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COVID-19 presents a new chance to make telehealth accessible to the underserved

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Regrettably, minority groups are being left behind by the telehealth revolution," said David Smith, executive director for the Medicaid Transformation Project, in an interview with Healthcare IT News. Since the pandemic began its spread across the U.S. this spring, Smith said, MTP has expanded its focus.

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Rasu Shrestha, UPMC and Healthcare Innovation – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

Rasu Shrestha is the Chief Innovation Officer of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and also serves as an Executive Vice President of UPMC Enterprises. We spoke about the meaning of innovation and about some of the innovations — past, present and future — at UPMC.

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Avizia CEO Mike Baird Sees Telemedicine Perched at the Start of a Supernova of Healthcare Innovation

American Well

Information on this page refers to activities that occurred prior to the acquisition and are presented for historical context. Together we provide a comprehensive acute care offering—a full end-to-end telemedicine solution for health systems and their providers.

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Avizia CEO Mike Baird Sees Telemedicine Perched at the Start of a Supernova of Healthcare Innovation

American Well

Information on this page refers to activities that occurred prior to the acquisition and are presented for historical context. Together we provide a comprehensive acute care offering—a full end-to-end telemedicine solution for health systems and their providers.

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SpringTide Ventures Announces the Close of $65 Million Fund II

Digital Health Global

This new fund underscores the firm’s continued commitment to driving innovation and elevating health globally through investments in digital health, medical devices, life sciences, and tech-enabled care delivery. OpenLoop : An end-to-end telemedicine enablement company surpassed $100 million in annualized revenues in early 2024.

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[Webinar] Increasing Your Work Comp Business with Telemedicine

Ortholive

Find out how telemedicine can increase your work comp business without increasing overhead or costs in this free webinar. Join us for an interactive presentation and Q&A session featuring examples, a case study from a national e-commerce retailer, actionable tips and data explaining how to improve your work comp referrals.

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Rasu Shrestha, UPMC and Healthcare Innovation – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

Rasu Shrestha is the Chief Innovation Officer of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and also serves as an Executive Vice President of UPMC Enterprises. We spoke about the meaning of innovation and about some of the innovations — past, present and future — at UPMC.