House-call service Heal adds new insurer partnership
The deal will provide the company's house-call service to members of a health plan operating as a joint venture between Sutter Health and Aetna.
The deal will provide the company's house-call service to members of a health plan operating as a joint venture between Sutter Health and Aetna.
In an interview, Landmark Health Chief Medical Officer and co-founder Dr. Michael Le said house calls provide a way for healthcare providers to get a better understanding of their patients needs and challenges beyond a doctor's office. Landmark will take part in the HLTH conference next week.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The startup is focused on providing in-home care for mainly senior patients with high-acuity medical issues as a way to divert from costly emergency room visits and unnecessary hospitalizations.
Heal eventually want to cover everything from pre-birth services like lactation consulting, to vaccinations and immunizations and on through mental and sexual health as the child gets older.
The move advances two growing trends: Minnesota’s “big health” players investing in startups and nontraditional providers offering the perhaps the most traditional of healthcare services that has been abandoned by mainstream providers: the house call.
After three practices dropped out, there are now 14 around the country participating in the project — including five sites run by the Visiting Physicians Association.
The Colorado health system is teaming with DispatchHealth to bring both acute and primary care services to patients' homes and workplaces.