Synapticure, a telemedicine company focused on neurodegenerative disease, announced it is partnering with the ALS Association to offer Synapticure’s telehealth platform as a supplement to in-person care at ALS Certified Treatment Centers of Excellence and Recognized Treatment Centers.
Synapticure is a neurology-focused telehealth company that specializes in neurodegenerative diseases. It provides...
HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum, hosted by MobiHealthNews executive editor Jessica Hagen, brought together thought leaders, innovators and clinicians to discuss the latest trends in remote care delivery.
Highlights included Penni Kyte, digital care strategy officer at Ballad Health, discussing how the Tennessee-based organization used the example set by air traffic controllers to break...
Last week, Walgreens announced its tech-enabled value-based care provider VillageMD would close clinics in Florida in a bid to increase profitability, and earlier this week confirmed to Becker's it would close all its Illinois clinics in April.
Chief medical officer at Walgreens, Dr. Sashi Moodley, sat down with MobiHealthNews at ViVE24 to discuss the current state of Walgreens work in...
AI-powered care facility automation platform care.ai announced an enterprise-wide partnership with New Jersey-based not-for-profit hybrid care provider Virtua Health, where Virtua will leverage care.ai's virtual care offerings, including its Smart Care Facility Platform and Always-Aware ambient sensors.
care.ai's Smart Care Facility Platform includes a network of sensors spread through a care...
Virtual primary care company TytoCare announced an exclusive partnership with Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System to provide virtual care services to the care provider's members and employees beginning in 2024.
The Israeli health tech company provides virtual care via its AI-enabled TytoCare Home Smart Clinic, which allows clinicians to conduct exams remotely.
Providers obtain real-time data...
Pennsylvania-based vitamin and supplement retailer GNC announced its healthcare division, GNC Health, is expanding its offerings to include virtual care services for individuals and families via three membership plans.
Consumers can purchase a GNC Health Basic plan for $34.99 per month, which offers unlimited access to free virtual urgent and lifestyle care and more than 100 prescription...
In 2019, I met with dozens of colleagues to discuss incorporating telemedicine into our practice. Almost all engaged politely with me. But afterward, very few acted. The subtext was clear: "We’re not interested." Their sentiment was quite typical. At the time, telemedicine accounted for a tiny fraction of U.S. clinical encounters.
In March 2020, this changed suddenly. In response to the pandemic...
As another year shaken by the lingering COVID-19 pandemic ends, stakeholders are still exploring how virtual care trends that accelerated in 2020 will affect the healthcare industry long term.
Though telehealth use spiked out of necessity during the early months and remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, utilization has slowed over the past two years. Meanwhile, big retail companies and...
The Medical University of South Carolina health system (MUSC Health) and Cleveland-based MetroHealth last week announced a partnership to launch a virtual and in-home care company.
The new non-profit, called Ovatient, is currently working with providers at the two health systems to build a technology platform supporting clinical workflow across virtual and higher-level care.
In a press release,...
Folx Health, which offers virtual healthcare services for the LGBTQ+ community, raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by 7wireVentures.
Others participating in the round include Foresite Capital and existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Define Ventures and Polaris Partners. As part of the financing, 7wireVentures Managing Partner Lee Shapiro, formerly chief financial officer...
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