Category: telehealth

11 health system executives named to telehealth leadership council

The American Telemedicine Association formed a new leadership council featuring 11 health system executives.

Why UPMC sold its teleconsult technology

UPMC Enterprises, the venture capital arm of Pittsburgh-based UPMC, has sold its inpatient teleconsult technology to eVisit, a virtual care platform. Initially developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, this platform played a crucial role in supporting he…

Walmart sells virtual care business to General Catalyst-backed company

Healthcare technology company Fabric acquired Walmart’s virtual care business, MeMD, which serves 30,000 employers and has 5 million members.

Has telehealth fulfilled its promise?

Even though Congress is working to extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities, political leaders say the care model has yet to live up to its promise, Politico reported.

How Kaiser keeps telehealth alive despite industry decline

While telehealth usage has declined across the healthcare industry since its peak during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaiser Permanente’s phone and video visit rates remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, Desiree Gandrup-Dupr…

US sues telehealth companies

The U.S. government has sued several telehealth companies and executives for alleged unfair and deceptive practices.

Teladoc names new CEO

Teladoc has named Chuck Divita as its new CEO. 

Oklahoma system expands virtual care access

Tulsa, Okla.-based OSU Medicine is giving more facilities access to its virtual care programs. 

Children's hospital adopts platform for home monitoring of patients

Omaha-based Children’s Nebraska entered into a remote patient monitoring and electronic health records management with Locus Health. 

House subcommittee passes hospital-at-home, telehealth extension

A U.S. House subcommittee passed legislation that would extend telehealth flexibilities for two years and the hospital-at-home program for five.