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CVS Health to purchase Signify Health for $8B

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In March, Signify Health acquired Caravan Health , which serves Medicare beneficiaries through accountable care organizations. " wrote Dr. Marc Rothman, CMO of Signify Health, in a company blog post. In 2022, Signify Health clinicians are expected to serve 2.5 million members at their homes, both in person and virtually.

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Why It's Time to Embrace Telemedicine

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I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world. What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new!