There's no question that the demand for telehealth and virtual care has grown exponentially over the last twelve months. With that growth has come a fundamental shift in the attitude toward virtual care. No longer do patients and providers take a "let's try it" approach—now, it's "we must do it." This is evidenced by the number of telehealth claims filed. In 2020, telehealth claims skyrocketed, increasing by 2,938% in November 2020 versus November 2019 as patients demanded virtual options and as
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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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Telehealth App Medici Lands $22M to Re-imagine the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Medici, an Austin, TX-based digital health startup focused on the future of doctors and patients has raised $22 million in Series A funding from individual investors including executives from well-known global companies such as Citadel, Dell, Publix, and Starwood Capital. The latest round brings the total amount of funding raised to date to $46.6 million.Today’s doctors are buried with regulatory requirements, administrative hurdles and downward pressure on their own costs to run their
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