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- Cosmos Health Inc., a global healthcare group with proprietary lines of nutraceuticals and distributor of pharmaceuticals, branded generics, OTC medications and medical devices, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ZipDoctor Inc. from American International Holdings Corp (AMIH) for an undisclosed sum.
- ZipDoctor Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Holdings Corp. (AMIH), is a direct-to-consumer
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OpenLoop Secures $15M for White-Label Telehealth Support
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- OpenLoop, a leader in white-label telehealth support services powering virtual and hybrid care across the country, today announced it has raised a $15M Series A funding.
- The round was led by Nava Ventures, with participation from new investors UnityPoint Health Ventures and PrimeTime Ventures, and existing investors SpringTide Ventures and ManchesterStory. The company also announced a new nationwide insurance payer network that allows clients to offer reimbursable
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Beam Healthcare Lands Growth Funding from Decathlon Capital Partners
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- Clinical telemedicine company Beam Healthcare has landed a significant investment from Decathlon Capital Partners. Details of the revenue-based funding investment were not disclosed.
- Beam Healthcare plans to utilize the funding toward expanding into new geographic markets and continuing its investment into the development of enhanced patient care programs. Beam Healthcare provides telemedicine services across the country to healthcare organizations and employers
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Opkit Launches First Insurance Verification Platform for Telehealth
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- Y Combinator startup Opkit emerges from stealth with an automated health insurance verification platform that is purpose-built for the new telehealth companies and virtual medical clinics that are providing care for a wide range of patients across the United States. The startup has raised more than $1M from Global Founders Capital, Mischief (Plaid founder Zach Perret's fund), Socially Financed, Y Combinator and Rex Salisbury, former partner at Andreessen
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NTT DATA Survey Reveals Lack Of Awareness Around Healthcare-At-Home Options & Preference for Telehealth
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- A new NTT DATA survey reveals that 52% of U.S. adults did not know that healthcare providers are testing or working towards providing in-home medical care as opposed to requiring an in-office or hospital visit. Of those respondents, more than one out of three (35%) noted they currently would prefer to receive care in their home.
- Garnering responses from 1,000 U.S.-based adults, the survey data uncovers that while the general consumer population is
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Transcarent Acquires 98point6 AI-Powered Virtual Care Platform and Care Business
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- Transcarent, a health and care experience company that makes it easy for people to access high-quality, affordable care announced it will acquire AI-powered virtual care platform and care business of on-demand primary care company, 98point6. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed; however, insiders expect the deal to be valued at $100M.
- As part of the acquisition, hundreds of 98point6 enterprise customers including Boeing, Kindercare and
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IDS Taps Veta Health to Expand Virtual Care Offerings
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- Veta Health and Indiana-based Interactive Digital Solutions (IDS) announced their strategic partnership to expand IDS's virtual care offerings through an exclusive reseller agreement.
- The adoption of telehealth and virtual care has surged since the Covid-19 pandemic and the demand for solutions that extend beyond virtual visits is high. The partnership enables hospitals and health systems to contract with a single organization to provide a
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Consumers Prefer Telehealth to In-Person Visits While Traveling
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- New KeyCare survey finds nearly 7 in 10 (68%) of consumers who needed minor but urgent medical services while traveling in the prior year received care via telehealth visits with their regular physicians or affiliated members of their physicians’ care teams, outpacing all other care-delivery options.
- Results are based on a survey of 400 consumers who have previously scheduled and
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From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond
Telemedicine has helped improve the quality of life of patients in every corner of the world and has been successfully utilized to provide convenient care to people with limited or no access to health services. Today, worldwide digital interconnectivity is growing, enabling telehealth to advance health equity, bring access to care for underserved regions and meet the urgent, primary and behavioral healthcare needs of an exploding global population.
It has been a remarkable journey for the
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TytoCare and Overlake Partner to Expand Virtual Care Offerings
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- Virtual care company TytoCare has partnered with Overlake Medical Center & Clinics, a nonprofit regional medical center offering a full range of advanced medical services to the Puget Sound region, to enhance their virtual care offerings.
- Overlake Clinics is introducing the TytoHome device into its Concierge Care medical service to enhance the care providers’ ability to diagnose and treat patients with comprehensive physical exams during virtual visits.
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