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By  Laura Lovett 05:12 pm May 3, 2021
UK-telehealth company HealthHero has been on a roll with digital health acquisitions in the last few years. Last month the company made news when it purchased French telehealth company Qare. This acquisition came after the company snapped up digital triage platform Doctorlink in December of 2020 and German company Fernarzt in August. MobiHealthNews sat down with HealthHero CEO Ranjan Singh to...
HealthHero, Qare
By  Sara Mageit 07:21 am April 12, 2021
Digital health provider HealthHero has entered the French market with its acquisition of Paris-based telehealth startup Qare. Backed by health tech venture builder Kamet Ventures, the acquisition strengthens HealthHero's telehealth position in Europe and now covers 22 million people, with plans to provide just under three million consultations this year. WHY IT MATTERS Qare combines medical...
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By  Sara Mageit 11:37 am March 26, 2021
DR JENNY HARRIES TO HEAD PANDEMIC UNIT According to The Times [behind paywall], deputy chief medical officer for England, Dr Jenny Harries is reportedly the preferred candidate for the chief executive of the recently announced UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Recommended by UK health secretary Matt Hancock, the appointment is yet to be approved by prime minister, Boris Johnson this month....
HealthHero, MyClinic
By  Sara Mageit 06:53 am January 13, 2021
Ireland's holistic telehealth service, MyClinic has become the latest acquisition for London-based digital health provider, HealthHero. The acquisition will allow HealthHero to have a direct-to-consumer offer in Ireland, having previously provided services via insurance companies and through businesses to their employees. WHY IT MATTERS? HealthHero provides a holistic approach to healthcare to...
By  Laura Lovett 02:57 pm December 3, 2020
London-based virtual care company HealthHero has acquired digital triage platform Doctorlink. This comes after Eight Roads sold its stake in the company to HealthHero.  Doctorlink has several different components, including online triage, urgent care triage, risk assessment and video consultations. The technology is built using artificial intelligence (AI). The company's online triage system was...
By  Dave Muoio 03:07 pm September 28, 2020
Rx.Health, a Mount Sinai spinoff working on an app prescription platform for enterprises, has named Richard Strobridge as its new CEO. He's perhaps best known within digital health as the cofounder and CEO of connected blood glucose monitoring-device company Entra Health, which was sold to CRF Health in 2016. After a few years there as VP of healthcare, Strobridge founded and helmed Nextbridge...
By  Laura Lovett 12:28 pm August 3, 2020
A new digital health company focused on the European market, named HealthHero, officially launched this morning. This news comes just as it closed a deal to acquire German medical consultation platform Fernarzt.com.  HealthHero is London-based startup designed to allow users to tap into medical services 24/7 through video calls, online chats or phone calls. Patients can use the service to access...