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Telehealth Declines as AI and In-Person Visits Rise Post-Pandemic
Healthcare // July 04, 2024

During the pandemic, they were heroes. Now, they’re apparently expendable. In what is becoming a pattern in healthcare, on Tuesday (July 2), Oregon Health & Science University cut a telehealth nursing unit set up in March 2020 that was once featured on its website for its...

Publix Debuts Virtual Care Services via WellSync
Healthcare // June 27, 2024

Grocery chain Publix is the latest company to bring healthcare to the retail space. The company’s customers can now access virtual care services through digital healthcare firm WellSync, according to a Tuesday (June 25) press release. After filling out an online health questionnaire, customers can...

Amazon Merges Clinic and Amazon One Medical Into Single Brand
Amazon // June 27, 2024

Amazon’s pay-per-visit telehealth service and its One Medical program are now a single brand. The company announced Thursday (June 27) that Amazon Clinic, introduced in 2022, was being renamed Amazon One Medical Pay-per-visit. With that name change comes some others: customers now have the choice...

Walmart Adds Pawp’s Telehealth Service for Pets to Membership Program
Retail // May 22, 2024

Walmart Adds Pawp’s Telehealth Service for Pets to Membership Subscribers to the Walmart+ membership program now have free, unlimited access to Pawp’s telehealth service for pet owners. Walmart’s introduction of this benefit comes after a pilot program in which Pawp became Walmart+’s most successful limited-time...

Interviews & Exclusives
Here’s Why the Next Doctor Visit Could Be With a Hologram

July 19, 2024
We exist within an era where technology constantly pushes the boundaries of what is possible. And it doesn’t appear to be stopping any time soon. That’s why PYMNTS sat down with Steve Sterling, Managing Director for the Americas at Holoconnects, to unpack the applications of 3D hologram displays, particularly within healthcare. After all, Sterling’s own […]

Telehealth Declines as AI and In-Person Visits Rise Post-Pandemic

July 04, 2024
During the pandemic, they were heroes. Now, they’re apparently expendable. In what is becoming a pattern in healthcare, on Tuesday (July 2), Oregon Health & Science University cut a telehealth nursing...

Urban-Rural Divide in Digital Healthcare Participation Continues to Grow

December 13, 2023
When it comes to digital healthcare, consumers living in urban areas continue to increase their engagement, but those in rural areas are beginning to pull back and return to more...

Rural Consumers Shun Digital Healthcare Services

November 10, 2023
The use of digital health and wellness tools has become increasingly important, proving particularly crucial in rural areas with limited brick-and-mortar healthcare facilities. Despite this, rural consumers are trailing behind...

Quick Reads
Publix Debuts Virtual Care Services via WellSync

June 27, 2024
Grocery chain Publix is the latest company to bring healthcare to the retail space. The company’s customers can now access virtual care services through digital healthcare firm WellSync, according to a Tuesday (June 25) press release. After filling out an online health questionnaire, customers can seek care from licensed providers without an appointment, the release […]

Amazon Merges Clinic and Amazon One Medical Into Single Brand

June 27, 2024
Amazon’s pay-per-visit telehealth service and its One Medical program are now a single brand. The company announced Thursday (June 27) that Amazon Clinic, introduced in 2022, was being renamed Amazon...

Walmart Adds Pawp’s Telehealth Service for Pets to Membership Program

May 22, 2024
Walmart Adds Pawp’s Telehealth Service for Pets to Membership Subscribers to the Walmart+ membership program now have free, unlimited access to Pawp’s telehealth service for pet owners. Walmart’s introduction of...

UnitedHealth Group Shutting Down Optum Virtual Care Telehealth Business

April 24, 2024
UnitedHealth Group is shutting down its Optum Virtual Care telehealth business. Employees were notified of the shutdown on Thursday (April 18), and some were told that their last day would be in July, Seeking...