Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health System has expanded its cardiology telemedicine services to Parksview, W.Va.

U.S. patients are being blindsided by telehealth costs and many are facing facility fees even though they haven't stepped foot in a hospital or physician's office, The Washington Post reported April 1. 

As the DEA continues to propose stricter regulations on telehealth-based opioid prescribing, telehealth companies say they are worried that the crackdown won't allow them to prescribe life-saving medications that can help prevent opioid overdoses, The Wall Street Journal reported April 4. 

National telehealth utilization increased by 7.3 percent in January 2023, compared to 3.8 percent in December, according to Fair Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. 

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough warned lawmakers that a move to cap the agency's budget at fiscal 2022 levels could hurt the agency's telehealth and cybersecurity programs, Fedscoop reported March 29.

Medicare beneficiaries who utilized telehealth tools for the treatment of opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic saw a 33 percent lower risk of a fatal drug overdose, according to a March 29 study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

National telehealth utilization declined by 79 percent from 2020 to 2021, according to Fair Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital is launching a new telehealth program that will allow Intermountain clinicians to remotely advise clinicians in neonatal intensive care units at four hospitals in Utah and one in Montana, local news outlet ABC4 reported March 28.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing the "Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023," a bill that, if enacted, would allow people with health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans to permanently access telehealth. 

Teladoc announced it will provide free virtual care to Mississippi residents affected by recent tornadoes. 

The Federal Trade Commission said it is expecting to look into more telehealth startups who are sharing consumer data with third parties, The Wall Street Journal reported March 26. 

Hartford, Conn.-based Trinity Health of New England's Chief Clinical Officer, Syed Hussain, MD, said newer forms of healthcare delivery, such as telehealth and home-care services have been helping retain its workforce, Yale Daily News reported March 27. 

Love.Life, a health and wellness company co-founded and run by former Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, acquired Plant Based TeleHealth, a telehealth service focusing on the prevention and reversal of chronic conditions.

Akron, Ohio, has been working to reduce the load on its emergency services and ambulance fleet through a telehealth pilot program where patients can receive virtual care from clinicians at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, the Akron Beacon Journal reported March 22.

TikTok and telehealth are driving a shortage of the weight-loss drug Ozempic, CNN reported March 17.

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare is offering patients a subscription service for virtual primary care services offering faster and more personalized care, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported March 16. 

The American Telemedicine Association selected four companies for its 2023 innovation challenge award at its second annual conference.

New York City-based Mount Sinai is partnering with the New York Public Library to offer digital literacy classes for individuals trying to access healthcare via telehealth or through electronic information technologies. 

St. Louis-based Mercy is partnering with tech-focused at-home care company Maribel Health to develop new at-home care programs, including a hospital-at-home program.

Patients at Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health can now use the My Sanford Chart website or app to schedule a virtual behavioral health appointment, keloland.com reported March 14.