While telehealth offerings have always held great promise, prior to 2020, their success was sometimes hindered by provider hesitation to adopt the technology, consumer reluctance to using virtual care, and a reimbursement methodology that did not value the investments required by providers or the positive impact on patients.
That all changed practically overnight when COVID-19 struck.
Use of telehealth spiked to more than 32% of office and outpatient visits by April 2020, thanks in
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CVS Caremark Expands Efforts to Tackle Health Disparities
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- CVS Caremark announced an expansion of its efforts to address health disparities among patients, starting with certain conditions including sickle cell disease, HIV, and cardiovascular disease.
- CVS Caremark is working with its clients to create health equity strategies for PBM members with certain conditions that disproportionately affect patients of color. The company will also use its broad reach and collaborate with community partners to determine the
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NHS Deploys TytoCare’s Telehealth Solution to 14 Trusts Across UK
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- TytoCare, an NYC-based all-in-one modular device and examination platform for AI-powered, on-demand, remote medical exams, today announced its expanded partnership with the NHS that will see the deployment of TytoCare’s telehealth solution across 14 organizations and 26 projects in Yorkshire and Humber, including Leeds Children’s Hospital, Sheffield Children’s, and nearly 70 care homes.
- The integration of the telehealth solution will allow clinicians to diagnose
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Teladoc Integrates with Proximie’s Virtual Operating Room Platform
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- Proximie, a health technology platform focused on digitizing operating and diagnostic rooms, announced an integration with Teladoc Health’s Solo platform for hospitals and health systems. The partnership is a global agreement, focused initially on the US market.
- As part of the integration, Proximie’s virtual operating room capabilities will become a part of the Solo ecosystem for hospitals and health systems. The combined capability allows multiple
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Leveraging SDOH in Post-Pandemic Risk Modeling to Overcome Distorted Care Projections for 2021 and Beyond
The uncertainty and risk created by pandemic-related disruptions in care have health plans in uncharted water when it comes to relying on claims data and utilization patterns to inform their risk models. But while these disruptions weakened the reliability of traditional risk models, they also created opportunities to deepen and enrich member data by leveraging consumer and other data related to social determinants of health (SDoH) that can deliver significant performance and accuracy
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Sanas’ Accent-Matching Solution for BPOs Launches with $6M
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- Today Sanas.ai – which has been operating under stealth for a couple of years – is launching and announcing seed funding. Their AI platform for audio matches the accent of the person you're speaking with to yours with no perceptible lag time. Top venture funds investing in the company's $5.5 million seed round include Human Capital, General Catalyst, Quiet Capital, and DN Capital. Speech industry veterans joining Sanas' Board of Advisors include Wendell Brown
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Rezilient Health Raises $2.5M to Open Virtual Primary Care CloudClinics
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- Rezilient Health, a St. Louis-based, concierge primary care practice that uses connected digital devices and an advanced video platform to bring doctors remotely to its CloudClinics today announced it has closed its oversubscribed $2.5M seed funding. The seed funding was led by Unseen Capital, with participation from Techstars, Headwater VC, The Council, and The Living Fund.
- Founded in 2016 by Danish Nagada, MD and Jeff Gamble, Ph.D., Rezilient Health bridges
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Equum Medical Raises $20M to Expand Acute Care Telehealth Solutions
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- Equum Medical, a New York City-based provider of acute care telehealth and teleICU solutions, today announced that it raised $20 million in growth equity from Heritage Group.
- Equum Medical brings together an experienced team of clinicians with advanced, data-driven change management methodologies to provide a variety of acute care telehealth services, hospitals and health systems are able to access scarce clinical resources when and where they need them. The
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Virtual Health Clinic for Women & Families Maven Reaches $1B Valuation
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- Maven, a New York City-based virtual health clinic for women and families announced it has raised $110M in Series D funding co-led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Lux Capital, with participation from BOND and existing investors Sequoia, Oak HC/FT, and Icon Ventures. Maven also welcomed Oprah Winfrey as an investor in its Series D round.
- This brings Maven’s total funding to more than $200M at a valuation north of $1B-- making them the only unicorn in women’s and
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Prisma Health Taps TytoCare to Expand its Telehealth Offerings
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- TytoCare has partnered with Prisma Health, the largest healthcare system in South Carolina, to expand its telehealth offerings.
- The integration of TytoCare into Prisma Health’s current virtual care offering will allow the health system to diagnose and treat patients remotely with in-depth, physical examinations during video visits. Prisma Health is utilizing TytoCare for its federally funded post-COVID-19 disaster relief program, for professional use in schools,
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