mfine, an India-based digital health startup has raised $17.2 million in Series B funding led by SBI Investment, a Japan-based venture capital firm and a subsidiary of the SBI Group. Singapore-based SBI Ven Capital which is SBI Group's Southeast-Asian investment arm and tech-focused global venture capital firm BEENEXT also participated in the round alongside existing investors, Stellaris Venture Partners and Prime Venture Partners. Why mfine?Founded in February 2017 by Ashutosh Lawania (Myntra
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Humana Launches First Virtual Primary Care Plan for Members
Health
insurer Humana and virtual care provider Doctor
On Demand has announced the launch of On Hand, an innovative
and affordable health plan that centers on comprehensive virtual primary care
for members. On Hand addresses the
number one reason small businesses don’t offer health insurance-- cost -- by
offering a plan 50% lower than the industry standard monthly premiums.
On Hand Primary Care Plan Overview
Employers and members who
elect this primary care plan will gain access to a
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Cone Health, Babyscripts Expands Partnership to Develop Digital Solutions for Prenatal & Postpartum Health
Babyscripts, a virtual care platform for managing obstetrics, has expanded its partnership with Cone Health, a leading not-for-profit network of healthcare providers in North Carolina. The expanded partnership seeks to develop new digital modules to improve access to high-quality pregnancy care for risk-specific populations.Cone Health’s Expanded Partnership with BabyscriptsAs part of the partnership, Cone Health provides Babyscripts invaluable clinical input, access to clinical staff and
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Canadian Virtual Care Startup OnCall Health Raises $1.5M to Expand Operations in North America
OnCall Health, a Toronto, CA-based platform that provides simple, secure virtual care technology and services for healthcare providers, today announced it has raised $2 million CAD ($1.5M USD) in seed funding led by Ripple Ventures with participation from Panache Ventures, Stout Street Capital, and Maple Leaf Angels.OnCall Health BackgroundFounded in 2016, OnCall’s secure virtual care (telemedicine) technology facilitates video or text-based consultations for healthcare practices and streamlines
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Request A Virtual Doctor Visit Directly from Google, Bing, Yelp
VSee, a San Jose-based telemedicine company and Doctor.com, a web-wide listings management, reputation, and patient communications platform -- are partnering to create a seamless online patient journey from Google, Bing, Yelp search to virtual visit. Doctor.com’s platform currently serves more than 200K providers and leverages the only partner network in the industry of 50+ integrations, including Google, Bing, Yelp, Healthgrades, Vitals, YP, and other major consumer health destinations.VSee
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The Four Cs: A Call to Action for Digital Health Tools
The United States spends more of their GDP on healthcare than any other developed nation, and yet it produces some of the poorest outcomes — notably in the field of maternal and infant health.
The advent of digital health has presented the opportunity for a paradigm shift in the delivery of care, and support from investors and policy-makers shows that as far as they’re concerned, digital health is not a new frontier for healthcare, but the current playing field.
A staggering $14.6B in funding
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Zipnosis Launches Personalized Virtual Care Offering for Health Systems
Virtual care software company, Zipnosis has announced the launch of ZipPlus – a customized virtual care platform offering designed to give health systems the tools and support they need to deliver truly personalized care. Today’s Health Systems Not Realizing Benefits of Virtual CareHealth systems are not fully realizing the benefits of virtual care as they struggle to overcome disparate technologies that are designed without the patient at the center, and implemented without provider workflow
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InTouch Health Unveils Integrated Virtual Care Platform For Any Use Case
Virtual care platform InTouch Health today announced the launch of its fully integrated, end-to-end virtual care platform, Solo by InTouch. The next generation software platform delivers enterprise solutions to provide high-quality, patient-centric virtual care for every use case and any clinical setting.According to reports, more than 50 percent of healthcare can be delivered virtually. With Solo by InTouch, healthcare providers can leverage for every type of user and use case, including
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Teladoc Acquires French Telemedicine Provider MédecinDirect to Expand Global Footprint
Virtual care provider Teladoc Health has acquired Paris, France-based telemedicine provider MédecinDirect to offer its full continuum of services to insurers and employers in Europe’s third largest market. Co-founded by François Lescure and Marc Guillemo in 2008, MédecinDirect’s accredited and mobile platform of medical expertise provides secure and completely confidential, doctors are committed to answering all medical questions by telephone and Internet seven days a week. MédecinDirect
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Crossover Health Acquires Virtual Primary Care Platform Sherpaa Health
Crossover Health, a provider of comprehensive health services for self-insured employers, has acquired the exclusive rights to the technology platform developed by Sherpaa Health, the pioneer of virtual primary care. The announcement is part of Crossover Health’s efforts to accelerate the creation of a seamless “in person, online and anytime” system of health for its national base of self-insured employers and their employee members.Virtual Primary Care PioneerFounded in 2012 by Jay Parkinson,
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