Patient Access

Robin Cherry Glass, president at Included Health
By  Jessica Hagen 02:20 pm January 28, 2025
Robin Cherry Glass, president at virtual care company Included Health, sat down with MobiHealthNews at the company's office in San Francisco outside the JPM Healthcare Conference to discuss its initiatives in specialty care and beyond and its participation in JPM. MobiHealthNews: How has Included Health participated in the JPM Healthcare Conference? Robin Cherry Glass: Our CEO, Owen Tripp, spoke...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:05 pm January 27, 2025
Virtual women's healthcare platform Allara Health scored $26 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raise to $38.5 million.  Index Ventures led the round with participation from existing investor GV (Google Ventures). WHAT IT DOES  Allara Health offers a virtual care platform for women battling chronic hormonal conditions, such as endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and...
Clinician using a tablet PC
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:11 pm January 24, 2025
DeepScribe, an AI-enabled clinical documentation tool for healthcare providers, is partnering with oncology-focused digital health company Flatiron Health to bring DeepScribe's AI documentation to clinicians that use Flatiron's OncoEMR, cloud-based electronic medical record platform. According to the company, DeepScribe's ambient AI is "optimized for oncology by comprehending the workflow,...
Physician conducting telehealth visit
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:44 pm January 24, 2025
Specialty care platform Lantern announced a partnership with digital substance use management platform Pelago to provide Lantern's clients with access to personalized substance use disorder treatment.  Starting next year, Lantern clients will gain access to Pelago’s substance use disorder (SUD) treatment via the company’s specialty care platform, which covers all substances and severities, such...
Person consulting with physician via laptop
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:49 pm January 23, 2025
Tempus, an AI-powered data company involved in advancing precision medicine, launched olivia, an AI-enabled personal health concierge app aimed to empower patients by centralizing patients’ health data and making that data accessible and actionable through AI. The app will allow patients to bring their health information into one combined platform.  Additionally, patients will be able to connect...
Headshot of Bernke Papenburg
By  Anthony Vecchione 11:29 am January 22, 2025
Digital technology is prevalent in hospitals, according to Bernke Papenburg, program manager of Robotics at Rijnstate Hospital, a 700-bed teaching facility in the eastern Netherlands.  Papenburg noted that very few procedures or care measures performed in a hospital setting do not require digital technology, from patient records and monitoring to diagnostics and treatment.  Still, she says, there...
Patient discussing prescription with healthcare professional
By  Anthony Vecchione 03:52 pm January 17, 2025
DarioHealth, a digital chronic condition management platform, announced it expanded its GLP-1 offering with prescribing capabilities, a move the company said will help it capture a larger share of the weight-loss market space. The company also announced a collaboration with MediOrbis, a multi-specialty digital health provider, to add prescribing capabilities to Dario’s GLP-1 behavior change...
Healthcare professional consulting with a patient virtually
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:33 pm January 16, 2025
Women's health company Teal Health announced it garnered an additional $10 million in seed funding to support the launch of the Teal Wand, an at-home, self-collect cervical cancer screening device, which is currently under review by the FDA. The additional capital will bring Teal Health's funding to $23 million. Emerson Collective and Forerunner led the round with participation from Serena...
Patient consulting with healthcare professional
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:47 pm January 16, 2025
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has joined forces with Uber Health to allow Guardian Group Benefits members with an approved long-term disability claim to receive an Uber voucher for rides to medical appointments or rehabilitation services. The aim is to help eliminate barriers to care and support member recovery and well-being. The voucher, available in the Uber app, will be open...
Man with smart watch
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:30 pm January 15, 2025
Virtual care company Teladoc, is collaborating with Amazon to expand access to Teladoc’s chronic condition programs.  The aim is for customers of Amazon that are eligible for Teladoc Health’s diabetes, hypertension, pre-diabetes and weight management programs, to be able to seamlessly discover and enroll in these benefits directly through Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector, previously known as...