telehealth

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By  Jessica Hagen 04:53 pm April 5, 2024
Jason Gorevic, CEO and board member of telehealth platform Teladoc Health, is stepping down after 15 years leading the company, and Mala Murthy, the company's chief financial officer, is stepping in as acting CEO.  Gorevic's departure, effective immediately, comes after the company's stock plummeted 22% in February. It missed fourth-quarter earnings estimates and projected 2024 revenue to be...
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By  Trevor Dermody 11:08 am March 25, 2024
Midlife women’s health clinic Midi Health is teaming up with digital cognitive assessment company Neurotrack to help women determine whether brain fog symptoms are indicative of menopause or signs of severe cognitive impairment such as early dementia.  Midi Health clinicians will be able to send patients a Neurotrack cognitive screening that can be completed on a smartphone, tablet or computer....
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By  Trevor Dermody 04:31 pm March 20, 2024
Tennessee-based insurtech provider Clover Health announced a partnership with mental and behavioral health platform Quartet Health, which will bring value-based behavioral healthcare to Clover members with severe mental illness through Clover Home Care.  Clover Home Care delivers care access, medication support, mental and physical care coordination, and community resources to seniors. Clover...
HIMSS panel with Gaurav Shivhare of CVS Health, Summer Blackerby of CoxHealth, Andy Molnar of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, and Jessica Hagen of MobiHealthNews
By  Trevor Dermody 10:22 am March 12, 2024
HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum, hosted by MobiHealthNews executive editor Jessica Hagen, brought together thought leaders, innovators and clinicians to discuss the latest trends in remote care delivery.  Highlights included Penni Kyte, digital care strategy officer at Ballad Health, discussing how the Tennessee-based organization used the example set by air traffic controllers to break...
HIMSS24 Virtual Care Forum
By  Jessica Hagen 11:16 am March 11, 2024
ORLANDO — After implementing a virtual video telemedicine model in Stanford Healthcare's emergency department, patients have provided more positive feedback regarding their experience than the standard emergency department, said speakers at the 2024 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition preconference Virtual Care Forum on Monday. "Our journey began with COVID," said Patrice Callagy,...
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By  Adam Ang 01:08 am March 8, 2024
Magentus taps Google Cloud for genAI Magentus has engaged Google Cloud to help it build a "centralised and secure" foundation for customer data in the cloud, leveraging generative AI solutions and large language models. The health IT provider intends to assist clinicians in easily accessing information and simplifying the way they extract insights from complex, unstructured medical data, which...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:41 pm October 23, 2023
Pennsylvania-based vitamin and supplement retailer GNC announced its healthcare division, GNC Health, is expanding its offerings to include virtual care services for individuals and families via three membership plans.  Consumers can purchase a GNC Health Basic plan for $34.99 per month, which offers unlimited access to free virtual urgent and lifestyle care and more than 100 prescription...
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By  Adam Ang 12:36 am July 31, 2023
Indonesian health tech company Halodoc has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round led by Astra Digital, a subsidiary of diversified conglomerate Astra International. The round was also joined by Openspace and Novo Holdings. Established in 2016, Halodoc provides online integrated health services, which include telemedicine, medicine ordering, lab test and doctor appointment booking, third...
InstantScripts mobile app Photo courtesy of InstantScripts
By  Adam Ang 11:41 pm June 13, 2023
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASX-listed conglomerate Wesfarmers, is buying local telehealth business InstantScripts for A$135 million ($91 million).  Founded in 2018, the online health clinic offers a range of digital services, including telehealth consultations, online prescriptions, medical certificates, blood test requests, health management plans and...
GP2U and Doctor Care Anywhere logos
By  Adam Ang 03:04 am June 6, 2023
Over two years since it was first acquired, GP2U Telehealth is being sold off again. Its parent company, UK-based Doctor Care Anywhere Group, signed a share purchase agreement to sell its Australian subsidiary to My Emergency Doctor for A$3 million ($2 million). The deal, which is still subject to shareholder approval, is expected to be completed by end June. WHY IT MATTERS In a media release,...