Medtronic and DaVita are forming a company that will focus on in-home kidney care.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling for an expansion of mental health telemedicine, which has proliferated in use during the COVID-19 crisis.

CVS Health launched a new virtual primary care service that will offer integrated care services through one platform, it announced May 26. 

Telehealth startup Cerebral has come under scrutiny amid allegations that its clinicians are writing too many prescriptions for Adderall and other stimulants.  

A follow-up call and chat with a medical professional after discharge from the emergency department may help reduce return visits, according to a May 20 study published in JAMA Network Open. 

Marlette (Mich.) Regional Hospital partnered with a telehealth provider to offer speciality consultations through telemedicine for cardiology, nephrology, neurology, pulmonology and psychiatry patients.

A hybrid approach to primary care that offers in-person, video and occasional audio-only appointments can increase access to medical services while maintaining quality, a recent Rand Corp. report concluded.

Telehealth is often thought to occur in place of in-person primary care or specialist visits, but its use in the emergency department is poised to grow as more hospitals adopt the tech, reported the American Medical Association May 23. 

Federal lawmakers have introduced four bills that look to update, continue, renew and expand telehealth access for patients and providers.

More must be done to improve care for rural hospital patients, American Journal of Managed Care contributor Jenny Schneider, MD, said in a May 22 article. 

A new telemedicine center for veterans has opened in Greenwood, S.C., the Index-Journal reported May 21.

Hospitals are scaling their telehealth platforms to improve health outcomes and provide access to care to all patient communities.

Telehealth organizations are building up their digital defenses to protect consumer data privacy in fear of state surveillance post-Roe, reported Politico May 20.

About a third of older Americans say they plan to use telemedicine in the future, a number that has remained steady throughout the pandemic, according to a new AARP study released in May.

A Maryland primary care physician has started a telemedicine service specifically for second opinions, WDVM in Hagerstown, Md., reported May 18.

Burley, Idaho-based Intermountain Cassia Regional Hospital is expanding access to pediatric specialist care through the launch of a new telehealth program.

A telehealth company at the center of a federal probe over its prescribing practices has ousted its CEO.

Alexandria, La.-based Christus St. Frances Cabrini Health System launched an on-demand virtual visit service that allows patients to meet with Christus Health caregivers through live video from their smartphone, tablet or computer. 

Amwell reached an agreement May 17 to reduce the earnout period associated with its acquisition of digital mental health platform SilverCloud Health.

Although a digital front door in healthcare may imply only activities such as care inquiry or appointment scheduling, it is really about using technology to improve all touchpoints throughout the patient and partner journey.