telemedicine

Teladoc To Acquire Dallas-Based Catapult Health for $65M Cash

by | Feb 12, 2025
Founded in 2010 by CEO David Michel, Catapult Health offers an at-home wellness exam featuring everything members need to collect a blood sample, check blood pressure, and provide other health screening information, followed by a virtual visit with a licensed nurse practitioner.
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Dallas’s Access TeleCare Announces Promotion, Appointment
by | Sep 13, 2024
Lauren Ingram has been promoted to chief of advanced practice providers and Dr. Blake Porter has been appointed chief of maternal-fetal medicine at the physician-led company. Access said it continues to expand its leadership based on the evolving needs of patients, communities, and hospitals across the country.
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McKinney-Based MyTelemedicine Launches a New Telehealth Service—For Your Pet
by | Feb 3, 2021
The GoLexi Pet Telehealth service, powered by MyTelemedicine, offers pet owners around-the-clock, expert-level virtual consultations by phone or video call. It's not meant to replace in-office visits or life-threatening situations, though: The platform's licensed veterinarians can give users advice, a second opinion, or treatment options.
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Rey Colon, founder and CEO MyTelemedicine.
Pandemic Pushes MyTelemedicine Into Fast‑Growth Mode
Rey Colón's virtual health tech platform has more than 3 million members nationwide, completing more than 250,000 remote consultations to date. The McKinney-based startup's latest offering? Telehealth for pets.
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Telemedicine Could Be the Solution to Overcrowding and Congestion in the ER, a New UTD Study Says

by | Dec 3, 2020
A new study from The University of Texas at Dallas found that telemedicine could improve the delivery of care, shortage of capacity, and patient flow in an emergency room setting. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the researchers see now as the time to take an in-depth look.
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Texas Oncology’s Telemedicine Expansion Helps Conduct Over 500 Virtual Visits a Day
by | Apr 3, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, cancer patients are able to schedule virtual visits with the more than 400 physicians across Texas.
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Vivify Health Launches COVID-19 Mobile Solution for Providers to Screen and Monitor Patients Remotely
by | Mar 16, 2020
The Plano-based remote patient monitoring startup is now offering providers a no-cost solution for low-risk patients or those with mild symptoms simply by answering a series of questions.
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HollerDoc
Q+A: HollerDoc Wants to ‘Put Health Care Back into the Patients’ Hands’
by | Feb 16, 2018
Nick Qureshi and co-founder Emad Siddiqui created the HollerDoc app to take advantage of the telemedicine trend as well as offer patients and physicians a way to connect virtually or even by in-person house calls.
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With Telemed Law in Effect, Plano Firm Launches 3-D Telepresence Doctor Visits

by | Jul 18, 2017
TelePresence Tech takes the online video call concept another step, melding more than a dozen American and European patents to tap into the workings of the mind.
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Children’s Health to Provide Virtual Mental Health Counseling in Area Schools
by | Jun 29, 2017
The pilot program beginning this fall will deliver telemedicine therapy visits to students in select Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD schools.
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New Legislation Could Ease Restrictions on Telehealth
by | May 26, 2017
The legislation would help Lewisville-founded Teladoc Inc., a leading telehealth provider, expand its services in Dallas-Fort Worth and the rest of the state.
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health-care
Health-Care Forum: Big Data, Apps, Targeted Care Shape Future of Medicine
by | Mar 13, 2017
Eighteen health-care thought leaders convened in a daylong workshop to discuss challenges, perils and promises facing the industry, at a Leadership Dallas forum at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas.
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New Cook Children’s Trophy Club Integrates Patients’ Ideas

by | Dec 29, 2016
Each aspect of the new facility is intended to speed the appointment process and deliver better care.
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How Teladoc Dials Up Telemedicine Success
by | Nov 9, 2016
Founded in 2002, Teladoc is the nation's oldest and largest telemedicine company in the nation.
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