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How The Game Of 20 Questions Inspired The Tech To Help Doctors Digitally Triage Patients
August 11, 2020

Many U.S. parents are working overtime this summer to try to get their kids off the couch and out from behind their video games for fear that spending too much time navigating virtual worlds will come at the expense of learning how to navigate the...

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Health Tech Firm Infermedica Nets $10.25M In Funding, Seeks ‘Virtual’ MD
August 06, 2020

Healthcare company Infermedica has raised $10.25 million in a venture funding round involving two new investors, EBRD and Heal Capital, along with existing investors Karma Ventures, Inovo Venture Partners and DreamIT Ventures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Telehealth Heats Up With Teladoc, Livongo Health $18B Merger
August 05, 2020

Telemedicine and virtual healthcare company Teladoc Health and California-based Livongo Health Inc., which provides digital health management for chronic conditions, have agreed to merge, the companies announced Wednesday (Aug. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Alibaba Raises $1.3B For Push Into Online Pharmacy Business
August 05, 2020

Alibaba Health Information Technology plans to pump the $1.3 billion it raised in a secondary offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange to expand its eCommerce pharmaceutical business as it rides a wave of growth amid the coronavirus. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Trump Plans Telehealth Law To Improve Access To Digital Medical Care
August 03, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new executive order improving telehealth and general care for rural areas that don’t have as much access, Politico reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Is There A Doctor In The House? Why Heal’s CEO Thinks There Should Be
August 03, 2020

“There’s got to be a better way.” That single phrase has started plenty of innovative companies when uttered by frustrated entrepreneurs who find themselves running headlong into something that should be easy but isn’t. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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NowRX CEO: Why DTC Pharmacy Is An Easier Pill For Consumers To Swallow
July 30, 2020

Large pharmacy chains selling mixed merchandise are a mainstay of life throughout the developed world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Hospitals Ask Congress To Forgive $100B In Medicare Loans
July 28, 2020

U.S. hospitals want Congress to forgive $100 billion in Medicare loans that were made earlier this year to help the healthcare system amid the coronavirus crisis, CNBC reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Why Telehealth Will Go On Strong Long After COVID-19
July 23, 2020

Getting U.S. patients to use telehealth services was a challenge in a pre-COVID world, with JD Power finding that only 10 percent of consumers used telemedicine in 2019. But then the pandemic hit, doctors’ offices shut down and patients and providers suddenly saw telehealth in a new light. Get the Full Story Complete...