Major Tech Deal to Drive Telehealth Integration

Providers and payers weren’t the only ones making news about how they’re working to remove or reduce cost and transform care delivery. On the eve of the conference, telemedicine giant Teladoc said it was buying the virtual care platform provider InTouch Health for $600 million.

The deal will allow Teladoc, a developer of consumer-to-provider telehealth solutions, to add InTouch Health’s provider-to-provider services as it continues to bet on the field seeing significant growth in the use of telehealth services through an integrated network. InTouch Health partners with more than 450 hospitals and health systems with more than 14,500 physician users globally. The company’s platform supports more than 40 clinical use cases. This not only will make it easier for providers to deliver virtual care, but also to consult with colleagues and specialists to improve the value of care.