In fairness to the person on the thread the other day: Now THIS is politics on the blog. :)
Morning Headlines 3/1/22
Teladoc spikes on partnership with Amazon for virtual care on Alexa
Teladoc Health’s stock jumps on the news that Amazon has tapped it to provide virtual consults to Alexa users via its Echo devices.
Office Practicum to Offer the Market’s First “Whole Child” Digital Healthcare Platform
Pediatric health IT vendor Office Practicum acquires RemedyConnect, which offers telemedicine, an after-hours answering service, and website and marketing services for pediatric practices; and pediatric behavioral health EHR and RCM vendor NextStep Solutions.
GHX will fold newly acquired Syft, a vendor of AI-powered inventory control and end-to-end supply chain management software and services, into its value-based care division.
XRHealth Secures $10M in Funding to Expand Virtual Reality Healthcare Treatment in the Metaverse
Virtual reality-based healthcare company XRHealth raises $10 million, bringing its total raised to $35 million.
Amazon is starting a telehealth service but won’t use the service for its own devices. I guess the telehealth service isn’t ready for Prime time.
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(Rimshot)