Philips announced an agreement with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-HH) to implement Philips’ eICU program technology. The program, which will go live in July 2019, aims to help reduce mortality, length of stay, and ventilation days while providing patients with the care they need, wherever they are located. Following the success of similar programs in the Americas, the UK, Australia, and the Middle East, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health is the latest health system to incorporate the Philips eICU
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Jefferson and Teladoc to Create the First Telehealth Fellowship Program
Teladoc Health, a provider of virtual care, today unveiled a partnership with Jefferson (Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University) to create the industry’s first academic telehealth fellowship program. The telehealth fellowship is already underway this fall semester at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10
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Oschner Launches Virtual Visit Platform for Urgent Care Visits, Powered by American Well
Ochsner Health System, Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic, healthcare system, announced the launch of Ochsner Anywhere Care, a consumer-facing virtual visit platform for urgent care visits. In partnership with telehealth platform, American Well®, Louisianans can now connect with board-certified primary care providers for secure, live, on-demand video visits.Availability & PricingOchsner Anywhere Care is now available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for only $54 per visit for urgent care
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Telhealth Startup Medici Acquires HIPAA-Secure Messaging App DockMD
Medici, an Austin, TX-based global HIPAA-compliant mobile app with secure text, voice and video messaging and allows doctors to provide virtual healthcare to patients, today announced its acquisition of HIPAA-secure messaging company DocbookMD. DocbookMD’s secure healthcare messaging app features real-time alerts to streamline communication, accelerate workflows and enhance team collaboration. For Medici, the acquisition will offer doctors and other healthcare providers access to a broad range
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MediSprout Integrates Telehealth Platform with Amazon Alexa and Withings
MediSprout, a provider of healthcare and telehealth solutions, has announced that its V2MD telehealth platform that connects physicians with their patients through video conferencing will integrate with Amazon Alexa for patient scheduling and Withings for integration with its Withings Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor. These integrations allow patients to seamlessly schedule video appointments with their physician’s office through simple voice commands via Amazon Alexa from a patient’s home, and
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Teladoc Launches New Virtual Care Offering, Teladoc Global Care Services
Virtual care provider Teladoc Health, today announced the launch of Teladoc Global Care, a virtual care offering designed to meet the needs of globally mobile individuals in need of general medical care. The goal of Teladoc Global Care services will enable multinational organizations to provide expats and travelers with a single solution for convenient and easy-to-navigate access to quality care, regardless of geographic location. Teladoc Global Care is now commercially available for large
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SnapMD Raises $7.1M to Expand Virtual Care Management Platform
SnapMD, a Los Angeles, CA-based full-service enterprise telehealth technology innovator, and solutions provider, today announced it has raised $7.1 million in Series B funding. This brings the LA-based startup’s total capital raised to date to $16.3 million. Participating investors included the original syndicate. The company will use the latest funding to further advance its telemedicine platform and accelerate its sales and marketing efforts.SnapMD Virtual Care Management Platform
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Partners HeatlhCare, Neighborhood Health Plan to Offer Telehealth
Partners HealthCare, today announced it has recently deployed a new telehealth initiative called Partners HealthCare On Demand. Working in conjunction with Teladoc Health, Partners HealthCare is offering a new solution for urgent care video visits, providing high-quality urgent care services from Partners HealthCare clinicians for minor illnesses and injuries.Partners HealthCare On Demand will first be exclusively offered to commercial members of the system’s health plan, Neighborhood Health
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Reflexion Health Brings Virtual Rehab Platform to Employer Market with BevCap Management
Reflexion Health, a San Diego, CA-based virtual physical therapy company, today announced that it is entering the employer market through a strategic partnership with BevCap Management LLC, a program manager for captive insurance companies. As part of the partnership with BevCap, Reflexion Health's FDA-cleared Virtual Exercise Rehabilitation Assistant (VERA™), a digital platform that enables clinicians to remotely monitor patients, will be made available to BevCap's clients nationwide.VERA is
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Teladoc Rebrands as Teladoc Health to Reflect Broad Virtual Care Service Offerings
Virtual care provider Teladoc, today announced it will be changing its corporate name to Teladoc Health in order to better reflect its broad portfolio of virtual care services and mission to transform how people access healthcare around the world. Teladoc currently offers the only comprehensive virtual care solution spanning traditional telehealth, expert medical, and licensed platform and program services. As such, the Teladoc Health corporate brand will unify the combined capabilities and
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