Evernorth Acquires Bright.md Technology Platform, Enhances MDLIVE ’ s Virtual Care Experience for Patients and Clinicians

Acquisition will add Asynchronous Care, Triage, and Navigation Capabilities to Evernorth’s MDLIVE Virtual Care Platform for a More Convenient, On-Demand Experience for Patients and Clinicians Beginning in 2024 MDLIVE Virtual Primary Care Expands Chronic Condition Care Management to Include Health Coaching Beginning Immediately Evernorth Health Services, the pharmacy, care, and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group, announced it will enhance MDLIVE‘s virtual care by acquiring the technology and clinical capabilities of Bright.md, a leader in asynchronous care, triage, and health care navigation services. In addition, MDLIVE is enhancing its virtual primary care service to include health coaching for patients with chronic conditions. “We continually challenge ourselves to improve the health care experience, and by integrating these capabilities we will significantly improve patient access to high-quality care, free up clinicians to spend more meaningful time with patients, and reduce the total cost of care,” said Dr. Eric Weil, Chief Medical Officer at MDLIVE. “Ultimately, this will help patients get care faster and facilitate more meaningful patient-provider interactions that improve health.” Asynchronous care will make care more convenient for MDLIVE patients and reduce administrative burden on clinicians. Asynchronous care is the next step in delivering highly convenient and timely care for patients while reducing administrative b...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Bright.md Dr. Eric Weil Evernorth Health Services Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Jon Salon MDLIVE Steve Giannini The Cigna Group WellDoc Source Type: blogs