MUSC Health Columbia (S.C) Medical Center Downtown partnered with telemedicine company Hicuity Health to launch tele-ICU services.
Category: telehealth
Optum Store adds $55 telehealth visits
Optum’s online marketplace, which aims to provide affordable healthcare products and services, now has virtual care visits.
Froedtert Health remotely monitors COVID-19 patients, improves their outcomes
Remote monitoring of COVID-19 symptoms was associated with better outcomes for patients at Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health, a recent study in JAMA Network Open found.
What’s stopping Congress from extending telehealth benefits
The House passed legislation to extend Medicare reimbursements for medical visits that occur by video or phone call through 2024, but recent federal crackdowns on Medicare fraud linked to telehealth have raised concerns in Washington, Politico reported…
Amwell revenue up 7% to $64.5M
Amwell reported a second quarter revenue of $64.5 million, up 7 percent from $60.2 million in the second quarter of 2021.
Amwell announces CVS Health virtual care partnership
Amwell is working with CVS Health to roll out the retail drugstore giant’s new virtual primary care service, the telehealth provider announced in its Aug. 4 second quarter earnings call.
Los Angeles hospitals launch telestroke program
Los Angeles-based hospital CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center has launched a telestroke program in collaboration with the University of Southern California’s Keck Medicine.
HHS, Justice Department issue telehealth nondiscrimination guidance
HHS and the Justice Department have partnered to issue guidance for healthcare providers on protections under nondiscrimination laws and how they apply to telehealth.
Teladoc losses mounting to nearly $10B in 1st half of year
Teladoc reported a net loss of $9.78 billion in the first two quarters, dragging down its second-quarter earnings.
House passes bill extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities
The United States House of Representatives passed a bill expanding telehealth services and allowing Medicare patients to continue using telehealth services through 2024, The Hill reported July 27.
