What You Need to Know:
- Amwell launches a national Coronavirus (COVID-19) telehealth response program to help hospitals, health systems, and health plans manage and mitigate coronavirus spread.
- Telehealth can serve as a force multiplier in the public health response to the COVID-19 outbreak, improving access to care directly from the home.
- Amwell has established an always-on-call infection control officer, COVID-19 specific workflows to guide clinical operations and quality, and
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XRHealth to Deliver VR Therapy to Coronavirus Patients in Quarantine in Israel
- XRHealth announced it will provide Israel’s Sheba Medical Center’s Coronavirus patients in quarantine with virtual reality telehealth services.
- The XRHealth platform will provide relief from isolation, stress, and anxiety for those quarantined at Sheba for possible Coronavirus exposure.
XRHealth, a Boston, MA-based provider of extended reality and therapeutic applications, today announced it will be providing virtual reality (VR) telehealth services to the Sheba Medical Center in
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WELL Health Launches VirtualClinic to Deliver Telehealth Across Canada
- WELL Health launches VirtualClinic+ by WELL Health that gives Canadians across the country convenient access to telehealth services.
- VirtualClinic+ provides physicians a platform to add telehealth consultations as a convenient enhancement to their existing family practice. It also allows physicians to offer primary care for unattached patients. There are an estimated 4.8 million Canadians1 who are currently without a family doctor.
- Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, WELL plans to rapidly
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Pager Goes International, Expands Virtual Care Model to Latin America
- Virtual care companion Pager announces its international expansion in Latin America with Seguros SURA Colombia.
- As part of Seguros SURA Colombia´s virtual healthcare model, Pager will deliver a virtual doctor into the family healthcare experience so that patients can seamlessly interact with their care team anytime, anywhere, via chat, voice, and video.
Pager, a virtual care companion that provides a personalized, connected care experience throughout your healthcare journey has
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Benefits of Store and Forward, or Asynchronous Telehealth Solutions
An introduction to asynchronous, or store-and-forward, as a modality of telehealth
As our healthcare system continues to innovate in order to meet demands and improve the delivery of value, various telehealth solutions have emerged and been implemented to increase efficiency, access to, and quality of care. Telehealth is a broad term encompassing “a collection of technology-based means or methods to enhance healthcare delivery and education.” As defined by the National Telehealth
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Cloudbreak Health Lands $10M for Unified Telemedicine Platform to Fuel Growth
- Cloudbreak Health raises $10M in funding from Columbia Partners Private Capital to expand its telehealth footprint.
- The company plans to use the funding will advance Cloudbreak Health’s operations and product innovations as it looks to expand nationwide throughout 2020.
Cloudbreak Health, LLC,
(“Cloudbreak”), a leading unified telemedicine
and video medical interpretation solutions provider, today announced it has
secured a $10 million investment from Columbia
Partners Private
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Maven Raises $45M to Expand On-Demand Virtual Care for Women’s & Family Health
- Today, Maven, a women’s and family digital health company, announced it has raised $45 million in Series C funding led by Icon Ventures and including investments from Reese Witherspoon and Natalie Portman.
- Maven’s women’s and family telemedicine network expanded rapidly to include 1,700 providers across more than 20 specialties – filling in critical gaps in care.
- The company also announced the launch of Maven Wallet: a new feature to help members better manage receipts and expenses
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XRHealth Launches First Virtual Reality TeleHealth Clinic
- 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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