulting in delayed care, more favorable provider views on the merits of telehealth and increasing consumer preferences for convenience — are all driving a major shift toward a hybrid healthcare model that combines traditional avenues of in-person care with telehealth and technology-based solutions.

Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina Health and Cleveland-based MetroHealth System have joined forces to create a nonprofit virtual and in-home care company called Ovatient.

Telehealth company Teladoc has named Laizer Kornwasser as president of enterprise growth and global markets.

The HHS Office of Inspector General urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to evaluate how the use of telehealth affected the quality of home healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

As states continue to adopt more robust telehealth policies, each state has a unique approach to how telehealth is treated by Medicaid programs, private payer laws and professional requirements, according to an October telehealth policy report by the Centers for Connected Health Policy. 

Signify, a home health company that recently entered into an agreement to be acquired by CVS, is expanding its in-home diagnostic and preventive services by making them available to customers on Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans.