A health tech startup that provides membership-based direct primary care has landed a $45 million investment.
Category: telehealth
Tech startup, Rite Aid collaborate on rural health expansion
A tech-powered startup and one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains have joined forces to improve access to rural healthcare.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia staff accurately used telemedicine to diagnose genetic disorders
When it comes to diagnosing rare genetic disorders, telemedicine looks to be just as effective as in-person appointments, according to a June 1 study published in Pediatrics.
Ascension, UAB enter telehealth partnership
Ascension St. Vincent’s Chilton in Clanton, Ala., and University of Alabama, Birmingham Medicine have teamed up to provide a telehealth service for critical care and stroke patients in Chilton County, according to a May 31 UAB press release.
Medtronic, DaVita forming in-home-focused kidney care company
Medtronic and DaVita are forming a company that will focus on in-home kidney care.
U.S. senators outline 5 ways to expand mental health telemedicine
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling for an expansion of mental health telemedicine, which has proliferated in use during the COVID-19 crisis.
CVS Health launches a new virtual primary care service
CVS Health launched a new virtual primary care service that will offer integrated care services through one platform, it announced May 26.
A quick call can lower emergency department readmission, according to study
A follow-up call and chat with a medical professional after discharge from the emergency department may help reduce return visits, according to a May 20 study published in JAMA Network Open.
Michigan hospital adds telemedicine program for specialty care patients
Marlette (Mich.) Regional Hospital partnered with a telehealth provider to offer speciality consultations through telemedicine for cardiology, nephrology, neurology, pulmonology and psychiatry patients.
In-person, telehealth combo expands access while maintaining quality, study finds
A hybrid approach to primary care that offers in-person, video and occasional audio-only appointments can increase access to medical services while maintaining quality, a recent Rand Corp. report concluded.
