Telemedicine news and information

Like telematics in auto insurance, telehealth in health insurance provides an opportunity for insurers to have a closer dialogue with their policyholders and better manage their risk of loss. And it's growing at a similar rate: This week, three prominent insurers announced new telehealth...
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance has certified the physician-credentialing program of Dallas-based telehealth service provider Teladoc, the not-for-profit quality assurance group and the company announced.
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The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center's Flaum Eye Institute received a $600,000 grant from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation in support of Rochester Area Tele-I-Care, a pilot telemedicine program
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The Verizon Foundation, Swinfen Charitable Trust and the University of Virginia Health System recently announced the expansion of an innovative telemedicine program that connects hospitals in 68 developing countries with more than 550 medical specialists around the world, including 68 at the...
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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed the Telemedicine Reimbursement Parity Act into law, requiring telemed services in rural areas of Arizona to be covered by health insurance.
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A bill banning a practice known as "telemedicine abortions," where a doctor can remotely authorize abortion-inducing drugs, breezed through the Louisiana House Wednesday. The bill would prohibit doctors from using an Internet webcam service, such as Skype, to authorize the administration of...
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The complex machinery of healthcare is being reimagined everywhere in the nation through the combined prism of new regulations and shifting economics, even here on the continent’s frosted fringe.
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The Fargo, N.D.-based Fargo Veterans Affairs Medical Center and its outreach clinics are expanding the use of telemedicine to provide healthcare to more vets in rural areas.
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A growing number of hospitals are deploying robots that automate simple operational tasks or provide new ways for physicians to interact with patients beyond the bedside.
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Virtual Radiologic, a technology-enabled national radiology practice and telemedicine company based in Eden Prairie, Minn., has named Dr. Benjamin Strong its chief medical officer, effective May 22.
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