The promise of primary care on improved health outcomes has been proven over time. At the core of this equation is a robust and longitudinal patient-provider relationship. These positive relationships often improve patient satisfaction, yielding higher engagement and utilization of primary care services. However, recent studies suggest people are not engaging with primary care. In fact, internal Teladoc Health data has shown that 80% of members do not have a strong relationship with a
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First Stop Health Launches Virtual Primary Care for Access to Urgent Care
What You Should Know: - First Stop Health® (FSH), a virtual care provider in the areas of telemedicine and virtual mental health, today announced the availability of Virtual Primary Care for its clients and members throughout the U.S. - Virtual Primary Care gives members convenient, fast and affordable access to high-quality care while helping to lower healthcare costs for employers. How FSH Virtual Primary Care Features FSH Virtual Primary Care is available via app, website or
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Primary Care Model Focused On NPs Launches To Increase Access To Primary Care
What You Should Know: Healthcare startup Greater Good Health has launched the industry’s first primary care model centered around nurse practitioners (NPs), just as more states are allowing NPs to practice without physician supervision. Greater Good Health, a VC-backed healthcare startup committed to redefining value-based care, has launched the industry’s first primary care model centered around nurse practitioners (NPs). Greater Good
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First Stop Health Adds Virtual Primary Care as Whole-Person, Digital-First Service
What You Should Know: - First Stop Health adds virtual primary care as a whole-person, digital-first service to address urgent, preventive and chronic care needs for members. First Stop Health® (FSH), a Chicago, IL-based virtual care provider in the areas of telemedicine (virtual urgent care) and virtual mental health, announced a significant expansion of virtual care for its clients and members throughout the U.S. Starting in 2022, FSH Virtual Primary Care will be available to help
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Patina Emerges Out of Stealth with $50M to Reinvent Primary Care & Aging Experience
What You Should Know: - Patina Health Inc. (PatinaTM) came out of stealth today to announced its $57M Series A round from healthcare investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and GV (formerly Google Ventures), who co-led the Seed and Series A rounds, as well as F-Prime, Rock Springs Capital, Viking Global Investors and others. - Patina has created a new model of primary care, in collaboration with Patina Medical Group, to profoundly improve the healthcare and aging experience for
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Navina Raises $15M for AI-Powered Primary Care Platform
What You Should Know: - Navina, a Tel Aviv-based developer of AI-powered clinical platform for primary care raises $15M in Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures Israel, Schusterman Family Investments (SFI) and existing investor Grove Ventures also joined the round. The latest round brings the company's total funding to date to $22M, raised within 12 months after commercial launch. - Navina uses medically informed AI to replace disorganized patient data with an intuitive Patient Portrait
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Teladoc Health Expands Virtual Primary Care to Health Plans
What You Should Know: - Teladoc Health today announced it is expanding its virtual primary care service, Primary360 to commercial health plans, employers and other organizations that sponsor healthcare for individuals and families in the United States. Teladoc Health has received a positive initial response to Primary360 in the marketplace and the role it plays in delivering comprehensive, virtual-first benefits. Several Fortune 1000 employers are live today on the new primary care
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Pearl Health Raises $18M to Support Independent Primary Care Physicians
What You Should Know: - Pearl Health, a New York City-based primary care physicians (PCP) group today announced it has raised $18M in Series A funding led by a16z, with AlleyCorp and Kevin Ryan participating. - Co-founded by Dr. Jeffrey De Flavio (founder of Groups: Recover Together), Michael Kopko (Oscar Health, Bridgewater Associates) and Ankit Patel (CMS Innovation Center, Clover Health), Pearl offers PCPs a fixed per-member-per-month payment for each Traditional Medicare member
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Alpha Medical Lands $24M for Women’s Virtual Primary Care Platform
What You Should Know: - Femtech company Alpha Medical, today announced it has raised $24M in Series B funding to expand its market share in women's virtual primary care. Alpha Medical recognizes that women’s healthcare needs reshaping to include reproductive health, primary and urgent care, and mental health services. - Alpha Medical leverages a unique telemedicine platform diagnosing and treating women quickly and conveniently from the comfort of their own home. The Alpha clinical team
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Rezilient Health Raises $2.5M to Open Virtual Primary Care CloudClinics
What You Should Know: - Rezilient Health, a St. Louis-based, concierge primary care practice that uses connected digital devices and an advanced video platform to bring doctors remotely to its CloudClinics today announced it has closed its oversubscribed $2.5M seed funding. The seed funding was led by Unseen Capital, with participation from Techstars, Headwater VC, The Council, and The Living Fund. - Founded in 2016 by Danish Nagada, MD and Jeff Gamble, Ph.D., Rezilient Health bridges
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