Henry Kotula

MAY 16, 2021

Late last week, retail giant Walmart announced its plan to acquire national telemedicine provider MeMD , for an undisclosed sum. MeMD, founded in 2010, provides primary care and mental health services to five million patients nationally. Both retail giants are slowly circling the $3.6T

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GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

According to a University of North Carolina study, 113 have shuttered since 2010. Telemedicine Advantages. Yet many still face financial struggles and provider burnout , which can also impact patient care. One solution: virtual care. Prevent crowded emergency department waiting rooms. Eliminate patient leakage. .

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American Well

JULY 25, 2016

In particular, healthcare executives want to put more focus on the patient: patient education and training lead the wish list (34-percent), closely followed by remote patient home monitoring (30-percent) and primary care (27-percent). That surge adds to an already steep burden that U.S.

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Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Since 2010, 86 rural hospitals have closed , and 44% of those remaining are operating at a loss — up from 40% in 2017. CMS Administrator Seema Verma released a rural health strategy in May aimed at improving access and quality of care in rural communities.

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Studies show that health data breaches have affected over 250 million Americans since 2010. That includes the storage of health records and care delivery. Offer HIPAA compliant telemedicine with Mend , and use our suite of tools to help more patients than ever. The Impact of Healthcare Data Breaches. Schedule Demo.

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

Venture capital businesses have recently funded hundreds of startups developing technology-enabled digital health products, including wearable devices, mobile health applications, telemedicine, and personalized medicine tools. billion has been invested in digital health this decade (see Exhibit 1).

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Atlantic Health System, which employs over 16,000 team members across northern New Jersey, was included in Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For from 2010-17. Intermountain Healthcare has around 1,400 employed primary care and secondary care physicians at its 22 hospitals, 180-plus clinics and health plan.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

Other notable consolidations include the finalization of tech-giant Amazon’s purchase of One Medical , a primary care network. Alternate Payment Models: Alternate payment models (APMs) in healthcare have been expanding especially since enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010.

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