telemedicine

A mobile app showing a user's COVID-19 test result for travel pass
By  Adam Ang 02:11 am September 3, 2021
New Zealand-based Rfider links COVID-19 test with digital health pass for travel New Zealand software firm Rfider has enabled a COVID-19 test in Singapore to connect with a digital health pass for international travel. In a statement, the company said it has been chosen by Invitrocue, a Singapore-based bioanalytic solutions provider, to empower its saliva-based antigen and PCR-based COVID-19...
A banner photo of ANDHealth+ programme
By  Adam Ang 06:40 am August 27, 2021
Australian digital health backer ANDHealth scores $14M in government funding  ANDHealth, a digital health commercialisation organisation in Australia, has secured A$19.75 million ($14.3 million) in government funding to support its programme for small and medium enterprises. It received the funding under the federal government's Medical Research Future Fund – Early Stage Translation and...
A demonstration of the combined telemedicine solution by EG Electronics and ezCaretech
By  Thiru Gunasegaran 07:41 am August 26, 2021
LG Electronics has teamed up with fellow South Korean company ezCaretech to develop a new telemedicine solution. WHY IT MATTERS The ezOntheCall telemedicine platform combines LG Electronics' video conferencing system with ezCaretech's EMR-based telemedicine application. Enabled by advanced cloud computing technology, the system offers real-time access to medical records and clinical test results...
Doctor doing telehealth
By  Adam Ang 05:11 am July 23, 2021
Indonesia's Paspor Sehat issues HealthCerts from Singapore Singaporean tech firm Knowledge Catalyst has partnered with Paspor Sehat, Indonesia's provider of electronic Health Alert Card, to issue digital health certificates for people travelling between Singapore and Indonesia. Based on a press statement, the Indonesian platform started issuing the tamper-proof and verifiable COVID-19 test...
By  Adam Ang 01:18 am July 9, 2021
Australia seeks developer of digital health app with COVID-19 vaccination pass The Australian government has started looking for a developer for its smartphone app project that will store COVID-19 vaccination certificates and test results. Based on a recently issued tender request by the Australian Digital Health Agency, the digital health app must connect to the government's My Health Record...
By  Adam Ang 02:36 am June 18, 2021
  CUHK, ConsenSys launch COVID-19 Passport System   The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Ethereum software company ConsenSys have launched a health passport platform that runs on blockchain technology.   According to a press release, the Medoxie COVID-19 Digital Health Passport platform records test results, temperature checks and vaccinations in a "decentralised, private, and secure...
By  Thiru Gunasegaran 02:37 am June 4, 2021
Indonesian health startup Prixa has raised $3 million in an investment round led by Telkom Indonesia's MDI Ventures and Trans-Pacific Technology Fund and joined by publicly-listed Siloam Hospitals Group. WHY IT MATTERS The fresh funds will be used to scale its platform and user base while supporting its existing B2B customers and improving healthcare access and digital health transformation in...
By  Thiru Gunasegaran 11:56 pm May 27, 2021
Platform services company Lytus Technologies has launched its telemedicine business in India, along with a network of local health centres to provide more services beyond virtual care. WHY IT MATTERS Lytus entered the telemedicine scene after acquiring a majority stake in US-based health tech solutions provider Global Health Sciences, Inc. (GHSI), which operates an AI-driven telemedicine platform...
Patient describing symptoms to doctor via telehealth
By  Mallory Hackett 11:50 am May 5, 2021
Boost Mobile has added a new sign-on perk for subscribers of its Unlimited Plus plan: free virtual healthcare services through K Health. The partnership between Boost Mobile and K Health gives the wireless provider’s customers and immediate families access to a range of telehealth care. K Health’s platform offers a text-based artificial intelligence-enabled symptom checker, virtual primary care,...
Screenshots of the My AIA app.
By  Thiru Gunasegaran 02:58 am April 29, 2021
Malaysian telemedicine service provider DOC2US has partnered with insurer AIA Malaysia to provide virtual health services and wellness programmes for the latter's individual and corporate customers. WHAT IT'S ABOUT DOC2US services are now available via the My AIA app. Users can consult doctors and receive e-prescriptions that will be filled by partner pharmacies. Home delivery of medications is...