Around 79 percent of U.S. adults received healthcare virtually in 2017, according to Accenture's 2018 Consumer Survey on Digital Health.  By Anuja Vaidya - 3/15/18

The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson selected SnapMD's virtual care management software as its systemwide telehealth platform, the company confirmed March 14.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 3/14/18

Shriners Hospitals for Children in Chicago and Cincinnati are joining forces with Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw, Mich., to offer pediatric telehealth services to patients in Michigan, according to a Midland Daily News report.  By Anuja Vaidya - 3/14/18

A pilot program focused on remote therapy and data exchange improved blood glucose control among children and teenagers with Type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in Pediatric Diabetes.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 3/12/18

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Rural Health is collaborating with the VA's Quality Enhancement Research Initiative to increase access to mental healthcare for rural veterans via telehealth, the agency announced March 6.  By Julie Spitzer - 3/8/18

Collaboration Focused on Optimizing the Development, Clinical Validation and Usability of Practical AI Algorithms Through the Nuance AI Marketplace    By Nuance - 3/7/18

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic will use patient engagement platform Wellpepper's new Marketplace to make its interactive care plans available to other health systems.  By Morgan Haefner - 3/6/18

Data integration is challenging in health systems as healthcare data is fragmented over dozens or even hundreds of applications.  By Appian - 3/6/18

Healthcare consumers are increasingly turning to virtual health services, with 25 percent of patients reporting they received virtual care services in the previous year, up from 21 percent one year prior, according to a survey released by Accenture.  By Megan Knowles - 3/6/18

A team of researchers at the West Lafayette, Ind.-based Purdue University is embarking on a five-year, long-distance study on the prospective surveillance of autism symptom emergence in high-risk infants, which could ultimately inform earlier, more targeted therapies.  By Julie Spitzer - 3/5/18

American Well selected Bill Conway to serve as general manager of provider solutions.  By Anuja Vaidya - 3/5/18

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health tapped Lighthouse Telehealth, a Toledo, Ohio-based Harbor Behavioral Health subsidiary, to provide 24/7 coverage for behavioral health and substance use disorder patients at Mercy in a partnership that began Feb. 22.  By Julie Spitzer - 3/5/18

  Intermountain Healthcare, a 22-hospital system in Salt Lake City, launched a virtual hospital services program, called Intermountain Connect Care Pro, Feb. 28.  By Alyssa Rege - 3/5/18

Teladoc, a provider of virtual care delivery services, expanded its collaboration with Microsoft.  By Anuja Vaidya - 3/2/18

Last month’s congressional budget deal was a significant step forward for telemedicine, but we’re still in the early innings for adoption.  By Dan D’Orazio, CEO, Sage Growth Partners - 3/2/18

Teladoc, Inc., the world’s largest and most trusted provider of virtual care delivery services, announced today its expanded collaboration with Microsoft.  By Staff - 3/2/18

URAC launched the first independent, third-party accreditation for telehealth programs in 2016 and it is growing rapidly.  By URAC - 3/2/18

Telehealth and other virtual healthcare includes any type of care provided remotely — or, care in which the patient is not face-to-face, in-person with the provider. This can mean online responses to inquiries, phone consults, video-facilitated visits and more. Virtual healthcare first came into the mainstream a dozen or so years ago. Then, it became clear that certain kinds of care could be more readily provided remotely. Recently, telehealth adoption and use have accelerated rapidly.  By Scott Becker, Julie Spitzer - 3/2/18

A recent press release shares Teladoc's certification that will further enhance patient safety, data sharing and interoperability for the company.   By Staff - 3/2/18

Avizia joined the athenahealth marketplace under its "More Disruption Please" program, the telehealth provider confirmed Feb. 27.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 3/2/18