The rise of telemedicine and virtual care options have primed at-home testing to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare. 70% of today’s medical decisions depend on laboratory test results, but lagging lab APIs hinder the widespread launch of remote diagnostics.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a major increase in telemedicine usage, including a 154% increase in telehealth visits during the last week of March 2020 alone. Both patients and doctors
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MemorialCare Taps TytoCare to Offer Virtual Exam Kits for Enhanced Telehealth
What You Should Know:
- TytoCare, a provider of AI-powered, on-demand, remote medical exams has inked a partnership with MemorialCare, a health system in Orange and Los Angeles Counties, to bring patients diverse telehealth options and allow them to pursue comprehensive primary care options from home.
- The integration of the TytoCare solution into MemorialCare’s current telehealth appointments enhances the health system’s ability
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The Need and Value for Connected Virtual Care
Patients today have more options than ever for accessing care outside of their traditional health systems and physician practices. While access to care has no doubt improved, the addition of new channels has
created new problems and exacerbated longstanding ones, notably with care coordination, consistency and continuity of care, patient and clinician satisfaction, and ensuring both HIPAA compliance and organizational privacy and security policies.
Telehealth is meeting the need for
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Why Telemedicine Isn’t A Temporary Fix — It’s The Future
In March 2020, many office workers packed up their bags under the mandate of their employers, assuming they’d be working from home for a few weeks so the coronavirus could “blow over.” Fast-forward two years: many of those same employees have yet to step foot back into their old offices, and some never will again.
A similar trend is playing out in healthcare. When COVID-19 started, many health systems rapidly adopted virtual care models as a matter of necessity to keep as many non-COVID
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Treating Incontinence With Telehealth
Telehealth or telemedicine refers to providing healthcare using telecommunications technology. For example, doctors may provide consultation and diagnosis remotely for various health concerns, including urinary incontinence. There were multiple studies and programs for treating incontinence using telehealth, and many showed positive outcomes.
One initiative was an 8-week course given to some participants with moderate incontinence symptoms. It involved exercises, self-monitoring, bladder
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Telemedicine-Supported Medication-Assisted Treatment Should Remain Available After Pandemic
What You Should Know:
- A staggering 100% of patients believe that telemedicine-supported Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) should remain available even after the pandemic comes to an end, according to new findings from a survey conducted by Bicycle Health.
- The comprehensive survey studied over 900 patients suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD), and their attitudes about critical topics like recovery, telehealth, and stigma.
Opioid Use Disorder: A Deadly American
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Antidote Health Secures $22M to Expand Telehealth Platform for Primary Care, Mental Health, Hypertension Care
What You Should Know:
- Antidote Health, an NYC-based telehealth provider announced it has raised $22M in Series A funding led by third-time investor iAngels, Group 11, and Flint Capital.
- The company will use the funds to support R&D activity, which includes advanced AI screening and clinical decision support system capabilities.
Quality healthcare doesn’t need to be expensive
Founded in 2020, Antidote Health democratizes access, delivering care for the whole family for a
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TimeDoc Health Secures $48.5M to Scale Virtual Care Management Platform
What You Should Know:
- TimeDoc Health, a Chicago-based provider of virtual care management activation, today announced it has closed a $48.5M Series B round led by Aldrich Capital Partners.
- Founded in 2015, TimeDoc Health partners with PCPs and healthcare organizations to automate record-keeping for clinician/patient interactions (in-person and virtual), sending the reports to CMS for reimbursement.
- During the pandemic, the company has been instrumental in helping providers
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Teladoc Health Launches Virtual Care Transformation Model for Employers
What You Should Know:
- Today Teladoc Health announced a first-of-its-kind Virtual Care Transformation Model for employers.
- The model offers a comprehensive roadmap to move virtual care forward based on an organization's resources, priorities and goals.
Virtual Care Transformation Model: Roadmap to Evolve Virtual Healthcare Benefits
Recent data shows that 80% of large employers believe virtual care will have a significant effect on how healthcare is delivered
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OpenLoop Raises $8M to Expand Full Stack, White Label Telehealth Services
What You Should Know:
OpenLoop, a health tech startup delivering full-stack clinical support to companies launching and scaling virtual care services across the nation raises a Series A funding round of $8M led by SpringTide Ventures.
- OpenLoop, known for the quality, flexibility and breadth of services they offer to clients who are often early in their telehealth delivery journeys, will use this fresh capital to continue to expand their technology-enabled infrastructure. They will be
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