- Latest Chilmark report evaluates new patient-facing AI tools, remote care platforms and telehealth solutions for impact to primary care infrastructures.- The 33-page report covers in-depth primary care tech such as chatbots, AI assistants and symptom checkers as well as behavioral health platforms.- Report includes 11 short profiles of major and promising vendors, with three to four vendors identified per solution type that includes product differentiators and vendor-specific impact on access,
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Amazon Launches Pilot Virtual Primary Care Clinic in Seattle for its Employees
- Amazon launches Amazon Care, a pilot virtual primary care clinic in Seattle for its Amazon employees and in-person healthcare services from Oasis Medical. Oasis Medical.
- Amazon Care offers employees access to video care, care chat, mobile care, and a care courier available Monday to Friday, 8 am to 9 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 8 am to 6 pm.
- Eligible Amazon employees and their families can request to enroll at any time during the year.
Today, Amazon announced
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WELL Health Acquires Ontario Open Source EMR OSCARprn for $876k
WELL Health Technologies Corp. ("WELL"), a Vancouver, Canada-based company focused on consolidating and modernizing clinical and digital assets within the primary healthcare sector has acquired Ontario-based EMR provider OSCARprn – Treatments Solutions Ltd. OSCARprn is a trusted provider of EMR software, support and other services that work with OSCAR, an open source EMR platform developed by McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.OSCARprn Background/OverviewOSCARprn is one of only three
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98point6 Lands $50M to Expand On-Demand Text-Based Primary Care App
98point6, a Seatle-based digital health startup focused on reimaging primary care today announced it has raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs and existing investors. Founded in 2015, the on-demand primary care platform combines innovative AI technology with board-certified physicians to deliver affordable and high-quality care right to a patient’s smartphone.The funding will enable 98point6 to scale and fulfill the strong commercial demand of
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98point6 Launches AI Driven, On-Demand Primary Care Service in 10 States
After three years of R&D and a year of beta, 98point6 has announced the launch of its on-demand primary care service to deliver personalized consultation, diagnosis and treatment to patients across the country. The on-demand primary care platform combines innovative AI technology with board-certified physicians to deliver affordable and high-quality care right to a patient's smartphone. On-Demand Primary Care with Digital Platform Primary care is a necessity for all, serving as the front
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Apple to Launch Primary Care Clinics for Employees This Spring
Apple is launching primary care clinics for the Apple employee population called AC Wellness this spring, CNBC first reports. The primary care clinics will initially only serve Apple's employees at its headquarters in Santa Clara County where it has two clinics.According to the site, the two clinics will offer a unique concierge-like healthcare experience for employees and their dependents. The company is advertising on its site, LinkedIn, Indeed and other job listing sites for doctors, health
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Hitch Health, Lyft Partner to Provide Non-Emergency Medical Transportation to Patients
Hitch Health, a Minneapolis, MN-based healthcare technology company focused on innovative ways to improve patient health, today announced the launch of their partnership with ridesharing company Lyft. The announcement comes off the heels of a successful six-month pilot phase focused on at-risk populations served by Minnesota’s Hennepin Healthcare, which operates Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis, as well as primary care clinics in Minneapolis and suburban communities. Early
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Iora Health Nabs $75M to Expand Relationship-Driven Primary Care Clinics
Iora Health, a Boston, MA-based health system that aims to deliver relationship based primary care, raised $75 million in Series D funding led by Singapore-based Temasek. The Series D round also included participation from from existing investors .406 Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, F-Prime Capital, GE Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Polaris Partners, and Rice Management Company. The company plans to utilize the funding to expand into new markets and invest further development of its proprietary
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How Millennials Lead the Way to Healthcare Innovation
Editor's Note: Mark Haddad is VP of Consulting for the Microsoft group at SADA Systems, a full-service cloud migration and IT consulting services company, offering cloud solutions, managed services, technical services. Statisticians, researchers and workplace experts love to talk about how different Millennials are than the rest of us as workers and consumers. There have been numerous studies about the potential impact of this group on the healthcare industry, since healthcare defies nearly
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