Telehealth news and trends

Cigna Launches E-Treatment Service for Convenient Patient Access
Healthcare // September 18, 2024

As the telehealth sector is projected to reach $450 billion by 2032, Cigna Healthcare recently launched an “E-Treatment” option via MDLIVE, offering customers access to urgent care from board-certified doctors without the need for direct phone or video consultations. Starting this month, patients can submit...

Pfizer Hopes Direct-to-Consumer Play Spurs New Era of Healthcare Accessibility
Healthcare // September 12, 2024

As important as the healthcare system is, it remains far from perfect. Fragmentation and opacity play a large part in that imperfection. The traditional healthcare journey can often be complex, with multiple touchpoints from primary care to specialists and pharmacies, and that’s before even touching...

US Bank Purchases Healthcare Payments Firm Salucro
Acquisitions // August 22, 2024

U.S. Bank has acquired healthcare financial technology firm Salucro Healthcare Solutions. The 20-year-old Arizona company, which focuses on patient payments and billing, had been a partner of Elavon, U.S. Bank’s merchant acquiring unit, while the bank had initially invested in Salucro in 2022, the bank...

Teladoc Health’s New CEO Emphasizes Potential for Improvement Amid Mixed Results
Healthcare // August 20, 2024

Teladoc Health boasts substantial strengths and is positioned for enhanced performance, but according to new CEO Chuck Divita, there is work to do. “The company has many strengths to build upon and to drive higher levels of execution and performance,” he said during the company’s...

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Pfizer Hopes Direct-to-Consumer Play Spurs New Era of Healthcare Accessibility

September 12, 2024
As important as the healthcare system is, it remains far from perfect. Fragmentation and opacity play a large part in that imperfection. The traditional healthcare journey can often be complex, with multiple touchpoints from primary care to specialists and pharmacies, and that’s before even touching on longstanding billing pain points. “The basic information of ‘what […]

Fabric Buys Walmart’s Telehealth Business and Stitches AI Into Digital Healthcare

August 08, 2024
Telehealth has evolved from a niche service to a central element of healthcare, a shift accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This evolution reflects a broader move toward digital health solutions...

Here’s Why the Next Doctor Visit Could Be With a Hologram

July 19, 2024
We exist within an era where technology constantly pushes the boundaries of what is possible. And it doesn’t appear to be stopping any time soon. That’s why PYMNTS sat down...

Telehealth Declines as AI and In-Person Visits Rise Post-Pandemic

July 04, 2024
During the pandemic, they were heroes. Now, they’re apparently expendable. In what is becoming a pattern in healthcare, on Tuesday (July 2), Oregon Health & Science University cut a telehealth nursing...

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US Bank Purchases Healthcare Payments Firm Salucro

August 22, 2024
U.S. Bank has acquired healthcare financial technology firm Salucro Healthcare Solutions. The 20-year-old Arizona company, which focuses on patient payments and billing, had been a partner of Elavon, U.S. Bank’s merchant acquiring unit, while the bank had initially invested in Salucro in 2022, the bank announced Thursday (Aug. 22). “U.S. Bank is a leader in […]

Publix Debuts Virtual Care Services via WellSync

June 27, 2024
Grocery chain Publix is the latest company to bring healthcare to the retail space. The company’s customers can now access virtual care services through digital healthcare firm WellSync, according to...

Amazon Merges Clinic and Amazon One Medical Into Single Brand

June 27, 2024
Amazon’s pay-per-visit telehealth service and its One Medical program are now a single brand. The company announced Thursday (June 27) that Amazon Clinic, introduced in 2022, was being renamed Amazon...

Walmart Adds Pawp’s Telehealth Service for Pets to Membership Program

May 22, 2024
Walmart Adds Pawp’s Telehealth Service for Pets to Membership Subscribers to the Walmart+ membership program now have free, unlimited access to Pawp’s telehealth service for pet owners. Walmart’s introduction of...