From its $6.6 billion impairment charge for its Livongo acquisition to inking a deal with Amazon Alexa, here are five of the most recent healthcare moves from Teladoc as reported by Becker's:
- Teladoc partnered with Amazon Alexa to launch voice-activated, virtual medical care on supported Echo devices. To get connected, patients can say to their device, "Alexa, I want to talk to a physician." Echo will then connect with a Teladoc physician for a virtual visit related to nonemergency needs, such as experiencing symptoms of a cold, flu or allergies.
- Teladoc launched a telehealth model for employees that will help integrate virtual care into its healthcare benefits. The model is scalable and can be used by organizations of all sizes.
- New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health integrated Teladoc's virtual care platform into 20 of its hospitals. Northwell Health said it plans to expand the offering to additional affiliates in the future.
- Teladoc named Vidya Raman-Tangella, MD, as chief medical officer. Dr. Raman-Tangella, who previously served as general manager of healthcare and life sciences solutions at Amazon Web Services, will lead Teladoc's health equity, clinical evidence and best practice, and physician training.
- Teladoc's first quarter 2022 earnings took a hit as the company faced a $6.6 billion impairment charge. The impairment charge means that the company will opt for impairment when the value of assets or goodwill on their books is no longer fully recoverable.