- XRHealth launches first virtual reality telehealth clinic that will provide VR therapy to patients.
- New VR Telehealth Clinic Certified in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Delaware, California, New York, Washington D.C., and North Carolina and is Covered by Medicare and Most Major Insurance Providers.
XRHealth,
formerly known as VRHealth, the leader in extended reality and therapeutic
applications, today announced the first virtual reality telehealth
clinics that will
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AMN Healthcare Acquires VRI Provider Stratus Video for $475M
- AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. acquires Stratus Video, a leading provider of video remote language interpretation services for the healthcare industry for $475M. - The acquisition will help AMN Healthcare expand in the virtual workforce, patient care arena, and quality medical interpretation services delivered through a secure communications platform. AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., the nation's leading innovator in healthcare talent solutions and staffing services, today announced a definitive
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BioIntelliSense Awarded FDA 510(k) Clearance for On-Body Sensor for Scalable Remote Care
- BioIntelliSense announces FDA clearance of the BioSticker, the first single-use medical device enabling 30 days of continuous vital signs monitoring. - The FDA-cleared BioSticker medical device is designed to be discreetly worn on the upper left chest for effortless remote data capture and a simplistic “stick it on and forget it” patient experience. BioIntelliSense, Inc., a continuous health monitoring and clinical intelligence company, today announces the U.S. commercial launch of its
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Teladoc COO Shares 5 Virtual Care Predictions to Watch in 2020
- Teladoc Health’s COO David Sides gives a glimpse of what the future holds as more consumers tap into virtual care.
Forget face to face, healthcare is moving into cyberspace—albeit not as fast as one would like. Yes, there is no question that the interest in virtual care is growing swiftly. However, the adoption of virtual services has been somewhat slow; only about 10 percent of healthcare consumers have used such services, according to a study by J.D Power.
Despite interest from
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Banner Health Expands Ambulatory & Acute Virtual Care Services to Patients
- Banner Health inks a 5-year partnership agreement with eVisit and VeeMed to enable ambulatory and acute virtual care services for their patients throughout the Southwest. - Together, eVisit and VeeMed will provide a Banner-branded virtual care platform including software, mobile applications, and leveraging Banner hardware to operationalize Banner's preferred approach to virtual care services. Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country has
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Teladoc Health Acquires Virtual Care Platform InTouch Health for $600M
- 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.
Teladoc
Health, Inc., a global
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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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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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