Telehealth

For most patients, it is safe to return to in-person provider visits, leaving many to wonder what the outlook of telehealth is. Research suggests telehealth is a vital aspect of healthcare, according to a March 28 article published by The…

Despite Amazon's increasing presence in telemedicine and healthcare, Amwell is welcoming the retail giant into the space rather than seeing them as competition, according to Amwell Chairman and Co-CEO Ido Schoenberg, MD. 

Advocate Aurora Enterprises, the new subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Advocate Aurora Health, recently led a series C funding round of more than $25 million for telenutrition platform Foodsmart.

Amwell reported a $50.6 million net loss for the fourth quarter of 2020, up from $22.7 million lost during the same time in 2019. 

In the spring of 2020, when COVID-19 transmission became prevalent in the United States, Americans started experiencing high levels of isolation, economic uncertainty and anxiety. In January 2021, the American Psychological Association's Stress in America survey found that adults were…

Trust can be harder to establish between patient and provider in a virtual care setting. Here are recommendations to establish these elements, according to a March 24 article published in Harvard Business Review.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital teamed up with telehealth company TytoCare to create an at-home telehealth kit to provide on-demand virtual medical exams, according to a March 23 news release.

Pharmacy discount provider GoodRx on March 24 launched its COVID-19 vaccine tracker, which offers information on vaccine inventory and appointment availability for more than 50,000 U.S. sites.

From making telemedicine more consumer friendly to increasing access to care during the pandemic, retail and tech giants including Amazon, Google and Best Buy are ramping up their virtual care initiatives and innovating the healthcare delivery system. 

Ro, a direct-to-consumer telehealth app for pharmacy services, completed a $500 million Series D financing round, it said March 23.