Walgreens, in collaboration with telehealth platform provider MDLIVE, today announced an expansion of its telehealth platform to users in Colorado, Illinois and Washington. Additionally, the company announced users can now access the platform via the Walgreens website on desktop and tablet devices, in states where the service is currently offered.
Walgreens and MDLIVE first launched the platform last December through the Walgreens mobile application in California and Michigan. The
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American Well Sues Teladoc for Patent Infringement
Telehealth provider American Well has filed a lawsuit against competitor Teladoc for patent infringement for the Teladoc telehealth service offering (“the Teladoc System”).
“Teladoc has infringed American Well’s intellectual property,” said Ido Schoenberg, CEO of American Well in an official statement. “While a transparent and competitive landscape is an imperative for innovation, Teladoc has unfairly disregarded American Well’s ownership rights to advance its business. We developed and
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Will Interstate Telemedicine Further Accelerate the Exodus of Physicians?
Did you know that you are a “telemedicine provider”? No? I can’t blame you for not knowing, but you are, and always have been. Well, maybe not always, but certainly since Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Better yet, you provide free telemedicine services. Here is an idea: on the home page of your practice website, you should add a big huge flashing banner saying “Free Telemedicine Services!” Still hesitating because you are not using fancy monitors when you take calls from
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HealthSouth to Use TruClinic’s Telemedicine Portal for Discharge Planning
Utah-based TruClinic and HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Utah announced a joint agreement which enables HealthSouth to utilize TruClinic’s telemedicine portal for discharge planning and continued communication via a hub and spoke system, connecting patients with their health care providers. The referring doctors now have real time capability to follow up patients’ progress.
HealthSouth looked to telemedicine alternatives in order to reduce inefficient practices in the referral and
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Merck Opens Telehealth Clinics for Patients in Rural Africa Areas
Merck in partnership with Kenya Ministry of Health, kicked off their first telehealth clinics at both of Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi and Machacos Hospital as a part of their e-health initiative in Africa. Merck e-health is a new initiative of Merck’s 5 year Capacity Advancement Program (CAP).
The CAP has been launched by Merck in 2012 to expand healthcare capacity in the areas of research and development, supply-chain integrity and efficiency, pharmacovigilance, medical education,
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Global Telemedicine Market to Reach $21B by 2020
The global telemedicine market for technologies, including hardware, software & services, stood at US$ 17.8 Billion in 2014, and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 18.4% during 2014-2020. The findings from Reportlinker reveals the shortage of physicians in rural and remote areas is fueling the opportunity for telemedicine to spread its reach to millions of patients.
Additionally, telemedicine applications are surging due to the high prevalence of chronic diseases, rising smartphone
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Fruit Street Health Integrates 175 Apps/Wearables to Telemedicine Platform
Digital wellness and telemedicine platform Fruit Street Health has chosen Validic’s digital health platform to access more than 175 wearable devices and applications into its telehealth software, personal health record and HIPAA compliant video conferencing platform.
Fruit Street, Validic Integration
As part of the integration with Validic, Fruit Street Healtht is able to integrate with more than 175 wearable technologies and apps such as FitBit, Withings, Jawbone UP, iHealth Labs, and Apple
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MEDNAX To Acquire Teleradiology Firm vRad for $500M
MEDNAX, a national medical group comprised of the nation's leading providers of neonatal, anesthesia, maternal-fetal and pediatric physician subspecialty services announced that it will acquire teleradiology firm vRad for $500 million. vRad's current management team will join MEDNAX as part of the transaction. The company's headquarters and 24/7 operations and client support center will continue to be based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
vRad Overview
The outsourced radiology physician services
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Sherpaa Raises $2.25M to Expand Employer Telehealth Visits
NYC-based digital healthcare company, Sherpaa, has raised $2.25 million, bringing the company’s totally funding to $8 million. Investors for this round are O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Softbank and Draper and Associates.
Co-founded by Dr. Jay Parkinson MD, MPH in 2012, New York-based, Sherpaa is a health service that HR executives can provide on top of insurance plans. It allows employees to have access to physicians 24/7 through phone or asynchronous text communication as well as insurance
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Joint Telehealth Pilot Program Reduces Hospitalizations by 45%
An at-home telehealth pilot program for patients with multiple chronic conditions between Philips and Arizona-based Banner Health has led to a 45 percent reduction in hospitalizations. Working together to address the shift toward value-based care and increased penalties for readmissions, the Intensive Ambulatory Care (IAC) pilot program assessed the results of 135 patients1 to determine the effectiveness of the IAC program in meeting its clinical and financial goals.
Joint Telehealth Program
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