- Teladoc Health announced this morning it will acquire InTouch Health, the leading provider of enterprise telehealth solutions for hospitals and health systems for $600M.
- The acquisition establishes Teladoc Health as the only virtual care provider covering the full range of acuity – from critical to chronic to everyday care – through a single solution across all sites of care including home, pharmacy, retail, the physician office, ambulance, and more.
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Grand Rapids Launches Initiative to End Homelessness by Addressing Social Determinants of Health
- A new community-wide initiative focused on ending homelessness by addressing social determinants of health has launched in Grand Rapids, Michigan.- For the first time in the state, healthcare and social service providers will collaborate on Signify Health’s outcomes-proven social determinants of health platform, Signify Community, to address the social needs of at-risk individuals, connecting them to community programs that contribute to homelessness, such as employment, financial stability,
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Time’s Running Out: Why Providers Must Adopt Telehealth in 2020
Sometimes life just gets in the way. Work schedules, family obligations, and unforeseen circumstances can make going to the doctor an inconvenience rather than a helpful necessity. It’s not uncommon for patients to forget or intentionally skip appointments, cancel unexpectedly, or even put off scheduling necessary follow-up visits.
But patients don’t have to neglect their healthcare just because of a hectic work schedule or a last-minute meeting. Telehealth is emerging as a convenient
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NextGen Acquires OTTO Health to Expand Telemedicine Capabilities
- NextGen Healthcare acquires telehealth platform OTTO Health to expand its patient engagement capabilities with integrated virtual visits. - NextGen plans to integrate OTTO Health’s telehealth platform with their recently acquired Medfusion patient experience platform.NextGen Healthcare, Inc., a provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions, announced an agreement to acquire OTTO Health (“OTTO”). The proposed acquisition is expected to close this month, subject to the satisfaction of
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Social Determinants of Health Trends in 2020: The End of the Beginning?
2020 will mark the end of the beginning of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH).
One would be remiss not to give pause and to consider how much time it has taken to get to this pivotal period in US health and healthcare delivery and, focus on the cornerstone “why” healthcare must, with a fierce urgency, step into the twenty-first century of US healthcare delivery. Meaning, it has taken nearly seventy years to go from the World Health Organization identifying the profundity of SDoH influence on
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VirTrial Acquires Virtual Care Management Platform SnapMD
- VirTrial acquires SnapMD, a Los Angeles, CA-based full-service enterprise telehealth technology innovator, and solutions provider.- The acquisition supports VirTrial’s goal of making hybrid decentralized clinical trials seamless for sponsors, sites, and patients. - Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.VirTrial, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC, announced today the acquisition of SnapMD, an LA-based provider of telemedicine tools and services that improve
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InSight Telepsychiatry. Regroup Telehealth Merge to Become Largest Telepsychiatry Provider in Nation
- InSight Telepsychiatry and Regroup Telehealth announces a merger to become the largest and most comprehensive telepsychiatry service provider in the United States. - The merger will leverage both companies' collective partnerships, expertise, leadership, network of providers and resources to better deliver access to care for those who need it most. Telepsychiatry companies InSight Telepsychiatry and Regroup Telehealth, today announced a merger agreement to become the largest and most
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Philips, Humana Partner on 2 Pilot Programs to Improve Care for At-Risk Medicare Advantage Members
- Philips and Human collaborate on new pilot programs designed to help support independent living for at-risk Medicare Advantage members by providing 24/7 access to care. - Humana is identifying a pilot group of members with severe CHF. Philips is providing members with kits that include an interactive tablet that syncs data from connected measurement devices via wireless technology. - Humana is identifying members who are at-risk and offering them Philips Lifeline medical alert service,
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Teladoc Health Expands Into Personalized Nutrition Counseling with Launch of Teladoc Nutrition
- Teladoc Health expands its services into the nutrition industry with the launch of Teladoc Nutrition, a personalized nutrition counseling combined with specialized care from a registered dietitian- With Teladoc Health's Nutrition service, members will work directly with registered dieticians to personalized nutrition content and deliverables such as a custom meal plan, shopping guides, etc. over video or phone to help members achieve their nutritional goals.Teladoc Health, Inc., today
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How Telehealth Technology Can Support Telepsychiatry and Telehealth-Supported Mental Health Practices
Primary care practices—supported by telepsychiatry and telehealth resources—are best positioned to improve access to mental healthcare, resulting in earlier intervention and improved mental health outcomes.
Over the past few years, we’ve seen encouraging improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions in the United States. Notably, recent government acts have improved access to mental health services for many Americans. Despite this, however, significant issues remain
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