People who suffer from mental illness not only struggle with their condition, but oftentimes struggle to get care. This is especially concerning when you consider that mental illness affects 1 in 5 people or 43 million in the US and that number is growing.1 These individuals stand to benefit from behavioral health counseling and support, but unfortunately their need is met with a shortage of mental health professionals. In fact, according to the U.S. Health Resources and Services
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Telehealth Monitoring Provider VRI Acquires Healthcom
Valued Relationships, Inc.(VRI), a provider of telehealth monitoring solutions to seniors has acquired Sullivan, Illinois-based Healthcom to expand its footprint in senior care market. Founded in 1992 by CEO Ralph Kirk, Healthcom partners with healthcare providers to provide services that enhance the standard of care.From medical alert services and medication management to telehealth solutions and care transitions, Healthcom offers an integrated service to help reduce readmissions, improve
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CareCloud Launches Pay-Per-Visit Telemedicine Solution for Physician Practices
CareCloud, a practice management platform for medical groups has announced the launch of their new fully integrated pay-per-visit telemedicine solution. The integrated solution features a fully integrated solution that includes built-in insurance eligibility checking and scheduling tools, a unique pay-per-visit pricing model, and one-click activation. Simplifying clinical workflows, this approach to telemedicine seamlessly connects the dots between efficient practice management and secure video
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Zipnosis Forms Advisory Council to Establish Virtual Care Standards
Zipnosis, a virtual care-focused company has announced the formation of the Clinical Quality Advisory Council, a group of healthcare leaders across the U.S. that are committed to providing clinical and strategic guidance to the virtual care industry.The Council will perform reviews of Zipnosis’ current evidence-based clinical guidelines,support ongoing quality assurance efforts, and help to establish best practices for clinical quality for outpatient virtual care. During the inaugural meeting in
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CirrusMD Lands $7M to Expand Text-First Virtual Care Model
CirrusMD, a Denver, CO-based telehealth startup has raised $7M in Series A funding led by Colorado Impact Fund. The round also included participation from Bootstrap Incubation, Three Leaf Ventures, Rockies Venture Fund, Service Provider Capital, Sand Hill Angels, and New York Angels. The telehealth startup works with large health systems, integrated delivery networks, and health plans, particularly those focused on value-based care models. CirrusMD plans to utilize the funding to expand its
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Keeping Telemedicine HIPAA Compliant
Editor's Note: Brady Ranum is VP of Products and Strategy at Dizzion, a cloud delivered desktop and end user computing solutions provider. The healthcare industry is currently experiencing two major trends that are on a potentially dangerous collision course: the rise of telemedicine (and the corresponding increase in remote workers) and a spike in healthcare data breaches.As early as 2014, a telemedicine survey by Foley & Lardner found that an astonishing 90 percent of healthcare
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Teladoc to Acquire Best Doctors for $440M in Cash and Stock
Telehealth provider Teladoc, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Best Doctors, an expert medical consultant company. For Teladoc, the acquisition will expand its international footprint and breadth of healthcare solutions. . By leveraging the proven portfolio of healthcare solutions from both Best Doctors and Teladoc, members will have one simple, virtual, patient-centric way to resolve their healthcare issues, improving outcomes and reducing costs.Under the terms of the
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UK Telehealth Startup Now Healthcare Group Lands £4M to Develop Artificial Intelligence Solutions
Now Healthcare Group, a UK-based telehealth provider has secured a £4 million ($5M USD) investment from leading health cash plan provider Medicash. The investment from Medicash will enable the NHG to further develop its artificial intelligence and machine learning offering through its mobile app products and its online pharmacy, enabling the faster development of auto diagnoses and medicine adherence solutions.Founded in 2015 by Lee Dentith, NHG provides digital healthcare services through its
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eClinicalWorks Adds TeleVisits Functionality to EHR-Integrated App Healow
eClinicalWorks’ TeleVisits is now live on the company’s healow mobile app. This feature is integrated within the eClinicalWorks comprehensive EHR system and supports workflow, clinical research and improves patient satisfaction with access to care whenever and wherever it’s needed.Available on Android or Apple, healow is a fully integrated solution that closes the loop between providers and their patients when they are away from their physician offices. healow Hub brings patient-recorded data
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Russian Digital Health Startup DOC+ Lands $5M for On-Demand Doctor Visits
DOC+, a Russian digital health startup has raised $5 million in funding from existing investors - Yandex Internet Company and Baring Vostok venture fund. The new capital will be used to develop advanced digital health services, as well as to expand the core business of on-demand visits and telemedicine consultations. The latest round makes it the largest funded digital health company in Russia.Founded in 2015, DOC+ provides on-demand doctor services in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, with another
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