Telehealth & Virtual Care

16+ hour, 3+ min ago   (688+ words) The appeal of telehealth is easy to explain: Instead of calling a doctor, booking an appointment and hoping to eventually get a prescription, you can log onto an app or website and get approved for a new medication within minutes....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (402+ words) A doctor’s appointment should not require someone to take an entire day off work—or, worse yet, pay for an overnight stay in a city far from home. Yet across rural Missouri, seeing a provider can mean hours on the…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (338+ words) Virtual care is moving beyond the basic video appointment. Healthcare providers, digital health companies and other organizations are increasingly looking for technology that can support the full patient journey while remaining part of their own digital experience. That creates a…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (241+ words) About 12 million Americans can’t access telehealth because broadband is unavailable or slow, according to new research. The study reinforces other research that telehealth can improve access to care for people living in rural and remote areas, but broadband availability is…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (277+ words) reviewofoptometry.com Tele-optometry and tele-ophthalmology hold the potential to reduce discrepancies in eyecare coverage and generally get high marks from patients Access to specialized diagnostic equipment, however, does limit widespread implementation Click image to enlarge Telemedicine is rapidly expanding in…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (82+ words) South Carolina is awarding $167 million in grants aimed at expanding access to healthcare in rural communities. Gov. Henry McMaster says the state has awarded 228 grants to organizations across South Carolina. ALSO READ: South Carolina receives $1 million grant for road projects…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (322+ words) The age group 19-30 had the highest percentage of patients with a telehealth claim treated for mental health conditions nationally and in every region in the second quarter of 2026, according to FAIR Heath's Quarterly Telehealth Regional Tracker. For example, at the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (278+ words) The stakes in South Carolina are steep. About 33 percent of state residents — one in every three people — live in rural communities where geographic barriers and clinic closures already limit access to care, according to SCDHHS. The physician shortage compounds that…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1005+ words) NEWBERRY — New MRI and CT scanners in Newberry. A mobile health van that will provide care in a dozen counties and in natural disaster situations across the state. These are just some of the ways South Carolina plans to spend…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (276+ words) A Practical Review of Hospital Wristband Technology and Healthcare Applications What a Hospital Wristband Is The 10 companies featured in this review were selected based on their documented involvement in Hospital Wristband and patient identification products. The review considers product scope,…...