Doctor on Demand

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By  Emily Olsen 04:03 pm September 23, 2021
Newly merged virtual care company Grand Rounds Health and Doctor On Demand is partnering with large employers like Walmart and Target to launch a program aimed at reducing health inequities for Black Americans. The Black Community Innovation Coalition includes large companies like Best Buy, Medtronic, State Farm and Accenture. The goal is to remove barriers to care and build a care concierge and...
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By  Mallory Hackett 10:50 am May 26, 2021
Grand Rounds Health and Doctor On Demand, following their recent merger, announced today they have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Included Health, a health concierge platform for the LGBTQ+ community. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal will add Included Health’s LGBTQ+ care navigation services – which include assistance for finding physical and behavioral healthcare,...
Merger deal
By  Laura Lovett 01:28 pm March 16, 2021
Telehealth provider Doctor on Demand announced its plans to merge with clinical navigation platform Grand Rounds to form a new integrated virtual health company. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the companies have shared that it is expected to close in the first half of 2021. This news comes less than a year after Grand Rounds landed a whopping $175 million in funding to fuel ...
By  Dave Muoio 01:36 pm December 9, 2020
NowPow, a community referral network seeking to address social determinants of health, has partnered with the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) to strengthen its local digital infrastructure and extend the department's contact tracing reach. In addition to using NowPow's platform to understand which resources a quarantined individual may need and connecting them to supportive services,...
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By  Dave Muoio 12:17 pm October 23, 2020
Employer mental health benefits provider Lyra Health has inked a strategic partnership with stress and wellness app Calm, the companies announced Tuesday. With the deal, Lyra's customers may choose to offer Calm's app and digital programs to their employees. Existing Lyra members with mild mental health issues such as stress will have the Calm app recommended. It will be available for direct...
By  Dave Muoio 01:04 pm July 8, 2020
Telehealth provider Doctor On Demand today announced $75 million in Series D funding. The raise was led by General Atlantic, and also included the company's prior investors. The round puts Doctor On Demand's lifetime raise in the neighborhood of $239 million. WHAT IT DOES The San Francisco-based company provides virtual care services directly to consumers as well as through arrangements with...
By  Dave Muoio 01:56 pm April 24, 2020
Uninsured Massachusetts residents now have 24-7 access to free COVID-19 telehealth visits following a new partnership between Doctor on Demand and the Commonwealth. According to the telehealth provider's announcement, the virtual visits will handle questions an uninsured resident may have about the disease's symptoms. Additionally, it will also support those who have been tagged by Massachusetts...
By  Dave Muoio 01:57 pm January 9, 2020
Digital chronic care management company Livongo and health kiosk startup Higi have teamed up for a new program that will bring a Livongo-branded on-stage program to nearly 500 retail pharmacies in Michigan, the companies announced today. Through these and other channels, consumers will be able to measure indicators of chronic disease, enroll in Livongo programs, participate in health surveys and...
By  Laura Lovett 12:03 pm October 28, 2019
Chronic care management company Livongo is now looking to integrate virtual care into its platform, announcing a new deal with telemedicine giants MDLive and Doctor on Demand. As part of the deal, Livongo members will be able to tap into telemedicine services through the platform. Livongo for Behavioral Health will be the first service to get the virtual integration starting in January 2020. The...
By  Dave Muoio 03:50 pm October 7, 2019
Walmart’s 2020 healthcare plan for its retail associates will have some new features courtesy of partnerships with digital and remote health companies. For starters, those in the Northwest Arkansas, Orlando/Tampa and Dallas/Fort Worth areas will be provided with a “Featured Providers” tool driven by healthcare data firm Embold Health. With this, associates will receive suggestions for local,...