The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) https://www.pcori.org approved $22.6 million for 7 studies. Generally, the funding would develop and assess various approaches to improve outcomes for people infected by COVID-19. (more…)
Update on the TDOC/LVGO Merger
Credit Suisse’s https://www.credit-suisse quick review of the Teladoc (TDOC) https://www.teladoc.com /Livongo (LVGO) https://www2.livongo.com merger proxy notes April through August 2020, that showed TDOC management evaluated the potential acquisition of three large privately-held companies in the virtual care space, as well as a merger with LVGO. (more…)
HRSA Selects Altarum to Lead
Newborn screening programs are a vital public health resource that enables millions of infants to benefit from early detection and intervention of genetic, endocrine, metabolic, hearing, and critical congenital heart conditions. (more…)
Grants for Community Health Centers
BD https://bd.com/en-us, a global medical technology company along with the BD Foundation https://bdfoundation.com, a BD chartable affiliate, have committed $7.8 million in grants and product donations for the next three years. (more…)
Telehealth & mHealth Monitoring Rising
Support for Telehealth and mobile health (mHealth) monitoring has risen since the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the new IEEE study titled Can mHealth Technology Help Mitigate the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic? (more…)
Google Cloud Invests in Amwell
Google Cloud https://cloud.google.com and Amwell https://business.amwell.com have entered into a multi-year strategic partnership to deliver transformative telehealth solution across the global healthcare ecosystem. As part of this partnership, Google Cloud will invest $100 million in Amwell to use the funds to serve the needs of providers, insurers, and patients within current and new markets. (more…)
ABT Selects Board of Advisors
The American Board of Telehealth (ABT), has been created to improve and ensure the quality of telehealth by developing high quality evidence-based education in the practice of telemedicine. ABT is developing a new national certificate program and future CME-accredited educational tracks for virtual care delivery and telehealth integration. (more…)