TouchCare

By  Aditi Pai 11:56 am November 3, 2015
Peter Antall American Well, a telemedicine company, has hired Dr. Peter Antall as its chief medical officer. Antall previously helped to found a telehealth medical network, called The Online Care Group, which launched in 2012. He will remain the president of this group while serving as CMO for American Well. In a statement, American Well CEO Roy Schoenberg explained that a number of health...
By  Aditi Pai 10:49 am October 19, 2015
Tandigm Health, a venture launched in April 2014 by Independence Blue Cross and DaVita HealthCare Partners, which manages physician practices in Pennsylvania, has partnered with video visits service TouchCare. “Medicine and the doctor-patient relationship are very personal," Dr. Anthony Coletta, Tandigm Health’s president and CEO said in a statement. "Enabling our primary care physicians to...
By  Aditi Pai 08:50 am December 10, 2014
Durham, North Carolina-based TouchCare raised $4 million in a round led by strategic investor Mosaic Health Solutions, a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, for its video visits app. Mosaic has previously invested in cellular-enabled glucose meter and diabetes management company Telcare and next-gen PHR company LifeNexus. “We believe the personal connection between...