Empowering patients to remotely consult with a healthcare professional can be life-changing. There is though more than enough evidence to prove it. Whether that's connecting underserved mental health patients, giving more people access to dentistry, or simply helping people in rural areas -- where doctors are scarce -- consult with a general practitioner (GP), the  … Read more

The adoption of telehealth services has continued at a rapid pace over the past few years, but 2017 should be the year that telehealth “crosses the chasm,” moving from a passionate base of early adopters and expanding to an early majority of users. As wait times at emergency rooms increase — the CDC’s National Center  … Read more

Our partner and friend, Doctor on Demand announced today that they have been chosen to be the video-medicine partner for Thrive Global, a new venture founded by Arianna Huffington. Thrive Global platform researches the best technology, products and services that meet the standards of quality and performance. Congrats DOD! “Doctor On Demand is honored to  … Read more

The on-demand health marketplace is going to explode over the next few years. Find out who is taking advantage of this new growth.

One particularly interesting application of telehealth technology is dentistry. It sounds a little counterintuitive — how can someone take care of your teeth remotely? But the potential benefits are too numerous for people not to take notice. Teledentistry creates a remote connection between patient and dentist, but it doesn't remove the human element entirely. Often,  … Read more

Advances in telepharmacy are reducing stress, improving the way pharmacists do their work and helping them focus on patient outcomes.

Many people with mental illness in America struggle, and have struggled, to get the care they need for any number of reasons. Through the last decade though, telehealth has proven its potential to help by providing affordable, convenient, and private care all through video chat. There is, of course, a long way to go before  … Read more

In May, we highlighted five other exciting startups in the telehealth space. Now, let's expand the scope of that discussion to include the wide world of startups at the intersection of healthcare and technology. This is an exciting arena, and it's not hard to find companies that have the potential to change lives. Below are  … Read more

Few areas of healthcare are poised to be more impacted by telehealth technology than pediatric care. Consider the numbers: The population of children in the United States will hover around 74 million through 2020, according to government projections. Most of those children rely on someone to help them when they get sick — to drive them  … Read more

When medical attention is called for and patients are away from home, it's not always easy to know where to go or who to call. A local Urgent Care center? An unfamiliar family practice that accepts walk-ins? Do you google it? Look in the white pages? In fact, telehealth solutions are an excellent, new resource  … Read more