
HealthTap Introduces Direct Virtual Primary Care Program
With HealthTap's new direct virtual primary care program, members get ongoing access to a primary care doctor of their choosing through video visits and messaging.
With HealthTap's new direct virtual primary care program, members get ongoing access to a primary care doctor of their choosing through video visits and messaging.
The DEA recently released three rules regarding the remote prescribing of controlled substances. However, many telehealth advocates argue that two of these rules hinder access to care.
Through a new partnership, members of Christian Healthcare Ministries can pick one doctor on HealthTap’s platform for ongoing primary care. They can also access on-demand virtual urgent care.
Over the past decade, Abbott and Dexcom — the two largest makers of continuous glucose monitors — have been teaming up with medical device companies that sell automated insulin delivery systems. Industry experts think these partnerships are smart moves to stay relevant in the rapidly-developing diabetes care space.
To address the complicated healthcare landscape in the U.S., Pfizer launched a new direct-to-consumer virtual service called PfizerForAll. It follows Eli Lilly, which launched a similar product in January.
A new report from UserTesting reveals how 500 consumers evaluated the following five healthcare chatbot apps: Ada, HealthTap, Mediktor, Your.MD and Symptomate.
The dramatic change at the top after nine years follows a ramp-up of HealthTap's health service offerings over the years as its transformed from a medical query website to a multipronged healthcare services platform supporting interaction between physicians and patients.
HealthTap is launching Doctor A.I. It's an AI-powered system that has been trained by clinical knowledge collected from the 104,000 physicians and millions of patients on the HealthTap network.
HealthTap also is, for the first time, inviting physicians outside the U.S. to join its network of medical experts.
The latest version of HealthTap's HOPES "health operating system" supports multi-participant video, voice and text interactions in a secure, encrypted environment.
“It took time to make sure the service was ready,” Ron Gutman, HealthTap founder and CEO, said. “We made the announcement when they were ready and can serve our physicians well and patients well.”
The online certification program is aimed at bringing best practices to virtual care. It's free and eligible for continuing medical education credits.
Any Messenger user can ask health questions to HealthTap's 100,000 U.S. physicians in 141 specialties and get quick answers from whichever doctors happen to see a post.
A deal with a New Zealand health board also underscores its ambitions beyond the U.S. market.
Digital health business HealthTap, which has evolved from an email doctor query service for patients to multiple services from drug interactions to helping patients access lab data, has added a health management portal for employers. That’s an interesting development for a company that’s charged customers $99 per month to use its service with the argument […]