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Telemedicine App Provider Ranking Takes the Temperature of the Category, Finds Heated Competition
Healthcare // May 25, 2022

As PYMNTS makes the rounds each month, checking the status of apps in several different categories, one of the stops includes telemedicine apps. Here, in the Provider Ranking of Telemedicine Apps, PYMNTS takes the temperature of each app by looking at such factors as channel...

Telemedicine App Provider Ranking Includes 5 Movers and Shakers
Healthcare // May 04, 2022

While some of these apps might connect you with people who will ask about your body mass index or beats per minute, we will analyze the apps and look for things like their channel coverage and up-to-date downloads.  We do so each month for the...

Telemedicine App Provider Ranking Welcomes Two Newcomers to the Top 10 
Healthcare // March 24, 2022

Let’s see: channel coverage, up-to-date downloads, monthly average users, sessions per user, average session length… All looks good.  Checking the vital signs of apps is something PYMNTS does every month, and one of the reports that results from this is the Provider Ranking of Telemedicine...

New Telemedicine App Provider Ranking Thinks You Should Have That Looked At
Healthcare // January 31, 2022

As Bugs Bunny famously said, “You don’t look so good. You oughta see the doc.” He was referring to Dr. Jekyll, and it’s a pretty old cartoon so you know … grain of salt. As for PYMNTS latest Provider Ranking of Telemedicine Apps, it’s not...

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Telehealth Provider Pulls The Middleman Out Of The Equation

February 23, 2021
People are avoiding medical care over cost, and it’s literally killing them. A simple visit to a primary care physician (PCP) starts at $25 depending on one’s insurance. Those in need of a specialist are often looking at closer to $60 per visit. An urgent care walk-in clinic costs $80, and if one gets particularly […]

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Telemed Startup K Health Partners With Mayo Clinic, Closes $42M Funding Round

November 18, 2020
New York-headquartered Tel Aviv telemed startup K Health announced that it has partnered with Mayo Clinic and separately closed a $42 million Series D funding round led by Valor Equity Partners, according to a VentureBeat report on Wednesday (Nov. 18).  The new investment raises K Health’s total funding to $139.3 million. Additional new investors included […]