Just Whom The Telehealth Doctor Ordered

When Jennifer Crawford became the general counsel at Medici (now Direct Health) in early 2019, she knew there’d be a lot of moving pieces—both inside the company and within the wider healthcare industry. Since then, those pieces have only multiplied. […]

Is Text Messaging HIPAA-Compliant?

One of the most common questions doctors have as they are evaluating telehealth options is related to compliance. Do Direct Health virtual visits meet the standards required to keep their communications HIPAA-compliant and protect potential PHI? […]

How One Veterinarian Makes $1k/mo+ Offering Telehealth

Enterprising Veterinarians Are Using Telehealth to Add Real Revenue to Their Practices Veterinary Telehealth is getting a lot of attention these days. Most of the veterinarians we speak to acknowledge that they provide free telehealth to their clients every day in their practices already – via telephone, text or social messaging. Despite admitting to doing it, many veterinarians still don’t see a pressing need to incorporate technology that would make these services more secure and professional, while also allowing them to get paid. […]

VCPR & Telehealth for Veterinarians

Veterinarians often ask us if it’s legal to offer telehealth in their practice. The short answer is ‘yes’ if you are offering virtual care with a valid VCPR in place. […]

Anne Hunt Joins Direct Health (Direct Health) as Head of Product

Direct Health (now called Direct Health) is delighted to welcome Anne Hunt, predictive analytics expert, as its new head of product. Hunt has held senior positions in both product and engineering functions and has dedicated her career to bringing the latest technologies to market. Most recently, Hunt was the Director of Product Management at Castlight Health based in San Francisco. […]

Recognising Independent Private Practices

Direct Health (now called Direct Health) is proud to support independent primary care practitioners in South Africa. Joining forces with the Alliance of South African Independent Practitioners Associations (ASAIPA), Direct Health will be a key sponsor of the first National Medical Awards (NMA). […]

Giving Patients the Care They Deserve

How do we guarantee that patients get the care they deserve amid misdiagnoses, administrative burdens and with large groups of under-served populations? Direct Health (now called Direct Health) CEO, Clint Phillips tackled this and other pressing industry concerns on the most recent episode of the Relentless Health Value podcast. […]

Medicine as Easy as Ordering an Uber?

Can speaking with a doctor really be as easy as ordering a ride home? That’s the big question Direct Health has set its sights on solving in the medical space. As thought leaders flocked to Austin last week when the American Telemedicine Association was in town, CBS Austin sat down with Direct Health (now Direct Health) to discuss its unique business model of bringing healthcare to the Uber generation. […]

Hot & Too Good to Be True

August has been a hot month in the Direct Health (now called Direct Health) hometown of Austin, Texas with temperatures breaking the 100 degree mark almost every day. It’s also been a very hot month for Direct Health. Crunchbase named it a hot Austin startup and Direct Health hit the Interesting Engineering list of ‘Too Good to be True’ apps. […]

Leading the Telemedicine Charge

To say that it’s an exciting time for telemedicine would be a major understatement. Near daily updates to the regulatory and reimbursement landscape recognize the crucial role telemedicine will have in healthcare in the years to come.  Direct Health (now called Direct Health) is leading the charge of making medicine convenient and accessible for everyone, as mentioned in new article published in Federal Telemedicine News. […]