Something comes along every few years that promises to transform healthcare. The newest darling appears to be telehealth, which stepped into the limelight to address a crucial need during the COVID-19 pandemic. But a recent tweet by SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan CEO Dr. Sachin Jain takes a sobering look at telehealth's effects with this meaningful invitation:
"Like" if you are exhausted by the...
Personify Care enables pulse oximeter integration with patient management platform
Personify Care has integrated blood oxygen saturation data from iHealth's wireless pulse oximeters into its patient management software to support remote COVID-19 patient monitoring.
The company noted in a statement that the remote monitoring of blood oxygen saturation levels is a key requirement to enable virtual...
Cue Health, best known for its at-home COVID-19 molecular test, will launch its own virtual health platform, pushing the company outside of the diagnostics space.
The direct-to-consumer platform, available on Nov. 15, will include on-demand access to doctors, guided COVID-19 testing, prescriptions and physician-ordered lab tests. The virtual care offerings are part of a membership program, where...
Virtual care company Teladoc Health is partnering with Trustmark Health Benefits to offer a virtual-first insurance plan.
The health plan, called myVirtualCare Access, is built around Teladoc’s primary care offering, Primary360, which was made available for payers early last month.
Members will pay $0 co-pays for virtual services and preferential cost sharing for in-person services that are...
South Korean AI digital health firm Exosystems snaps up $4M in Series A funding
AI-enabled digital health solutions maker Exosystems has raised $3.9 million in a Series A funding round participated by SBI Investment, Laguna Investment, and Korea Technology Finance Corporation.
Based on a press statement, the South Korea-based company will use its fresh funds to expand its clinical and technical...
Digital health company Truepill scored $142 million in Series D financing from existing investors Initialized Capital and TI Platform Management.
The company said the new funding brings its total raise to $256 million and its valuation to $1.6 billion. Truepill announced a $75 million Series C in September 2020, just a few months after it brought in $25 million in Series B funding.
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UNO Tech enters Malaysia, brings clinic management system
Singaporean medical technology firm UNO Technologies has entered the Malaysian market through its partnership with local pharmaceutical upstart Aetos Pharma.
The company seeks to get a slice of the pie from the increasing investments into the country's public and private healthcare system. It notes that its startup and tech ecosystem is "...
myHealth Sentinel Holdings, a Singapore-based telehealth company, is seeking public funds for its latest telehealth project on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
For the past 12 months, mHS has developed TM+ Telehealth, which will allow caregivers to monitor six patients remotely. It features the smart assistant TM+ technology that measures a patient's oxygen level, blood...
Telehealth and remote device maker TytoCare is expanding its video capabilities with improved video quality and multi-party calls, as well as allowing clinicians to use any type of tablet for telehealth visits.
The enhanced video options, offered through Amazon’s video conferencing service Amazon Chime, will let multiple members of a care team join in a call, like a primary care provider...
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