Evernorth Health Services, the pharmacy, care and benefits division of The Cigna Group, has revealed that it intends to enhance MDLIVE’s virtual care by acquiring the technology and clinical capabilities of Bright.md, which focuses on asynchronous care, triage, and healthcare navigation services.
MDLIVE is enhancing its virtual primary care service to include health coaching for patients with chronic conditions.
Dr. Eric Weil, chief medical officer, MDLIVE, said that integrating these capabilities will improve patient access to quality care and free up clinicians to spend more time with their patients, as well as reducing the total cost of care, reports healthcare Finance.
“Ultimately, this will help patients get care faster and facilitate more meaningful patient-provider interactions that improve health,” he said. Read more.
