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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Anthem, Samsung, American Well Partner to Provide Plan Members Access to Telehealth Services
Collaboration leverages both Samsung Health and American Well apps to easily connect consumers to high-quality telehealth servicesSamsung, Anthem, and American Well, today announced a new partnership to provide consumers access to a broad array of telehealth services through the Samsung Health app and American Well’s LiveHealth Online app. Starting today, consumers with an Anthem-affiliated health plan and the updated Samsung Health app on their Samsung Galaxy device can now access LiveHealth
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Bright.md Integrates with GOeVisit, Enters Canadian Market with Virtual Care Platform
This week, Bright.md announced a new and unique customer deployment with Vancouver-based MyCare MedTech, marking its initial expansion into the global marketplace. Until now, the company’s SmartExam platform has been implemented exclusively by traditional brick and mortar healthcare systems like Providence Health & Services, Presbyterian Health Systems and Rush University. However MyCare MedTech tapped Bright.md to enhance its own existing virtual platform, dubbed GOeVisit.SmartExam enables
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The Telehealth Movement – Access, Value, Convenience
Healthcare, like all other industries, is experiencing a phase of rapid transformation due to the increased use of technology.“We’re entering a second wave of health innovation, where new business models, exciting technologies, and exciting leaders will emerge,” said Unity Stoakes, Co-Founder & President, StartUp Health in the company’s 2017 Year End Report. Telehealth, or the provision of healthcare via telecommunication networks, is not new – but it’s now becoming a hot suite of
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1Vision and AMC Health Lands VA Contract to Provide Telehealth Solutions to Veterans
1Vision LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and AMC Health, the leading provider of proven real-time virtual care solutions, have been awarded the Authority to Operate (ATO) and provide telehealth solutions to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).As part of the agreement, 1Vision’s and AMC Health’s telehealth solutions will be made available to enrolled Veterans and their family members. Earlier this year, 1Vision and AMC Health announced their participation in an
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New Hello Alvin Healthcare Card Offers First Prepaid Telehealth Access for Employees
Tango Card, a provider of digital rewards and incentives to enterprise customers has inked a partnership with Alvin Healthcare's Hello Alvin service, a nationwide telehealth platform providing 24/7 healthcare access from any mobile device or computer, which includes virtual care provider Teladoc, as well as an unlimited 24-hour nurse line and the ability to email medical specialists. The new Hello Alvin Healthcare Card offers first-of-its-kind, prepaid telehealth access for employees and is part
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Teladoc Acquires Global Virtual Care Provider Advance Medical for $352M in Cash and Stock
Virtual care provider Teladoc, today announced it has acquired Advance Medical, an international virtual care provider of telemedicine services across Europe, Asia, Latin America for $352 million cash and stock. Under the terms of the agreement, the purchase price consists of approximately $292 million in cash and $60 million of Teladoc common stock. With a broadened international footprint and the ability to offer an expanded set of clinical services worldwide, the combination creates the only
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Qardio Launches New Service for Doctors to Bill for Remote Care Monitoring, Increasing Revenue Opportunities
Qardio, a digital health company, announced a new service for remote monitoring that brings a smarter way for doctors to deliver non face-to-face patient care while increasing revenue opportunities with the new reimbursement CPT code 99091. This new service is powered by Qardio’s doctor platform, QardioMD, which automatically compiles and analyzes patient vitals such as blood pressure, ECG and weight recorded outside the doctor's’ office. With this service, doctors can now more easily be
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Stratus Video Unveils Telehealth Interoperability Product
Language access company, Stratus Video, has announced the ability to add video remote interpreters to any telehealth video conferencing system with their new product, Stratus Link. If healthcare providers need to engage a limited English proficiency (LEP) patient remotely, they can now add a medically qualified Stratus Video interpreter to their telehealth video call.Stratus Video has partnered with thousands of healthcare facilities across the nation, many of whom utilized different telehealth
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