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Appalachian Regional Healthcare rolls out systemwide ICU telemedicine services
Hazard, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare System will launch Advanced ICU Care's remote monitoring technology for intensive care unit patients across all 12 of its hospitals.
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Is telehealth's next step avatars for patients in rehabilitation?
Animated avatars may be the next big thing in telehealth, helping reduce healthcare costs without jeopardizing patient care or eliminating jobs, according to orthopedic surgeon Mary O'Connor, MD, and cited in an American Medical Association blog post.
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Texas VA clinic adds telehealth services for mental healthcare
Victoria, Texas-based Crossroads Area Veteran Center is implementing a new telehealth system that will connect veterans to mental health specialists at Corpus Christi (Texas) Vet Center through videoconferencing technology, Victoria Advocate reports.
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MUSC Health to expand telehealth services for transplant patients
The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston will ramp up investments in its transplant telehealth program throughout the rest of the year, SC Now reports.
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Study: Patients are equally satisfied with virtual prenatal care, in-person appointments
Pregnant patients who use a mobile prenatal care app and have fewer in-person clinic visits show no difference in patient or provider satisfaction than those who receive all prenatal care and education in person, according to a study published in JMIR mHealth and uHhealth on May 1.
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SSM Health is offering $25 virtual visits to all Wisconsin, Missouri residents
St. Louis-based SSM Health is upping the ante for providers in Wisconsin and Missouri by offering all residents — established patients or not, health insurance or not — $25 virtual visits within an hour of requesting an appointment.
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FCC walks back data on broadband gains
Gains in broadband internet access are smaller than previously reported, according to tech publication Ars Technica.
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AdventHealth implements remote monitoring telemedicine tech in ICU
AdventHealth Dade City (Fla.), part of AdventHealth system in Altamonte Springs, Fla., added Advanced ICU Care's remote monitoring technology for patients in its intensive care unit.
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Allina Health, Hayward Area Memorial partner for telemedicine stroke treatment
Minneapolis-based Allina Health and Hayward (Wis.) Area Memorial Hospital launched a telemedicine program geared toward expanding virtual neurology care, Sawyer County Record reports.
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5 things to know about telehealth fraud
Telehealth fraud appears to be on the rise, as more patients are opting into virtual appointments with their physicians via audio and video technology, Legal Reader reports.
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Telehealth startup that integrates with EHRs raises $15M
Telehealth technology company CirrusMD, which offers a chat-based solution for health plans, raised $15 million in its latest financing round.
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Teladoc reports 43% increase in revenue, 1M+ visits for Q1: 5 notes
Teladoc Health released its earnings results for the first quarter of 2019.
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AdventHealth, Erlanger Health System partner on telemedicine tech for neurology, stroke care
Two Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth hospitals in Georgia are working with Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tenn., to provide neurology and stroke care through telemedicine, Chattanoogan reports.
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Florida Senate passes bill to extend telehealth services from out-of-state providers
The Florida Senate passed a new bill April 29 that would expand telehealth services from out-of-state providers to Florida residents, Miami Herald reports.
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Former Nurx employees claim telemedicine startup violated pharmaceutical regulations
Nine former employees of Nurx, a telemedicine startup based in San Francisco, told The New York Times that the company has habitually ignored or violated state and federal laws surrounding the sale and shipment of prescription medication since its 2015 founding.
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Westchester Medical Center Health launches neonatal telemedicine program
Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network implemented a telemedicine program that allows neonatologists at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla to provide remote care to newborn patients at HealthAlliance Hospital.
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Optima Health pilots MDLive's new quality performance product
Optima Health is piloting telehealth company MDLive's recently launched quality performance product CareLink, which aims to help health systems improve various clinical quality metrics.
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Norton Healthcare partners with Kentucky schools to offer students virtual visits
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare teamed up with a local Kentucky school district to provide telemedicine services for elementary school students, Courier Journal reports.
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Arizona law will extend telehealth insurance to all health specialties
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a new law April 18 that requires telehealth services be covered by commercial health plans, The National Law Review reports.
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Doctor On Demand and Humana launch new health plan
After their recent partnership, telemedicine provider Doctor On Demand and Humana are launching a new health plan called On Hand, which is focused on comprehensive virtual primary care.
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