Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is partnering with the Los Angeles Unified School District to offer virtual care to CHLA patients 12 or older attending one of the 20 participating Los Angeles schools.
Category: telehealth
Employee-sponsored telehealth 23% cheaper than in-person care, Penn study says
A 24/7 telehealth program established by Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine for its employees was 23 percent less expensive than providing in-person visits for the same conditions.
OSU Wexner Medical Center to offer 'smart drug' clinical trial through telehealth
Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center plans to offer a pancreatic cancer clinical trial to patients across the country via telehealth, WCMH reported June 9.
Physicians lack trust in patient-administered test results, GE Healthcare study finds
Fifty-two percent of clinicians said they trust virtual care, remote patient monitoring and telehealth to provide accurate diagnoses, but many are skeptical about patients conducting at-home testing by themselves, a June 6 study from GE Healthcare foun…
NorthShore launches virtual at-home care
Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health is launching virtual cardiac at-home care through a partnership with Motiv.
5 health systems launching new telehealth services
As the digitization of healthcare accelerates, more health systems are taking advantage of telehealth tools to provide care at a patient’s convenience.
5 health systems launching new telehealth services
As the digitization of healthcare accelerates, more health systems are taking advantage of telehealth tools to provide care at a patient’s convenience.
UVA Health launches new telehealth program for older adults
Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health is launching the Center for Excellence for Telehealth and Aging, an institute that will aim to provide telehealth tools to older adult patients.
Northwell to provide telehealth services to the U.S. State Department
Northwell Direct, an employer health services provider owned by New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, has been selected to provide telehealth consulting services to medical providers in the U.S. State Department.
UPMC hospital snags grant to expand telehealth services
Health plan Univera Healthcare awarded a grant to Jamestown, N.Y.-based UPMC Chautauqua to expand its behavioral telehealth services, The Post-Journal reported May 30.
