Telehealth

The study's authors said research into practice-level implementation should be the next step, particularly since the vast majority of research conducted to date has been under old -- and possibly soon-to-be-outdated -- care delivery models.

'Why shouldn't 130 million ultrasounds be done with modern digital equipment saving a $100 billion a year?'

Walgreens is teaming up with Mental Health America, a nonprofit focused on the needs of those struggling with mental health issues, to launch a new initiative to increase mental health screenings and tie patients with more telehealth services.

The company targets millennials, who have been at the forefront of change in other industries. Zoom is designed for an imaginary patient named Sarah, who is in her early thirties and wants to get her health care the same way she gets other services in her life -- quickly and efficiently.

Customers at their corner CVS Health MinuteClinics in Ohio now can access clinicians at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic via online and mobile telehealth technology from vendor American Well.

The first quarter of 2016 saw $1.4 billion in venture capital funding and the most merger and acquisitions transactions in a single quarter to date, according to Mercom Capital Group.

The study found that telemedicine resulted in an average savings of 145 miles and 142 min per visit.

As taxi companies like Uber and Lyft continue to pick up billions in funding, the surging interest in similar on-demand services is trickling over to healthcare startups.

Well-known healthcare investment firm OrbiMed has closed a major new venture capital fund, OrbiMed Private Investments VI, with $950 million in limited partner commitments, the company announced in a statement.

To mitigate loss of income due to no-shows, Broomfield Family Practice in Broomfield, Colorado started using Apptoto, a cloud-based, automated appointment messaging service.