Primary care startup One Medical files for IPO
The concierge-like primary care startup is valued at more than $1 billion, with backers including Google Ventures.
Concierge medicine for the people? The healthcare industry makes its case
Health care for billionaires comes to the middle-class?
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Here’s what happens when concierge medicine undergoes some entrepreneur judo
Concierge-style primary care and specialty physicians in Beverly Hills.
Medicast illustrates the bittersweet trend of concierge care
Silicon Valley-based Medicast is tapping into an emerging trend among healthcare startups: concierge care with housecalls. Housecalls used to be common practice, but now it’s available if you can pay extra for it. Here’s how it works. Patients submit a request on its website or through a mobile app, or a call center. The system […]
Startups make on-demand and concierge healthcare reasonable for the rest of us
Grand Rounds is one of many healthcare startups bringing on-demand, concierge-like services once reserved for the ultra-rich to the middle class - similar to what tech outfits like Google, Amazon, Uber, and Lyft have done for personal shopping and transportation. These budding companies offer basic access to medical advice, appointments and other assistance. Some operate regionally, others nationally. Their services and prices vary substantially—but all aim to fill gaps in the existing health care system, in part by using the Internet.
One Medical scoops up another $40M fresh off addition of telehealth, corporate programs
Concierge primary care practice One Medical Group has raised more than $117 million in capital with the addition of a new $40 million round announced today. That’s a lot of cash for the 7-year-old company, which now runs 27 primary care offices in six tech-savvy cities including San Francisco, Boston, New York and Chicago. The […]
The Human Algorithm: What AI Can’t Replace in Pharma Engagement
At a time when AI is reshaping pharma, Reverba Global CEO Cheryl Lubbert explained in an interview why empathy, context, and ethics still require a human touch.
MDs, AT&T alum look to test the market for virtual concierge care in California via crowdfunding
When it comes to crowdfunding in healthcare, consumer-facing devices have generally had the most success in the way of raising a lot of money, often for prototypes and testing. But telemedicine startup PlushCare’s Indiegogo campaign illustrates another potential sweet spot for crowdfunding in digital health — as an early way to validate a business concept […]
Cut-rate concierge medicine? One Medical resorts to discounting
Good stuff, cheap I have mixed views about concierge medicine. On the one hand I like the idea of higher service levels for patients and the ability for doctors to practice medicine the way they think is right without feeling like hamsters on a wheel. But overall I’m pretty skeptical. I’m worried that concierge medicine […]