American Well, a provider of telehealth to more than 70 health systems, conducted its Telehealth Index: 2017 Consumer Survey, which showed 20 percent of patients would switch from a doctor who didn't offer telehealth visits to one who did.

Banner Health and Royal Philips have released results of a pilot study on utilizing telehealth to better care for patients with chronic diseases while reducing costs and trips to the hospital.

Since acquiring VideoMedicine in September, Salus Telehealth has taken steps to reorganize its leadership as the companies adjust to the new partnership.

SAN ANTONIO – Acelity, a global wound care and regenerative medicine company, today announced the launch of iOn PROGRESS™ Care Network with Remote Therapy Monitoring, a proprietary remote therapy monitoring system that delivers continuous at-home monitoring for patients prescribed negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the home. The iOn PROGRESS™ technology enables timely feedback on patients’ use of NPWT, as well as increased clinician interaction to assist with patient compliance.

Tuberculosis was once a disease deemed ultimately fatal once contracted but thanks to modern medicine TB is curable, yet over 1 million people die annually from the disease. With 22 percent of all TB cases occurring in California the CDC recommends the high cost, travel dependent and labor intensive directly observed therapy (DOT) as the most effective treatment. The Center for Connected Health Policy has released a report on what benefits telehealth could bring to the treatment of TB.

Recently, both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed amicus briefs with the US Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit supporting Teladoc’s case against the Texas Medical Board (TMB). 

To help meet the needs of its patients, the Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its telehealth program, offering more home options for those in rural and underserved communities.

CMS has announced the ten rural hospitals participating in Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) demonstration to test new delivery models in sparsely-populated areas, with the goal of treating more rural Medicare beneficiaries closer to home rather than having them travel long distances for care.