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Tia raises $24M Series A; Building integrative hybrid clinical and virtual healthcare services for women

Bérénice Magistretti Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories TelehealthTags Tia Go Deeper
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CMS expands Medicare Advantage telehealth rules to allow plans to include more specialists to meet network adequacy standards; Also allows ESRD patients to enroll in MA plans

Laura Dyrda Becker's Hospital Review Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories CMS, Medicare Advantage, Telehealth
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Mount Sinai will use $860K FCC telehealth CARES grant to develop a mobile app for patients to report on outcomes

Katie Adams Becker's Hospital Review Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Categories Telehealth, Home Health Care, HospitalsTags Mount Sinai Go Deeper
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Mindstrong raises $100M Series C; Building a digital mental health platform for text and video-based therapy, catering to patients with serious mental illnesses

Jonathan Shieber TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Categories Mental Health, Startups, TelehealthTags Mindstrong Go Deeper
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Telehealth startup Abridge is using NLP to automatically offer transcribed visit notes to patients and providers; UPMC currently offering service to patients

Mike Miliard Healthcare IT News Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Categories Telehealth, Artificial Intelligence, StartupsTags Abridge, UPMC
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Hims & Hers add Spanish language primary care physicians to telehealth service; Targeting 15.1% of American Hispanics living without insurance coverage, offering $39 visits

Jonathan Shieber TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 21, 2020Categories Telehealth, Primary CareTags Hims Go Deeper
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Cigna adds Talkspace to list of covered telehealth offerings; 14M members with employer-sponsored insurance now have access to the mental health app

Bruce Japsen Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Categories Mental Health, Insurance, TelehealthTags Cigna, Talkspace Go Deeper
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FCC has approved telehealth infrastructure grants amounting to $33M across 89 providers, but has only actually distributed funds to one provider

Rebecca Pifer Healthcare Dive Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020Categories Telehealth, Government
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American Well raises $194M as it struggles to keep up with telehealth demand

Christina Farr CNBC Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020Categories Telehealth, StartupsTags American Well
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Tava Health raises $3M seed; Building a mental telehealth service by directly employing therapists and offering their services to employers

Art Raymond Deseret News Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020Categories Mental Health, Startups, TelehealthTags Tava Health
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Omada Health raises $57M, uses $30M of it to acquire Physera, a startup focused on virtual physical therapy

Christina Farr CNBC Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Categories Digital Health, TelehealthTags Omada Health
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Ro launches high-end prescription dermatology product line; Sold through both Rory and Roman brands, and offered as subscriptions starting at $25/month

Laura Lovett Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 19, 2020May 20, 2020Categories Telehealth, StartupsTags Ro
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BCBS of Tennessee makes expanded telehealth coverage policies permanent; Will now cover telehealth for in-network providers as regular visits

Laura Dyrda Becker's Hospital Review Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 15, 2020Categories Telehealth, InsuranceTags BCBS
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Premera Blue Cross launches lower premium PPO plan that requires members to access primary care via 98point6 telehealth app

Susan Morse Healthcare Finance Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020Categories Insurance, Primary Care, TelehealthTags 98point6
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Meru Health raises $8.1M Series A; Building digital mental health platform that provides programs and access to therapists for people with depression, burnout, and anxiety

Laura Lovett Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020Categories Digital Health, Mental Health, Startups, TelehealthTags Meru Health
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Hims & Hers, Vault Health both receive FDA authorization to offer at-home COVID-19 testing

Dave Muoio Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Telehealth, Commercial Labs, COVID-19, Digital HealthTags Hims, Vault Health
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ZocDoc to use Twilio video tech in new video consultation service; Twilio says healthcare usage of its service has increased 90% during pandemic

Jonathan Shieber TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Big Tech, COVID-19, Digital Health, TelehealthTags Twilio, ZocDoc
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Doctor on Demand to start offering services to Medicare Part B FFS beneficiaries; Assuming telehealth regulations will remain loosened post-pandemic

Katie Jennings Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Telehealth, CMSTags Doctor on Demand
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During the pandemic remote cardiac monitoring tech is becoming increasingly important; Physicians and experts expect the trend to persist post-pandemic, and continue to include consumer smartwatches

Erin Brodwin STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Startups, Big Tech, Digital Health, Home Health Care, TelehealthTags AliveCor, Apple, Fitbit Go Deeper
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Lucid Lane raises a $4M seed round; Building a telehealth platform for substance abuse and medication dependence disorders

Dave Muoio Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020Categories Telehealth, Startups
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Loosened telemedicine regulations have been a boon for streamlining delivery of addiction medicine, providing more comprehensive care

Lev Facher STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020Categories Telehealth, COVID-19
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Carbon Health extends Series B with additional $26M raised; Virtual care startup using funds to grow headcount and expand testing during the pandemic

Sophia Kunthara Crunchbase News Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 11, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Telehealth, StartupsTags Carbon Health
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Analysis: Predicting the effects of the COVID crisis on virtual care, value-based care, supply chains, physical practice design, and health IT

John Moore Chilmark Research Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 7, 2020May 7, 2020Categories COVID-19, Digital Health, EHR, Health IT, Supply Chain, Telehealth
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Babylon Health partnering with Mount Sinai Health Partners to bring telemedicine app, AI assistant, and symptom checker to New York; UK company intends to grow to operate in all 50 states

Heather Landi Fierce Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 6, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Artificial Intelligence, Big Tech, Hospitals, Primary Care, TelehealthTags Babylon Health, Mount Sinai Go Deeper
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CVS reports 600% surge in telehealth visits via MinuteClinic, 1,000% increase in prescription home delivery

Bruce Japsen Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 6, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Telehealth, Pharmacy, Retail HealthcareTags CVS
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Apple Heart Study recruited over 400,000 to monitor for AFib with Apple Watches, and detected 2,200 possible AFib events; Struggled with attrition as less than half who received alerts followed up with a physician

Laura Lovett Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 5, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Big Tech, Digital Health, TelehealthTags Apple
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Doximity launches video call feature to extend abilities of Dialer app, which allows doctors to call patients with caller ID showing their office number; Averaging 1 million voice calls per day

Heather Landi Fierce Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 5, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Telehealth, StartupsTags Doximity
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Analysis: How Oak Street Health, an 80,000 patient value-based primary care center network, shifted to delivering 93% of visits remotely

Griffin Myers, Geoffrey Price, Mike Pykosz NEJM Catalyst Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020Categories Telehealth, COVID-19, Primary Care
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DrChrono begins rolling out telehealth platform, starting with video chat and billing features for its EHR; Patient-facing services coming next month

Dave Muoio Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 4, 2020May 13, 2020Categories EHR, Digital Health, Health IT, TelehealthTags DrChrono
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Cleveland Clinic and Epic collaborated to create a COVID-19 home monitoring program based on Epic's MyChart; Now available for any organizations already using MyChart

Lydia Coutre Crain's Cleveland Business Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 1, 2020May 13, 2020Categories EHR, COVID-19, Digital Health, Health IT, Home Health Care, TelehealthTags Cleveland Clinic, Epic
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Uber partners with Ro to offer COVID-19 screenings to drivers; Ro, already offering free screenings to the public, will create dedicated portal for Uber

Dara Kerr cnet Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 1, 2020May 13, 2020Categories Telehealth, COVID-19, Digital HealthTags Ro, Uber
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Vida Health raises $25M to meet demand and grow their platform for remotely connecting practitioners with patients with chronic conditions; 50%+ user growth since March

Paul Sawers Venture Beat Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 30, 2020April 30, 2020Categories Startups, COVID-19, Home Health Care, Telehealth
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Teladoc Q1 revenue up 41% YOY, forecasting 2020 revenue up 45-49% YOY; Projecting 8-9M visits in 2020

Heather Landi Fierce Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 30, 2020April 30, 2020Categories Telehealth Go Deeper
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Medici raises $24M Series B; Building a WhatsApp-like asynchronous telehealth platform that allows patients to pay doctors inside the app

Paul Sawers Paul Sawers Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 29, 2020April 29, 2020Categories Telehealth, Startups
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Google Health built a deep learning model to detect diabetic retinopathy from eye scans; It was 90% accurate, but the real-world trial was plagued by image quality & internet connectivity issues

Will Douglas Heaven MIT Technology Review Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020Categories Artificial Intelligence, Telehealth
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Despite assurances from insurers and government, patients are still getting billed for COVID-19 related telehealth visits

Jay Hancock Kaiser Health News Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020Categories Telehealth, COVID-19, Government, Insurance
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New HealthJoy platform adds telehealth features, wait-times by provider; Usage is 2x normal during pandemic

Catherine Shu TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020Categories Telehealth, COVID-19, Startups
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MIT develops machine-washable sensors that embed in clothing for constant vital sign monitoring

Darrell Etherington TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020Categories Telehealth, Medical Devices
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Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot is being used at Brigham and Women's Hospital for remote triage; BD open-sourcing telemedicine adaptations to enable other robotics firms to replicate

Nick Statt The Verge Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020Categories COVID-19, Robotics, Startups, Telehealth
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Coronavirus crisis opens access to online opioid addiction treatment; providers now able to prescribe withdrawal drugs via telehealth

Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020Categories Telehealth, Government
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FCC approves second set of 5 COVID-19 telehealth program providers; Has distributed $6.94M of $200M available

Fred Pennic HIT Consultant Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020Categories Government, Telehealth
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VR telemedicine platform XRHealth raises $7 million; currently focused on muscular rehab, cognitive training, stress relief

Lucas Matney TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 22, 2020April 22, 2020Categories Telehealth, Startups
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Amwell launches new telehealth offering geared towards small, medium physician practices; allows providers to connect with existing patients

Laura Lovett Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 22, 2020April 22, 2020Categories Telehealth, Small Practices
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Analysis: Rapid telehealth adoption poses new challenges, could do more harm than good if not implemented properly

Brian Eastwood Personal Blog Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 15, 2020April 18, 2020Categories Telehealth, COVID-19
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Teladoc revises Q1 revenue estimate up from $169M to $180M. Q1 visit volume up 70% YOY

Heather Landi Fierce Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020Categories Telehealth
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Report: Telemedicine companies see funding boom of $788M in Q1

Heather Landi Fierce Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 14, 2020April 18, 2020Categories Telehealth, Startups
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BCBS of Massachusetts telehealth visits spiked 5,100% in March

Jackie Drees Becker's Hospital Review Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 13, 2020April 18, 2020Categories Telehealth, COVID-19
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Virtual health care in the era of COVID-19 - A global view of telehealth adoption during the pandemic

Paul Webster The Lancet Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 13, 2020April 18, 2020Categories COVID-19, Telehealth
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Coronavirus pandemic fuels a boom in demand for virtual mental health care

Rebecca Robbins STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020Categories COVID-19, Mental Health, Telehealth
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Google will suggest telehealth alternatives when users search for medical care in search and maps

Christina Farr CNBC Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020Categories Big Tech, COVID-19, Telehealth
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