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Truepill launches its end-to-end COVID-19 virtual care platform to provide convenient online care for COVID-19 alongside the rapid delivery of antiviral medication.
Truepill, the digital health platform connecting telehealth, diagnostics, and pharmacy to transform consumer healthcare, today announced plans for a first-of-its-kind COVID-19 virtual care platform. This end-to-end solution will enable Truepill customers to create white-labeled virtual care
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Zoom Announces Cerner EHR Integration for Secure Virtual Visits
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- Zoom is now accepting beta customers for Zoom’s new integration with Cerner’s electronic health record (EHR) platform, available by sending a message of interest on Cerner’s App Gallery or talking to your Zoom account executive.
- Hospitals, health systems, physician offices, and clinics that use Cerner to share and access patient EHR data across the continuum of care will be able to launch secure Zoom virtual visits directly
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XRHealth Awarded Patent to Measure Sway and Conduct Fall Risk Assessment
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XRHealth received a patent to measure sway and conduct a fall risk assessment in virtual and augmented reality.
XRHealth, the leader in extended reality and therapeutic telehealth applications, announces today that they received a patent to measure sway and conduct a fall risk assessment using virtual reality and augmented reality therapy.
Assessing Postural Sway in Virtual Reality or Augmented Reality Patent
The patent is entitled “Assessing
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First Stop Health Adds Virtual Primary Care as Whole-Person, Digital-First Service
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- First Stop Health adds virtual primary care as a whole-person, digital-first service to address urgent, preventive and chronic care needs for members.
First Stop Health® (FSH), a Chicago, IL-based virtual care provider in the areas of telemedicine (virtual urgent care) and virtual mental health, announced a significant expansion of virtual care for its clients and members throughout the U.S. Starting in 2022, FSH Virtual Primary Care will be available to help
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Komodo Health Expands Real-World Evidence Database to Tackle Racial Disparities
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In an effort to address glaring racial disparities in healthcare, today Komodo Health is expanding its Healthcare Map™ with new demographic characteristics, including patient race and ethnic data.
By incorporating these additional characteristics into its Healthcare Map, Komodo is making it possible to better assess real-world experiences and outcomes for diverse patient populations across the U.S.
Komodo Health today announced the expansion of its Healthcare
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Lightbeam Health Solutions Acquires RPM Platform CareSignal
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- Lightbeam Health Solutions, Inc., a provider of end-to-end population health management solutions, announced today the acquisition of CareSignal, the pioneer of Deviceless Remote Patient Monitoring technology. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition enables Lightbeam to integrate scalable, evidence-based remote engagement and monitoring capabilities into its core population health offering, which serves more than 42 million patient
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4 Hurdles On The Road to Hybrid Healthcare – Digital Transformation
COVID-19 forced healthcare organizations to make a huge leap forward in their digital transformation roadmaps. Although many companies had plans on the books to advance telemedicine, the crisis revealed that virtual care is not only possible but in many cases is also preferred by patients. Virtual care also offers an opportunity to enhance the patient experience, improve population health, reduce costs and improve the work-life of healthcare providers -- the quadruple aim of
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Color Raises $100M at $4.6B Valuation to Expand Accessible, Equitable Public Health Infrastructure
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- Color, a San Francisco, CA-based health technology company committed to advancing public health, announced a $100 million Series E financing round at a valuation of $4.6 billion led by Kindred Ventures and by certain funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. with participation by existing investors General Catalyst, Viking Global Investors, and Emerson Collective.
- Color makes population-scale healthcare programs accessible, convenient, and
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Blue Cross NC Expands Telehealth Offerings with Teladoc Health
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- Blue Cross NC has announced the rollout of Teladoc Health’s full suite of virtual care services, including chronic condition management and mental health, to select Blue Cross NC employers and members. With Teladoc Health, Blue Cross NC can continue to offer more equitable access to chronic disease digital solutions regardless of physical location and work to make health care better for all North Carolinians.
- Members on most Blue Cross NC individual and fully
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Trustmark Health Benefits. Teladoc Launches Virtual-First Health Plan Services
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- Trustmark Health Benefits, Inc. today announced the launch of their first virtual-first health plan design in partnership with Teladoc Health.
- Powered by Teladoc Health’s primary care service, Primary360, the virtual care offering is specifically designed to address persistent challenges in cost and access to high-quality healthcare for millions of consumers, especially those who do not have an
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