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Verizon introduces BlueJeans Telehealth platform for providers  

MaineHealth CIO Dr. Daniel Nigrin shares what it's like to take on a new top job during a pandemic, and describes his plans for vaccine distribution, telehealth and remote monitoring across Maine.

The virtual care startup will also look to accept additional health insurance carriers going forward.

The company hopes to maintain its momentum after a year of substantial growth.

Investors have showered the New York company with $876 million to date.

The telehealth brand's annual revenue increased 80% YoY to $148.8 million in 2020, although its quarterly YoY growth dipped in Q4 compared to the months prior.

Security must be "fundamentally and foundationally embedded" into a digital transformation, and not just bolted on, says Troy Ament, field CISO of healthcare/pharma at Fortinet.

Value-based care implies radical, even disruptive changes to the current practice, say Paulus Torkki, associate professor of healthcare operations management at University of Helsinki and Marianna Imenokhoeva, founder of LinktoMedicine and HIMSS Future50 Leader. 

Providers will be able to have in-app live video conversations with chronic pain and movement disorder patients, as well as prescribe new settings for their neuromodulation therapies from afar.

The Israeli startup raised the first $50 million in April 2020 in a round led by Insight Partners, which led this extension as well.