Saint Thomas Health has partnered with telemedicine company Carena to offer virtual health care that is accessible and affordable for everyone. The newly introduced service—called Saint Thomas Health On Demand—is available 24/7. A flat fee of $49 allows patients to meet with doctors and receive medical...
Rock Health, a venture fund that invests in healthcare startups, has just released a new survey that found that 46% of Americans are active digital health tool users. Last year, only 19% of Americans were active digital health tool users. “Active digital health tool users” is...
Google Glass startup Augmedix has raised another $23 million in funding, adding new investors McKesson Ventures and OrbiMed. Existing investors and customers include Catholic Health Initiatives, Dignity Health, Sutter Health, and TriHealth. Augmedix, founded in 2012, pairs doctors and nurses with remote scribes using a Google...
On average, doctors spend three to four hours a day on paperwork. That’s half a standard workday spent on menial tasks. But Augmedix is trying to change that. The company is using state-of-the-art technology to significantly reduce the amount of time that doctors spend on...
Fortune’s December 8 Term Sheet highlighted several recent venture deals, including the following healthcare-related companies in the California region: Augmedix – the San Francisco based company raised $23 million in funding from McKesson Ventures and OrbiMed to continue expansion of its health applications for Google...
Augmedix, a leader in smartglass-based physician productivity platforms, has announced its recent acquisition of $23 million in funding from McKesson Ventures and OrbiMed. Augmedix’s services are based on the idea of increasing the amount of time physicians have to interact directly with patient by decreasing the...
Theodore Tanner, Jr., co-founder and CTO of PokitDok, will deliver a webinar on blockchain and how it will disrupt the healthcare interoperability status quo by centralizing, securing, and orchestrating disparate information. Webinar attendees will be able identify the fundamentals of blockchain, describe how it provides an...
Accolade is teaming up with corporate wellness technology firm Limeade to reduce healthcare costs and maximize medical benefits. The two companies will be focusing on the needs of employees to help improve the healthcare system. As an on-demand healthcare concierge, Accolade specializes in helping employees navigate...
Telepharmacy—the remote delivery of pharmaceutical devices and medication—is set to heavily impact the up-and-coming telemedicine market. Using telepharmacy, pharmacists are able to serve remote patients who might not otherwise have access to the medicines and services they need. San Francisco-based PipelineRx has been a leader in...
On Monday, Kyruus added UAB Medicine to its long list of prestigious clientele. UAB Medicine, one of the largest academic medical centers in the U.S., will be implementing two new programs designed by Kyruus. The first program, called ProviderMatchTM for Access Centers, can be used as...