Medicine:Telemedicine service providers

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This list of telemedicine services providers is for notable telemedicine, telehealth, and mobile health providers and services. This includes virtual care facilities for remote care, services or platforms used for specific steps within the healthcare industry, and clinical navigation.

Mobile health

Software platforms connecting patients with healthcare providers

  • Curoflow - Established in 2020. A Swedish telemedicine platform that enables healthcare providers to offer a digital front door for their patients.[1]
  • AccuRx - Established in 2016. A British software company that provides messaging services for doctors to communicate with patients via text.[2][3]
  • Amwell - Established in 2006. Formerly known as American Well, a telemedicine company that connects patients with doctors over a secure video platform.[4]

Teledentistry

  • SmileDirectClub - Established in 2014. A teledentistry company that provides teeth straightening services.[5]

Teleradiology

Virtual care facilities

  • Amazon Clinic - Established in 2022. One of Amazon's forays into healthcare.[6]
  • Mercy Virtual - Established in 2015. A virtual care center that operates solely through the use of telemedicine.[7][8]
  • Teladoc Health - Established in 2002. A telemedicine and virtual healthcare company based in the United States that facilitates virtual visits between patients and doctors.[9][10][11]

Miscellaneous

  • Hims & Hers Health - Established in 2017. An American telehealth company that sells prescription and over-the-counter drugs online (especially those that treat erectile dysfunction and hair loss), as well as personal care products.
  • Phreesia - Established in 2005. A software-as-a-service company that provides patient intake management.[12][13]
  • Your.MD - A digital healthtech company that uses AI to provide users with health information via a chatbot.[14][better source needed]
  • Zocdoc - Established in 2007. An online medical care appointment booking service and medical care search facility.[15]

References

  1. "Curoflow: Frictionless Digital Care for Healthcare Practices -- Online" (in en-US). 2022-10-20. https://www.healthcaretechoutlook.com/curoflow. 
  2. Browne, Ryan (2020-04-09). "Demand for telemedicine has exploded in the UK as doctors adapt to the coronavirus crisis" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/09/telemedecine-demand-explodes-in-uk-as-gps-adapt-to-coronavirus-crisis.html. 
  3. Field, Matthew (2019-02-24). "Start-up that sends text messages for GPs secures £9m" (in en-GB). The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/02/24/start-up-sends-text-messages-gps-secures-9m/. 
  4. Miller, Claire Cain (2008-11-19). "The Doctor Will See You Now -- Online" (in en-US). https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/the-doctor-will-see-you-now-online/. 
  5. Wolf, Janine (24 September 2018). "Teeth-straightening startups can be a cheap alternative to braces. But orthodontists have their doubts.". https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-hlth-orthodontists-straightening-startups-risks-0924-story.html. 
  6. Niedt, Bob (5 December 2022). "Amazon Health Care Has a New Virtual Clinic: Amazon Clinic". Kiplinger. https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/shopping/amazon-health-care-has-a-new-virtual-clinic-amazon-clinic. 
  7. mHealthIntelligence (2018-11-09). "Mercy Virtual Uses mHealth Wearables to Create a New Model of Care" (in en-US). https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/mercy-virtual-uses-mhealth-wearables-to-create-a-new-model-of-care. 
  8. Firozi, Paulina (March 22, 2019). "The Health 202: Hospitals lean into virtual health care even as Medicare won't cover it". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-health-202/2019/03/22/the-health-202-hospitals-lean-into-virtual-health-care-even-as-medicare-won-t-cover-it/5c93a1121b326b0f7f38f220/. 
  9. "Teladoc Health Inc - Company Profile and News" (in en). https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/TDOC:US. 
  10. "How the North Texas Telemedicine Revolution Began" (in en). 27 October 2016. https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2016/november/how-the-north-texas-telemedicine-revolution-began/. 
  11. "Thanks to Obamacare, virtual-reality doctors are booming" (in en). https://fortune.com/2014/09/24/obamacare-telemedicine-doctors-booming/. 
  12. "Phreesia, a 14-year digital health stalwart in the patient intake space, files for IPO" (in en). 2019-06-24. https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/north-america/phreesia-14-year-digital-health-stalwart-patient-intake-space-files-ipo. 
  13. "Phreesia has strong public debut as 2nd digital health IPO in 2019" (in en). https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/phreesia-has-strong-public-debut-as-second-digital-health-ipo-2019. 
  14. https://eiuperspectives.economist.com/sites/default/files/Artificial_intelligence_in_the_real_world_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  15. Farr, Christina (2019-01-29). "Doctor booking app Zocdoc will start charging a new patient fee despite objections from some providers" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/29/zocdoc-moves-ahead-with-its-new-business-model-change.html.