Tele-Behavioral Health: Transforming How Employers Can Help 1 in 5 Americans Get Care
By Julian Cohen, President of Teladoc Behavioral Health Anxiety, depression, mood disorders – mental issues affect 1 in 5 adult Americans and, not coincidentally, cost businesses billions in lost p...
Examining the Science of Value and the Need for Care
By Nim Patel, MD, MPH The importance of primary care. As a physician, what matters to me most is providing high quality care. I care about helping those who are sick to get the care they need and g...
In these uncertain times, count on us.
It’s ironic, that in healthcare – an industry that relies on precision for outcomes – the landscape today is filled with a tremendous amount of uncertainty. Sixty-two million Americans don’t have a...
Takeaways From the Latest IOM Report
By Best Doctors The new report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care , released by the National Academies of Medicine (formerly IOM), has quickly gained tremendous attention in the medical community, ...
Anatomy of a Second Opinion
By Best Doctors We like to say that not all second opinions are created equally. The caliber of the expert reviewing the case, plus all the careful and necessary steps to support the process, are w...
Improving Quality of Care, Facilitating Return to Work
A Different Approach to Workers’ Compensation: In addition to providing second medical opinions and medical excellence to employees, organizations are increasingly thinking about enhanced medical p...
Walking the Clinical Quality Talk
Actions speak louder than words. Practice what you preach. The proof is in the pudding. We’re all familiar with these phrases. You can pick your preference, but we all know what they mean – do what...
Why It’s Important for Employers to Support Mental Health
Mental illness remains among the most stigmatized of conditions, despite affecting nearly 1 in 5 adults and teens in America. It often isn’t given the same weight as physical health, especially in ...
Hackathon: Hacking for fun and ingenuity
Recently we held the first Teladoc hackathon and I wanted to share our experiences with it. Now, for those who are unfamiliar with the term – don’t worry. It has nothing to do with the conventional...
3,000 Visits in a Single Day: What Really Counts
It’s always gratifying to see Teladoc cross new thresholds, and I was excited to see us reach yet another noteworthy metric last month, completing more than 3,000 telehealth visits in a single day....