The J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study released on Thursday shows a slight decrease, down 1% from last year, in patient satisfaction with direct-to-consumer telehealth providers and a substantial increase, up 18%, in satisfaction with payer-provided telehealth offerings.
The study, based on 4,070 healthcare consumers' responses within the past 12 months, measures patients'...
Midlife women’s health clinic Midi Health announced it has added a group of female investors to its oversubscribed $63 million Series B round via a $5 million Special Purpose Vehicle.
New investors include actors and producers Amy Schumer and Connie Britton, soccer star Brandi Chastain, fashion designer/entrepreneur Tory Burch, Phenomenal Media’s Meena Harris, Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners...
Vesta Healthcare, a virtual care company for individuals receiving home care, closed a $65 million Series C round with new debt financing.
RA Capital Management led the round with participation from Chrysalis Ventures, Oak HC/FT, CareCentrix/Walgreens, Deerfield Management, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Nationwide, Lux Capital and Generator Ventures.
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, a...
New Jersey-based nutritional supplements supplier The Vitamin Shoppe announced it is expanding its recently launched Whole Health Rx telehealth service offerings by collaborating with Marius Pharmaceuticals to provide men with low or no testosterone access to Kyzatrex CII capsules.
Whole Health Rx allows users to obtain online medical assessments and access GLP-1s, nutritional support,...
Digital musculoskeletal care company Hinge Health and virtual care specialist Midi Health are teaming up to combine Hinge’s movement-based support with Midi's virtual care clinic to support women experiencing menopausal symptoms.
California-based Midi Health offers a network of nurse practitioners overseen by physicians and researchers to women 40 years and above going through perimenopause and...
San Jose, California-based telehealth company VSee Health and Ava Robotics, creator of intelligent robots for the workplace, announced a partnership to create an autonomous VSee-powered Ava robot for use in a hospital inpatient intensive care unit.
VSee's SaaS platform, which allows clinicians and enterprises to create telehealth workflows, will power the robot. The robot will enable remote...
New York-based virtual care company Teladoc Health saw its stock price drop on Tuesday from $9.44 per share to $8.10 after reporting a 2% decrease in revenue in the second quarter of 2024, at $642.4 million, down from $652.4 million in the same period last year.
Revenue from the company's BetterHelp segment was reported to be $265 million in the second quarter, down 9% from Q2 2023.
However,...
Teletherapy company Talkspace announced the formation of an AI Innovation Group to improve provider efficiency while ensuring responsible and ethical use of AI in the platform.
The group includes all Talkspace personnel and is led by Talkspace's general manager of AI, Michael Rodio, and the company's AI project manager, Katie McCrudden.
Dr. Nikole Benders-Hadi, Talkspace's chief medical officer...
Virtual care company Teladoc is partnering with pediatric virtual behavioral health company Brightline to extend mental healthcare options for children, adolescents and their families through Teladoc's platform.
Brightline offers virtual behavioral health services to children and their families. The company works with employers and major insurers to provide accessible coaching and therapy...
Boston-based Uwill, a mental health platform for colleges and students, announced it has acquired Virtual Care Group, a fellow student-focused telehealth and wellness support platform.
Uwill partners with colleges to offer students on-demand virtual access to licensed therapists and providers trained in crisis counseling. Students can also attend online wellness events through the company's...
