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The company said the Series D brings its total raise to $256 million.
Also, a Māori public health organisation develops a new tool to bring timely COVID-19-related information to Māori people.
Nicko van Someren, CTO of Absolute Software, discusses the unique and not-so-unique security challenges inherent in telehealth and virtual care.
Its latest telehealth project will allow family caregivers to monitor six patients remotely.
The enhancements include improved video quality, multi-party calls and screen sharing.
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Matthew Fisher, general counsel at Carium, talks about bedrock principles of patient privacy, advances in RPM, CMS rules around non-physiologic data and how telehealth should fit into the continuum of care going forward.
The acquisition builds on Best Buy’s previous investments in senior care and remote patient monitoring.
Teladoc is pitching the expanded service as a way to improve primary care access.
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Telehealth can reach underserved communities, but there are barriers. A concerted effort is needed to increase its adoption and efficacy in a post-pandemic world, explain HIMSS' Rob Havasy and Kerry Amato.
Healthcare attorney Aaron Maguregui says providers will need to move to HIPAA-compliant telehealth apps as emergency waivers sunset.