Many doulas, relied upon for pregnancy and childbirth support, have started offering their services over text and video. Experts say that’s a good thing. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta See more of our ...

Jasmine Vazquez knew she and her 1-year-old daughter Skye needed quick medical attention for their fevers and the strange bumps that had appeared on their skin, but the last thing she wanted to do was ...

Health systems have spent years expanding telehealth capabilities, but the next phase of virtual care may require a more fundamental shift. Rather than treating virtual visits as an extension of ...

As the healthcare industry seeks to serve patients online, it’s only the first step in a long journey towards virtual-first care. The idea behind virtual-first care is to have patients start their ...

Telehealth is an umbrella term that encompasses the use of digital technology to deliver a wide range of healthcare services. Virtual care is a type of telehealth that focuses on remote consultations ...

If 2020 was the year of the great paradigm shift for virtual care, 2025 is shaping up to be the summer blockbuster sequel. H.R. 1, the big 870-page budget reconciliation legislation passed by Congress ...

In 2024, just 10% of hospital leaders and 14% of hospital IT leaders have reached the phase where virtual nursing is a standard part of care delivery – in both groups, 30% reported no virtual nursing, ...

The delivery of health care has dramatically shifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a move from in-person visits to some form of virtual care. In support of this move, provincial governments ...

Any hospital or health system that was on the fence about telehealth services prior to the pandemic has now firmly fallen on the side of strategic adoption. A few trends are driving that interest in ...

Obstetrics virtual care company Babyscripts raised $12 million in the first round of a Series B investment that will enable the company to accelerate the roll out of its virtual maternity care tool ...