Nathan Eddy
Researchers found physicians who provided more care through telemedicine also increased their time spent on after-hours EHR-based clinical and administrative work.
The startup connects new mental health providers with supervisors to complete their licensure requirements. The new funding brings its total raise to $16.3 million.
The multinational digital health company posted Q2 revenue of $265.4 million, compared with $57.5 million during the same period last year. It also reported a $157.1 million loss.
More than half of patients were not using provided tablets to connect to virtual appointments during the first three quarters of 2021.
As part of the deal, Mercury will join WebMD Provider, the company’s business focused on consumer/physician engagement and clinical education.
The study found that greater use of telehealth among patients with severe mental illness did not affect medication adherence.
However, the review noted some concerns still need to be addressed, like data privacy and security.
The company is leveraging its own portfolio and partner digital assets to directly engage patients at home, virtually or in-person.
Researchers noted they were unable to discover a single unified framework for tackling LoS prediction, which made it difficult to compare approaches.
In one large-scale study, mean engagement with the app lasted only 4.1 days.