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Maribel Health

Maribel Health develops, builds, and operates advanced clinical care models in the home and community to increase total health system capacity and patient access.

Maribel Health, founded in late 2021, designs, builds, and operates advanced clinical care models in the home and community setting for health systems. The company's mission is to make home the center of the health system by providing technology-enabled solutions that expand total health system capacity and improve patient access to care. Maribel Health offers a range of services including hospital-at-home programs, community-based palliative care, mobile integrated health, and longitudinal complex chronic care.

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Hospital-at-Home

<div>New Hampshire-based Maribel Health is a healthcare technology service provider that provides digital platforms to enable the delivery of virtual healthcare services. The company helps to design, build, and operate technology platforms that enable healthcare providers to offer virtual care services for acute, post-acute, and longitudinal requirements such as hospital-at-home services and remote patient monitoring. Maribel also assists with services such as developing clinical and operational models, advisory with regard to regulatory and compliance, and monitoring and reporting of patient status.&nbsp;</div>

More important now than ever, telehealth will long outlast the pandemic that drove its growth.

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Maribel Health Raises $25M Series A

Maribel Health, founded in late 2021, designs, builds, and operates advanced clinical care models in the home and community setting for health systems. The company's mission is to make home the center of the health system by providing technology-enabled solutions that expand total health system capacity and improve patient access to care. Maribel Health offers a range of services including hospital-at-home programs, community-based palliative care, mobile integrated health, and longitudinal complex chronic care.
The company's platform combines clinical workflows, operating capacity, training, automation, and technology to enable healthcare providers to deliver high-quality care outside traditional hospital or clinic settings. Maribel Health's team consists of physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, healthcare entrepreneurs, and technologists with extensive experience in home-based care and health system operations. As of March 2023, the company had overseen more than 15,000 hospital-at-home admissions, led the design of over a dozen advanced care-at-home programs, and advised more than 100 hospitals and health systems.
Key customers and partnerships
Maribel Health has established founding anchor partnerships with Mercy Health System and BAYADA Home healthcare. With Mercy, Maribel is co-developing advanced care at-home programs, including a new Mercy Hospital @ Home initiative set to launch in the St. Louis region in summer 2023. This program aims to provide hospital-level care to select Medicare patients in their homes, with plans to expand across multiple states.
The partnership with BAYADA focuses on building out hospital-at-home capabilities for adult and pediatric health systems, along with enhanced solutions such as community-based palliative care and mobile integrated health. These collaborations demonstrate Maribel Health's commitment to working with established healthcare providers to implement and scale advanced home-based care models.

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 AdaptHealth is a network of full-service medical equipment companies that provides tailored products and services to enable patients to live their best lives at home rather than in hospitals. The company offers a wide range of medical equipment and supplies, including CPAP machines, oxygen units, walkers, and compression socks. AdaptHealth's business model focuses on delivering healthcare solutions that fit into patients' everyday lives, with offerings that span from doctor's prescriptions to doorstep delivery.
 
 
 
 
 The company emphasizes customer service and satisfaction as its primary concern, providing online support to answer questions and a team of customer service representatives to help patients choose the right supplies. AdaptHealth also offers fast and convenient shipping directly to patients' homes. In November 2020, AdaptHealth acquired New England Home Medical Equipment (NEHME), a leading supplier of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and diabetes management supplies in the New England and Northeastern US. NEHME generated net revenues of approximately USD 31 million for the twelve months ended September 30, 2020, contributing to AdaptHealth's expansion in the diabetes care sector.
 
 
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 
 
 
 AdaptHealth serves a diverse range of patients with various medical needs, including those requiring CPAP machines for sleep apnea, oxygen therapy, mobility aids, and diabetes management supplies. The company's customer base includes individuals with chronic medical conditions who require ongoing support and medical equipment. Through its acquisition of NEHME, AdaptHealth expanded its reach to diabetes patients throughout New England and the Northeastern US.
 
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AdaptHealth

DispatchHealth is a Denver-based healthcare company that provides comprehensive in-home medical care services across the US. Founded in 2013, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by offering high-acuity care in the comfort of patients' homes. DispatchHealth's services include same-day urgent medical care, hospital alternative care, and recovery care. The company employs teams of emergency medicine and internal medicine trained professionals, including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and emergency medical technicians, who are equipped with advanced medical tools and technologies to treat a wide range of conditions typically handled in emergency rooms or urgent care centers.
DispatchHealth's care model utilizes a proprietary technology platform that manages various aspects of the in-home care experience, including logistics, onboarding, risk stratification, care coordination, and analytics. This platform enables real-time data insights to improve patient outcomes. The company's services are designed to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits, hospital stays, and readmissions, resulting in significant cost savings for the healthcare system. As of December 2023, DispatchHealth reported treating more than one million patients across more than 30 states, leading to a 58% reduction in emergency room visits, an 8.5% 30-day hospital readmission rate, and nearly USD 1.5 billion in medical cost savings.
Key customers and partnerships
DispatchHealth has established partnerships with various healthcare stakeholders, including health plans, provider groups, health systems, employers, senior living facilities, and home health organizations. In May 2023, the company announced a collaboration with Included Health to enhance virtual-to-in-home care delivery, enabling Included Health's virtual primary care clinicians to coordinate with DispatchHealth's in-home clinical services.
DispatchHealth also formed a partnership with Instacart in January 2024 to address food insecurity among patients. This collaboration allows DispatchHealth's medical professionals to provide digital food stipends, offer medically tailored shopping lists, and send food directly to patients' homes.
In the Spokane area, DispatchHealth partnered with MultiCare Health System in August 2019 to improve healthcare access for at-risk patient populations. The company works with almost all major insurance companies, including Medicare and parts of Medicaid, to reduce the cost of care significantly.

DispatchHealth

Honor Technology, Inc. is a home care company that operates a technology-enabled platform to provide care services for older adults. Founded in 2014, Honor combines local care, 24/7 support, and advanced technology through its proprietary Honor Care Platform. This platform utilizes dynamic scheduling software and machine learning to optimize caregiver-client matching based on skills, commute times, and other factors. It also assists with caregiver recruiting, training, scheduling, and performance analysis.
In August 2021, Honor acquired Home Instead, one of the largest home care providers globally. This acquisition expanded Honor's reach significantly, with the combined company representing over USD 2.1 billion in revenue as of October 2021. Honor's technology aims to improve efficiency and care quality across its network of caregivers and partner agencies.
The company offers various services through different arms of its business. Honor Expert, launched in April 2022, is an online and mobile service that connects older adults and their families with resources, tools, and services related to aging and health issues. Honor also operates the Honor Care Network, which partners with independent home care agencies to provide back-office support, technology, and operational expertise in exchange for a share of revenue.
Key customers and partnerships
Honor has established partnerships with several national companies to enhance its service offerings. As of April 2022, Honor Expert had 14 national partners, including Amazon Business, Best Buy, SelectRX, and Freshly. These partnerships aim to provide users with access to a range of products and services addressing various aging-related needs.
The company's acquisition of Home Instead significantly expanded its customer base. Home Instead operates in 12 countries and has over 600 franchised locations in the US alone. This expansion has allowed Honor to serve clients across a wider geographic area and potentially develop contracts with national insurance carriers or major health systems.
Honor also partners with independent home care agencies through its Honor Care Network. These partnerships allow smaller agencies to benefit from Honor's technology and operational capabilities while maintaining their local presence and client relationships.

Honor

Alto Pharmacy is a digital pharmacy platform founded in 2015 by former Facebook engineers Jamie Karraker and Mattieu Gamache-Asselin. The company aims to simplify the prescription process and improve medication adherence through its technology-enabled solution. Alto's platform streamlines coordination between patients, doctors, and insurance companies, offering free same-day prescription delivery, lower costs on medications, and access to pharmacist support.
Alto's services include a mobile app for patients to manage their prescriptions, set reminders, and chat with pharmacists. The company also offers Alto Connect, a mobile app for doctors' offices to streamline prescription management and communication. Alto specializes in delivering medications for various conditions, including HIV, hepatitis C, asthma, rheumatology, and cardiology, among others.
As of 2022, Alto Pharmacy operates in 13 markets across the US, including major cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Houston. The company has experienced rapid growth, with its annual revenue reaching USD 700 million in 2022 and projections to cross the USD 1 billion mark by the end of that year. Alto has delivered over 4 million prescriptions to hundreds of thousands of patients and claims to have provided more than USD 120 million in savings to date.

Alto Pharmacy

LetsGetChecked is a healthcare solutions company that provides at-home diagnostic testing kits and virtual care services. Founded in 2015 by Peter Foley, the company offers over 30 different health tests covering areas such as sexual health, women's health, men's health, general wellness, and Covid-19. LetsGetChecked's testing process involves customers ordering a kit online, collecting their sample at home, and mailing it back to CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited laboratories for analysis. Results are typically available within 2-5 days through a secure online portal. The company utilizes biomarkers to analyze health conditions and employs highly accurate testing methods like NAAT PCR and electrochemiluminescence arrays for certain tests. In November 2023, LetsGetChecked achieved a significant milestone when the FDA granted marketing authorization for its Simple 2 Test, the first at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea. The company has expanded its services to include telehealth consultations and prescription delivery, aiming to provide a comprehensive healthcare solution. LetsGetChecked operates its own manufacturing facilities and laboratories, allowing for quality control throughout the testing process. As of 2024, the company has delivered over 7 million tests and serves more than 30 markets globally.
Key customers and partnerships
LetsGetChecked has partnered with over 300 corporate customers to provide testing services and biometric screening solutions. The company has also collaborated with major retailers and healthcare providers. In 2023, LetsGetChecked announced a partnership with PatientsLikeMe (PLM), a community health network, to offer PLM members access to testing at discounted prices. Additionally, the company has worked with UnitedHealthcare, Optum, HSA Store, FSA Store, and CVS Pharmacy. LetsGetChecked's services are available nationwide in the US, the UK, and most EU countries, with co-headquarters in Dublin and New York.

LetsGetChecked

Digital platforms that connect patients with in-person medical care providers in the comfort of their homes and support care delivery

Platforms enabling healthcare providers to order in-home therapies, durable medical equipment, and provide virtual acute care services

Companies offering a full-stack of in-home medical services including health evaluations, virtual and in-person visits for a variety of needs, and care coordination by leveraging data analytics

Platforms providing accessible lab testing solutions for a range of conditions, allowing patients to conveniently perform tests in their own homes

Digital pharmacies that deliver prescription medications directly to patients' homes and platforms that help track and manage medication adherence

Solutions enabling hospitals to establish hospital-at-home programs and providing workflow management tools for home care providers

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 New Hampshire-based Maribel Health is a healthcare technology service provider that provides digital platforms to enable the delivery of virtual healthcare services. The company helps to design, build, and operate technology platforms that enable healthcare providers to offer virtual care services for acute, post-acute, and longitudinal requirements such as hospital-at-home services and remote patient monitoring. Maribel also assists with services such as developing clinical and operational models, advisory with regard to regulatory and compliance, and monitoring and reporting of patient status.&nbsp;
 
 
 The company operates on a B2B model, helping healthcare providers manage their patient population Average Daily Census (ADC) rates by enabling hospital-at-home treatments for patients. The company operates on a subscription basis (where it charges monthly and annual fees for operating platforms) and a fee-per-service basis with regard to its advisory and platform design and building services.&nbsp;
 
 
 As of June 2023, the company had founded six healthcare service and technology companies, helped to manage 15,000+ hospital-at-home admissions, designed and launched 12 advanced care home programs, and impacted 8 million+ patient lives.
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 In March 2023, the company partnered with Mercy Health System and BAYADA Home Health Care. Through the partnerships, Maribel would design, build, and assist with the operation of hospital-at-home programs for both healthcare providers. Additionally, the platforms created would assist the healthcare providers with offering community-based palliative care, skilled nursing facility care, and mobile integrated health.&nbsp;
 
 
 Funding and financials
 
 
 In March 2023, the company raised USD 25 million in a Series A funding round led by General Catalyst. The company set aside the funds to accelerate the company&rsquo;s growth, hire additional staff to expand its geographical presence to global markets, and to develop its technology platform to manage its capabilities with regard to clinical workflows, care complexities, and logistics of providing hospital-at-home care.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
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 Nice Healthcare is a US based telehealth company with a focus on primary care services to business-to-business (B2B) clients. Once the employer signs its employees with Nice (at a cost of USD 30 to USD 36 per employee per month), employees do not have to incur out of pocket expenses for Nice services and can schedule virtual or home visits within the time frames specified by the company. It connects patients with practitioners through a mobile app over video calls or text messages. Members can also request home visits which will be completed within a few hours, as claimed by the company. As of March 2022, Nice was operating in twelve states, and had over 400 small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
 
 
 In March 2022, the company raised USD 30 million in Series A financing led by DNA Capital which has been earmarked to expand its platform&rsquo;s reach among small and medium businesses. Additionally, the company is hiring three members for its management team to support the continuing growth of the organization.
 
 
 
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Nice Healthcare

Amicomed is a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform which provides blood pressure monitoring services. It collects blood pressure data of patients from at-home devices, applies algorithms, and assesses the fluctuations in the blood pressure. Physicians can be connected and provided with blood pressure data of their patients in order to facilitate their workload, enabling more personalized management of patients regarding medication and lifestyle indications.Amicomed can also recommend actionable and personalized lifestyle interventions such as daily diet and exercises via virtual coaching.

Amicomed

Winston is a men’s health telemedicine platform that treats common issues impacting men such as sexual problems, hair loss, acne, and cold sores. Winston allows patients to consult doctors, place orders for prescription drugs, and offers free delivery to the homes of patients.The Toronto-based company aims to avoid men deferring doctor visits or withholding sensitive information. The consultation fee is covered by the provincial health plan, but the prescriptions are billed to the customer.

Winston

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 Dialogue partners with employers and health insurers to offer telehealth services to their employees and members. The users have 24/7 access to doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals via audio, video, and chat options for wide arrays of physical and mental health needs, artificial intelligence-enabled (AI-enabled) triage, referrals, and prescription renewals. 
 
 
 The company launched its trademarked Integrated Health Platform in January 2021 to consolidate its virtual care, wellness programs, mental healthcare services, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) onto a single platform. The company claims to be the only integrated health and wellness B2B platform in Canada. 
 
 
 Key Customers and partnerships
 
 
 Dialogue had direct relationships with over 2,000 customers across Canada and Germany as of December 2020 and served around 50,000 organizations through these partnerships. In addition, the number of members with access to the virtual platform topped 1 million in January 2021. 
 
 
 Fundings and financials
 
 
 As of March 2021, Dialogue was planning to raise CAD 100 million (USD 80 million) from an initial public offering that will be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol &ldquo;CARE.&rdquo; 
 
 
 In Q2 2023, net losses reduced significantly YoY to CAD 5.8 million (USD 4.3 million) from CAD 8.4 million (USD 6.3 million) in Q2 2022. Top-line revenue met internal expectations, growing 17.2% YoY to CAD 25.5 million (USD 19.0 million), driven by &nbsp;an increase in new members (by 18.6% YoY), 
 an expansion of the attach rate as existing customers added more services, and full-quarter contributions from Tictrac.
 
 Dialogue Health has not provided any forward-looking guidance as the company has entered into an agreement to be 
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 acquired by financial services company Sun Life Financial
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 for a consideration of CAD 365 million (USD 270 million) or CAD 5.15 (USD 3.82) per share. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2023. Post acquisition, Dialogue will delist from the Toronto Stock Exchange but will continue to operate as a standalone entity under the &ldquo;Sun Life Canada&rdquo; brand from its head office in Qu&eacute;bec. 
 
 
 
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Dialogue

Grin offers telemedicine and remote monitoring services for orthodontic needs such as braces and teeth straightening. Patients can conduct self-scans (using a Grin device made available to patients in collaboration with 3M) which can be connected to their smartphones and share the feed with orthodontists to access dental solutions. The company plans to go to a subscription-based model after the pandemic. The app also encourages patients to have a 40-second check monthly and share the scan with a dentist in order to allow patients to regularly maintain their dental hygiene.Grin is the only Telehealth disruptor covered on the hub that provides virtual orthopaedic consultations.Funding and financialsIn April 2021, the New York-based teledental platform concluded a seed funding of USD 14 million, and the funds will be allocated to develop additional functionalities by building out its technology. The proceeds will also be used to scale up its team, expand its geographic footprint, and add doctors to the company’s orthodontic partner network.

Grin

Real-time collection of patients’ health-related data using any remote patient monitoring device combined with general telemedicine services to reduce readmission rates. 


A platform that facilitates the transmission of patient data to different locations for further evaluation and interpretation by medical specialists. 


A digital platform that offers specialty care services to address the specific needs of a patient or demographic, including consultations where patients are generally reluctant to meet practitioners face-to-face.

Primary care through virtual consultations for general health-related concerns using a digital platform or mobile app. 

Companies developing B2B software solutions for patient engagement, care navigation, practice management, and electronic health records integration to facilitate telehealth services for healthcare providers. 

IoT is used by most telehealth providers to operate virtual services

All telehealth players are involved in digital health via virtual offerings

Industry players offer varying degrees of personalization for each target audience

Some players offer technology and platforms to healthcare providers, converting physical-only services into virtual services

Specific telehealth offerings focus on diversity and inclusion, providing care to LGBTQ+ or BIPOC populations

Generative AI is used to streamline administrative tasks such as clinical note-taking

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