The U.S. Department of Agriculture doled out more than $20 million in Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants. Of the 65 grants across 34 states, 31 grants totaling $8.6 million were healthcare related.

Norwalk, Conn. -- November 12, 2014 -- In a move that expands patient access to care, Xerox (NYSE: XRX) is investing in HealthSpot Inc., a pioneer in patient- and provider-driven healthcare technology. The investment enables groundbreaking telehealth to be delivered to patients in convenient locations nationwide.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2014--This National Veterans Day, AMC Health is raising awareness about the critical role telehealth is playing in providing veterans access to quality care.

Two organizations have submitted comments about telehealth in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation's request for information on potential innovations for health plans.

BOSTON—Telehealth is indelibly changing healthcare delivery in the U.S., and it’s just beginning. Two telehealth businesses, Teladoc and Doctor on Demand, shared how they are upending traditional healthcare models to open up access to quality care at the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit on Nov. 4.

In a major win for telehealth advocates, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized a rule adding seven new telemedicine billing codes to the 2015 Medicare physician fee schedule, reports Politico.

BOSTON—How to advance telehealth? Make it convenient, said speakers at the 2014 Connected Health Symposium.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center has awarded the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center’s department of neurosurgery about $15 million to expand their telehealth infrastructure system.