telehealth

Video Doctor Visits May Be Down, But The Provider Ranking of Telemedicine Apps Is Not
Video Doctor Visits May Be Down, But The Provider Ranking of Telemedicine Apps Is Not
June 24, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

As we reported earlier in June, while telemedicine use rose from an average of 529,000 visits per month to more than 12 million at its pandemic...

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Telemedicine For Rural And Elderly Patients Gets Bipartisan Backing In Congress
Telemedicine For Rural And Elderly Patients Gets Bipartisan Backing In Congress
June 17, 2021  |  Healthcare

Millions of Americans stayed connected with their doctors through telemedicine for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, those without convenient access to care,...

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Telemedicine Visits Down 30 Pct From Pandemic Highs As Big, New Players Enter Market
Telemedicine Visits Down 30 Pct From Pandemic Highs As Big, New Players Enter Market
June 17, 2021  |  Healthcare

Eighteen months ago, the thought of logging onto your computer or punching an app on your phone for medical visits was widely viewed as outrageous...

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Hims & Hers To Acquire Honest Health, Expand UK Foothold
Hims & Hers To Acquire Honest Health, Expand UK Foothold
June 14, 2021  |  Healthcare

Multispecialty telehealth platform Hims & Hers will acquire London-based health program Honest Health, which works in hair-loss-related products, a press release said Monday (June 14)....

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Miley Cyrus Becomes Creative Adviser To Hims & Hers
Miley Cyrus Becomes Creative Adviser To Hims & Hers
June 10, 2021  |  Retail

Miley Cyrus has joined telehealth platform Hims & Hers as a creative adviser, according to an announcement. “In this new advisory role, I hope to...

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Telehealth Service Amazon Care Attracts Attention From Firms, Stock Market
Telehealth Service Amazon Care Attracts Attention From Firms, Stock Market
June 09, 2021  |  Healthcare

Amazon has signed up numerous companies for its telehealth service, CNBC reported. The service is called Amazon Care, and it launched in 2019. Via the...

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Why It Took A Pandemic To Bring Healthcare Into The Connected Economy
Why It Took A Pandemic To Bring Healthcare Into The Connected Economy
June 09, 2021  |  Healthcare

It took a pandemic to bring healthcare into the connected economy. Before the pandemic, the ability of a consumer to access a doctor via a...

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Verizon’s BlueJeans Video Conference Unit Sets Sights On Virtual Healthcare 
Verizon’s BlueJeans Video Conference Unit Sets Sights On Virtual Healthcare 
June 04, 2021  |  Healthcare

In the 15 months since Verizon announced its half-billion dollar purchase of teleconferencing Zoom competitor BlueJeans the embrace and use of this alternative to in-person...

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Healthcare Startup Babylon Plans Public Offering Via $4.2 Billion SPAC Merger
Healthcare Startup Babylon Plans Public Offering Via $4.2 Billion SPAC Merger
June 03, 2021  |  Healthcare

Artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare startup Babylon Holdings Limited is merging with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. to go public on...

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