Guest post by Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky, MD and CEO  of Care at Hand Next phase in the evolution of telemedicine There is a lot of hype about telemedicine. As the reimbursement landscape matures due to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and other policy vehicles, the promise of telemedicine…

Health care is not the only industry that leaks your personal health information (PHI) according to Verizon. Businesses in every industry collect health data on their employees. Whether it’s for wellness programs and employee benefits or workers’ compensation, there are many ways employers and businesses can get hold of your…

HealthSpot, the poster child for telemedicine kiosks has suddenly and abruptly shut down. Its fall is rather poignant considering its much touted Continue Reading…

Ritu Rajan and Teresa Wang of RockHealth wrote an excellent article digging into “Why There is No Uber for Healthcare.” It was a great summary of all the latest buzz around Uber and the digital health market as seen by RockHealth. Unfortunately the article missed the three most important points…

Vidyo, a fast growing video conference startup, recently raised another $15M – this time with $10M from healthcare investor Kaiser Permanente Ventures, according to MobiHealthNews. In the startup world, “unicorns” or high valuation startups tend to raise mega rounds as they approach IPO. Is Vidyo now a digital health unicorn?…

VSee CEO Milton Chen talks all about telemedicine, where it’s at and where it’s going in this NYDLA Coffee in the Clouds podcast. Check it out! http://nydla.org/mp3/42646614-137478305.mp3 Continue Reading…

Check out our highlights from this year’s mHealth conference! Icuro’s patient management app showcased by Qualcomm.  Clicking “Call” launches a VSee video call. VSee integration with pulse and emotion sensing Intel RealSense webcam. VSee & iHealth team Kind of awe-inspiring to have your logo emblazoned on a banner the size of a…

Ed Deng has a 70 percent chance of getting diabetes. That’s because diabetes runs in his family – both his parents and all four of his grandparents have diabetes. In fact, three of his grandparents have already passed away from diabetes-related complications: kidney failure, heart failure, etc. That’s why Ed…

VSee is exhibiting at this year’s mHealth Summit in Washington, DC.  We will be in booth #1210 November 9-11 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. We’ve also teamed up with with DaVincian Healthcare mobile health solutions.Continue Reading…

Among the many ingenious healthcare technologies debuted at this year’s 2015 Health 2.0 fall conference in Silicon Valley, VSee partner MedWand stood out to win the Health 2.0 Launch! Award. The Launch! Award has previously been won by innovative health startups such as Castlight Health and PracticeFusion.Continue Reading…

Two more days to catch a VSee demo at the 35th Gitex Technology Week in Dubai. We are working with the UAE telecom giant Etisalat and mobile health solutions visionary DaVincian Healthcare. Here we are showing on the Etisalat floor exhibition for Connected Wellness – by far the nicest exhibit…

A health editorial in today’s New York Times asks why don’t more doctors do house calls. Sandeep Jauhar, a cardiologist, writes: Traveling to patients’ homes is inefficient and almost never profitable for doctors or hospitals. But I believe that if we revived the house call, the overall savings to the…

Updated 10/29/2015 Did you miss our live telemedicine session with a Syrian refugee in Iraq at this year’s Health 2.0 Conference? You can still get a VSee demo up close and personal at the following 2015 conferences: 1. Plastic Surgery The Meeting, October 17-19, 2015 • Boston booth #1261 Venue: Boston…

VSee and PTZOptics have partnered together to provide remote Pan, Tilt, Zoom (PTZ) camera control for PTZOptics USB cameras. This new UVC compatibility integration allows VSee video conferencing software to control the PTZOptics camera operation using the same USB connection you use for video. This is the simplest way to…

Get lab results anywhere, anytime with VSee Point-of-Care (POC) Kits. Why should patients have to wait for weeks to talk to a doctor about lab results? The VSee POC Kit lets patients get lab results immediately during a video consultation. Our POC Kits include test strips and FDA-approved diagnostic devices for blood…

Join VSee at this year’s Urgent Care Fall Conference (UCAOA 2015) in booth #204. VSee CEO, Milton Chen, will be speaking about telemedicine design and practical considerations during the panel “Telemedicine for the Urgent Care Operator”, 10-11 a.m CT., Saturday, Sept. 26. VSee telemedicine platform is used by Walgreens, International SOS, MDLIVE, and…

Having an on-site medical clinic is a growing trend among large organizations, according to Fast Company.  On-site clinics can not only lower employer health care costs, they’re also more convenient and accessible for workers than traditional doctor visits. With a focus on preventative care and fast turn around, it’s an great…

Christy Lewis Photography in Marion Telehealth is rapidly proving its worth as way of broadening access to healthcare. Now, an innovative coalition of medical providers, technology companies and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is using telemedicine to test a new way of caring for Mississippi football…

MDLIVE, the telehealth platform used by Walgreens and Cigna, has raised $50 million in a recent round of funding, bringing it to a total of $74 million. The MDLIVE investment came from private equity firm Bedford Funding which also funds Voalte. Last fall MDLIVE broadened its reach by acquiring Breakthrough Behavioral, a leading…

Say good-bye to “Add Contact” in your menu (VSee Windows users). VSee’s new streamlined Windows address book makes it easier to search and add contacts to your contact list. Just search for the contact you want to add in the search bar. If they are already a VSee user, they…