Teledentistry is a relatively new practice on the rise for dentists. If you have oral health or dental problems, it can take a while to get an appointment that fits in with your schedule. So, with this new concept, you can quickly connect with a dental professional remotely, and receive access to advice and information.About TeledentistryTeledentistry falls under telehealth, which is a broad concept within professional healthcare delivery. Essentially, telehealth aims to provide patients with a
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Vida Health Nabs $25M to Expand Virtual Health Platform for Personalized Mental and Physical Care
What You Should Know:
- Virtual healthcare platform, Vida Health, announced today that it raised $25 million in new funding to meet the increased demand for mental and physical virtual care.
- Since launching in 2014, Vida has fine-tuned its approach to mental health. Participants working with Vida’s nationwide therapy coverage in all 50 states have shown an average reduction of anxiety and depression by more than 50%.
Vida Health, a
personalized virtual care platform
for
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FCC Approves $4.2M for 13 COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers
What You Need to Know:
– FCC approves the fourth set of 13 COVID-19 telehealth program providers, totaling $4.2M in funding.
– To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program has funded 30 health care providers in 16 states for a total of $13.7 million in funding.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional 13 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, totaling $4.2M in funding. The third set of providers will support some
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Geisinger Expands Telehealth Services to Assess, Monitor and Triage COVID Patients At-Home
What You Should Know:
- Geisinger Health expands long-term telehealth services partnership with AMC Health to help assess, monitor, and triage COVID-19 patients at-home.
- The expanded agreement includes IVR (interactive voice response) and patient Bluetooth peripheral kits, etc.
Healthcare provider Geisinger, today announced it is expanding its relationship with AMC Health, the leading provider in telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology. As part of the expansion,
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FCC Approves Third Set of 6 COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers
What
You Need to Know:
– FCC approves the third set of six COVID-19 telehealth program providers, totaling $2.56M in funding.
– To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program has funded 17 health care providers in 10 states for a total of $9.5 million in funding.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional six funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, totaling $2.56M in funding. The third set of providers
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XRHealth Lands $7M to Expand Telehealth VR/AR Platform
What You Should Know:
XRHealth raises $7M in funding to expand its telehatlh virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) platform for clinicians and patients.
XRHealth is the first certified Extended Reality medical
company in the world; their Medical Applications are FDA & CE
Registered.
XRHealth created the first virtual reality telehealth
clinic in the world that is currently certified in 17 states.
XRHealth, formerly known as VRHealth a provider of extended
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FCC Approves Second Set of 5 COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers
What
You Need to Know:
– FCC
approves second set of five COVID-10 telehealth program providers, after
approving the first set of six providers last week.
– To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program has funded 11 health care providers in 8 states for a total of $6.94 million in funding.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional five funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Healthcare providers in some of the
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Redox Launches Rapid Deployment Telehealth Model for Providers to Go-Live in Less Than 2 Weeks
What You Should Know:
- Redox today announced a new rapid-deployment program that helps telehealth software vendors go live and integrate with healthcare organizations in less than two weeks - a process that typically takes 16-18 weeks.
- Telehealth as a virtual care model has been available for years, but only now is it taking center stage as the primary method to provide care in a world of social distancing. But deploying a telehealth solution at a healthcare organization is complex and
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Israeli Government Adopts Touchless Remote Monitoring to Detect COVID-19 Symptoms
What You Should Know:
- Israeli government adopts Vayyar’s 4D imaging sensor solutions to aid in the fight to slow the spread of COVID-19 in health facilities, transportation and activity hubs, private residences and more.
- Vayyar’s intelligent sensors can be placed in homes, hospitals, factories, airports, public transport, borders and more to provide real-time data, and by minimizing the need for face-to-face contact, reduce the risk of exposure for both medical and non-medical
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FCC Approves First Set of 6 COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers
What You Need to Know:
- FCC begins approving funding to boost telehealth during coronavirus pandemic just three days after the opening of the application window.
- Congress appropriated $200 million for the FCC to support health care providers’ use of telehealth services during this national emergency.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau today approved six funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Healthcare providers in some of the
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