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Coronavirus: Don’t Panic, Get Informed

American Well

Disease Origin and Spread : The new coronavirus (2019-nCOV) was first identified in December 2019 as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Since that time Chinese health officials have reported hundreds of cases in the city of Wuhan, some causing severe illness or death.

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Coronavirus: Don’t Panic, Get Informed

American Well

Disease Origin and Spread : The new coronavirus (2019-nCOV) was first identified in December 2019 as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Since that time Chinese health officials have reported hundreds of cases in the city of Wuhan, some causing severe illness or death.

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Teladoc Livongo merger: what went wrong with the 'one-stop shop for virtual care' strategy?

Lloyd Price

Primary services include telehealth, medical opinions, AI and analytics, telehealth devices and licensable platform services. The company's first product was a telehealth platform that allowed patients to connect with doctors via videoconferencing. Livongo went public in 2019 and was acquired by Teladoc in 2020.

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Like banks, healthcare will become digital-first in 2022, Zoom healthcare lead says

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As illustrated in a 2019 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine , the percentage of adults in the United States with a primary care physician has been on the decline for years. As work-from-home technology continues to improve, we expect a positive impact on the research and development side for life sciences organizations.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The quickly evolving COVID-19 public health emergency has warranted the growing use of telehealth and non-invasive remote monitoring devices to facilitate patient monitoring while reducing patient and healthcare provider contact and possible exposure to the virus.