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After their recent collaboration with Grab in August to ensure that medication is delivered within 90 minutes once the teleconsultation session is complete, Singapore-based digital health startup WhiteCoat announced earlier this week that they are partnering with Homage, an on-demand home caregiving services platform to launch a pilot telehealth programme that complements home-based care.

Designed for leisure and corporate travelers alike, the new service provides access to an international network of travel medicine specialists.

Achieving sustainable impact remains a key digital health challenge, and carefully exploring the preferences of patients might be part of the solution, argues Vasileios Nittas.

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As part of the deal Cincinnati Children's will advise Teladoc Health about pediatric-specific workflows, clinical requirements and care components. 

The platform was designed to accommodate multiple settings including direct-to-consumer, direct-to-patient, provider-to-provider, clinics, worksites and emergency departments. 

As part of the deal, Advantia Health will now be able to offer its members video chats with lactation specialists and registered nurses. 

Doctors already using the DrChrono system will be able to see their patients via an HD, HIPAA-compliant smartphone video. 

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A retrospective analysis included data from more than 5,000 askmyGP users, and suggests that these tools are not one size fits all.