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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Doctor On Demand Launches Virtual Care Platform to Deliver Primary Care for Health Plan, Employers
Virtual care provider Doctor On Demand, today announced the launch of Synapse, a fully-integrated platform that allows health plans and employers nationwide to deliver primary care coverage virtually for the first time. Synapse will integrate into health plans’ existing networks and provide patients with improved access to the full mind and body care, inclusive of preventive health, chronic care, urgent care, and integrated behavioral health.Synapse by Doctor On Demand OverviewSynapse by Doctor
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HIMSS19 Day 2 Announcements & Summary
Accenture: Millenials & Gen Z Are Shifting to Virtual, Retail, Clinic, Digital CareMillennial and Gen Z consumers in the U.S. are rapidly adopting non-traditional care models, such as retail clinics, virtual and digital services, according to results of an Accenture survey of 2,000 consumers.Key findings of the survey study include:- When considering traditional in-person care, millennials (ages 22 to 38 in 2019) were two to three times more likely than baby boomers (ages 55 to 73) to be
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Teladoc Rolls Out Expanded Virtual Care Capabilities for Health Systems
Virtual care platform Teladoc Health, today announced new capabilities that enable health systems to deliver a broader spectrum of virtual care services and to streamline diagnostic testing orders. The new Clinical WorkScope and Diagnostic Testing capabilities are now available to all current and future users of the Teladoc Health SaaS-based licensed platform.Here is a look at Teladoc's expanded capabilities: - Clinical WorkScope – Enabling Unlimited Virtual Use Cases with Unprecedented
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Synzi Launches “Next Generation” Virtual Care Platform
Synzi, a virtual care company based in St. Petersburg has announced the launch of its “next generation” platform, designed to give patients, clinical staff, and administrators a more user-friendly experience. Product updates include a reinvigorated user interface as well as new reporting, security and compliance features.Specific Product Differentiators- Enterprise administrators can now benefit from an updated dashboard, reporting components, and advanced security permissions. Those with
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Led by Philips, Prenatal App Babyscripts Nabs $6M to Support Holistic Care for Mothers
Babyscripts, Inc., a Washington D.C.-based virtual care platform for managing obstetrics, announced today that Philips has taken a minority position in the company by leading a $6 million round of financing. The round also included participation from investors StartUp Health and NueCura Partners.Founded in 2013, Babyscripts has spent the last four years building a clinically-validated, virtual care platform to allow OBGYNs to deliver a new model of prenatal care. Using Internet-connected devices
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Teladoc Launches New Virtual Care Offering, Teladoc Global Care Services
Virtual care provider Teladoc Health, today announced the launch of Teladoc Global Care, a virtual care offering designed to meet the needs of globally mobile individuals in need of general medical care. The goal of Teladoc Global Care services will enable multinational organizations to provide expats and travelers with a single solution for convenient and easy-to-navigate access to quality care, regardless of geographic location. Teladoc Global Care is now commercially available for large
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Teladoc Rebrands as Teladoc Health to Reflect Broad Virtual Care Service Offerings
Virtual care provider Teladoc, today announced it will be changing its corporate name to Teladoc Health in order to better reflect its broad portfolio of virtual care services and mission to transform how people access healthcare around the world. Teladoc currently offers the only comprehensive virtual care solution spanning traditional telehealth, expert medical, and licensed platform and program services. As such, the Teladoc Health corporate brand will unify the combined capabilities and
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Bright.md Integrates with GOeVisit, Enters Canadian Market with Virtual Care Platform
This week, Bright.md announced a new and unique customer deployment with Vancouver-based MyCare MedTech, marking its initial expansion into the global marketplace. Until now, the company’s SmartExam platform has been implemented exclusively by traditional brick and mortar healthcare systems like Providence Health & Services, Presbyterian Health Systems and Rush University. However MyCare MedTech tapped Bright.md to enhance its own existing virtual platform, dubbed GOeVisit.SmartExam enables
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