Care navigation company Accolade struck an agreement to buy telehealth startup PlushCare for $450 million. The goal is to support primary care physicians with information about a patient’s health and benefits, CEO Rajeev Singh said.
The New York City startup, which launched at the Health 2.0 conference, lets patients call, video chat and text their physician and also handles billing insurance so doctors get paid for eligible services.
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.
PlushCare from PlushCare on Vimeo. PlushCare, a San Francisco-based telemedicine company, is veering away from the trend set by rivals in a couple of ways. In a phone interview with co-founder and CEO Ryan McQuaid, he said PlushCare wants to encourage the kind of meaningful relationships that people have with their primary care physician. In […]