Making the Right Choices for Hospital Virtual Care TechnologyBy Brad Storm
Brad Storm, MS is VP of technology and integrations at Sonifi Health of Sioux Falls, SD.
No healthcare strategy includes adopting a…
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Optum is shutting down its virtual care business after a three-year run. Industry experts aren’t very surprised by the news.
Healthcare leaders agree that this closure reflects broader trends in the telehealth market, in which…
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The KLAS Research report on Global Patient Engagement 2024 found that healthcare organizations outside the US are investing in patient portals, digital front door experiences (self-scheduling and self check-in) and virtual care/patient monitoring.Healthcare IT…
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On an April 18 conference call with Optum Everycare CEO Jennifer Phalen, some employees of the company’s virtual care division were told that their last date would be in July, according to a news report this…
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Optum shuts down its virtual-first urgent and primary care service, three years after it formed Optum Virtual Care during the pandemic’s peak days.
The company had added a discounted prescription-writing and refill service…
What You Should Know:
– UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of the Optum health services division, announced the closure of its Optum Virtual Care business, Endpoints News first reports. Optum Virtual Care offered 24/7 access…
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What You Should Know:
– Owlet, a provider of smart infant monitoring technology, announced a strategic partnership with Wheel, a prominent virtual healthcare provider.
– The partnership empowers Wheel’s network of clinicians to prescribe Owlet’s BabySat,…
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The Joint Commission this week announced its new Telehealth Accreditation Program for eligible hospitals, ambulatory and behavioral healthcare organizations.The program, with an effective date of July 1, is designed to offer updated and more…
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Midlife women’s health clinic Midi Health announced it secured $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Emerson Collective, bringing its total raise to $100 million. GV (Google Ventures), who led the company’s…
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The KLAS Research report on Global Patient Engagement 2024 found that healthcare organizations outside the US are investing in patient portals, digital front door experiences (self-scheduling and self check-in) and virtual care/patient monitoring.
Healthcare IT…
