telehealth

Yamini Prakash, Country Division Head of Bayer Pharmaceuticals Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei; Maran Virumandi, CEO and Founder of DoctorOnCall; and Chiak Tang, COO of DoctorOnCall pose for a photo during the launch of their telehealth platform dedicated to endometriosis.
By  Adam Ang 10:42 pm May 26, 2022
Bayer launches telehealth platform for endometriosis in Malaysia Pharmaceutical firm Bayer has partnered with digital health company DoctorOnCall and the Endometriosis Association of Malaysia (MyEndosis) to launch a telehealth platform dedicated to endometriosis. Endometriosis, a condition that affects one in 10 women worldwide, occurs when the endometrium grows outside the womb in other tissues...
A person using their smartphone for video doctor consultation
By  Adam Ang 04:05 am May 17, 2022
Singaporean telehealth company Doctor Anywhere has started adopting a video API from US-based cloud communications provider Vonage to enhance its delivery of telehealth services. Vonage's communications platform has over a million registered developers who are using its APIs to provide business continuity, remote work, and remote delivery of various services. It is fully programmable and allows...
[Left] KT Corp. SVP Lim Seung-hyeok and [Right] HurayPositive CEO Choi Doo-ah
By  Adam Ang 10:19 pm May 12, 2022
South Korean telecommunication giant KT Corporation has partnered with health tech company HurayPositive to develop and launch a telemedicine service for managing chronic diseases in Vietnam. According to a press statement, the telemedicine platform is targeted to be launched within the year and will start by offering virtual services for diabetic patients before gradually offering support for...
Dr. HK logo
By  Adam Ang 05:26 am May 5, 2022
Telecommunications firm China Mobile Hong Kong, together with health tech company Heals Healthcare, has unveiled its mobile health app for teleconsultations in Hong Kong. Available on Android and iOS devices, the new app called Dr. HK offers a mix of online and offline health services, including access to electronic health records, online outpatient clinic appointments, video consultations, and...
Truemeds web portal
By  Adam Ang 10:55 pm April 26, 2022
Truemeds, a telehealth platform in India, has brought home $22 million in a Series B funding round led by WestBridge Capital.  Its existing investors, InfoEdge Ventures, Asha Impact and IAN Fund, also joined the investing round. WHAT IT DOES Through its propriety algorithms, Truemeds recommends alternative value medicines. Customers can get a free e-consultation after uploading their...
Milvik Health+ app
By  Adam Ang 04:41 am April 18, 2022
Swedish fintech and health company Milvik Bima has launched its mobile health app in Bangladesh. WHAT IT'S ABOUT According to a press statement, the Milvik Health+ app combines payment tools and e-commerce for healthcare.  It also has telehealth features that allow users to speak with their doctors and keep track of their appointments and follow-up calls. They can also access their medical...
A doctor in a teleconsultation with a patient
By  Adam Ang 11:18 pm April 4, 2022
Australian telehealth company Coviu has partnered with language services provider Ezispeak Health to provide on-demand access to language support via video telehealth. Available in over 300 languages, the integrated service instantly connects patients with their GPs and a National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters-certified translator.  According to a press statement,...
A close up of a woman holding a bottle of pills while talking to two providers via telehealth
By  Sanjula Jain, PhD 01:30 pm March 4, 2022
Over the last two years, there has been significant discussion around the impact of the COVID-19 crisis in accelerating changes in the provision of care, including tele-services and the home. As a result of the unprecedented increase in telehealth demand during the peak of the pandemic, health systems, payers, employers, new entrants and Wall Street financiers have aggressively pursued telehealth...
A woman talking to a provider using her tablet.
By  Emily Olsen 12:09 pm February 28, 2022
Though virtual care and telehealth have garnered plenty of headlines, relatively few Americans are using the modality, according to Trilliant Health's 2022 Telehealth Trends report.   The analysis, which focused on U.S. telehealth use between March 2020 and November 2021, found 25.6% of Americans accessed care using any type of telehealth (including video, audio-only, chat and other modalities)...
A father and daughter talking to a provider using a laptop
By  Emily Olsen 12:08 pm February 15, 2022
Though outpatient visits conducted through telehealth have declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth visits have remained elevated even as more patients return to in-person care, according to an analysis by Epic Research and the Kaiser Family Foundation. The brief, which analyzed visits from March 2019 to August 2021, found in-person outpatient visits during the first six...