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Revenue, membership and total visits each saw substantial growth since last year's Q2 earnings, although the company is still chasing profitability.
The increasingly popular business model has its fair share of unknowns regarding the quality of its services.
Patients can manage their own healthcare from home if given the right tools, says Konstantin Hyppönen, chief architect at Kanta Services in Finland.
Achieving sustainable impact remains a key digital health challenge, and carefully exploring the preferences of patients might be part of the solution, argues Vasileios Nittas.
Ver2 Digital Medicine aims to connect refugees with doctors via a ubiquitous telehealth platform, says CEO Brian de Francesca.
The program would provide an 85% discount on telehealth connectivity expenses for health organizations serving rural communities.
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The white-label app comes with a new SDK, APIs and features designed to support patient users.
While the terms of the transaction were not disclosed, this and a past acquisition signal Carenet's aims to turn its virtual care services into a major market presence.