Carrum Health Selected by Teladoc Health as Centers of Excellence Partner
Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) has formed a strategic partnership with Carrum Health to integrate Centers of Excellence (COE) specialty care services into their platform. The collaboration enables seamless referrals from Teladoc providers to Carrum's nationwide network of vetted healthcare providers through Teladoc's Connected Care program.
The partnership addresses employer concerns about managing multiple point solutions, with 70% of employers worried about lack of coordination between healthcare services. With over 93 million members, Teladoc Health will offer single sign-on access through their unified app, allowing eligible members to access Carrum's surgical care, cancer care, and substance use treatment services.
The integration aims to streamline administration, improve member engagement, and deliver cost savings for employers amid rising healthcare costs, with PwC predicting an 8% increase in healthcare costs in 2025.
Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) ha stretto una partnership strategica con Carrum Health per integrare i servizi di assistenza specialistica dei Centri di Eccellenza (COE) nella loro piattaforma. La collaborazione consente riferimenti senza soluzione di continuità dai fornitori Teladoc alla rete nazionale di fornitori di assistenza sanitaria verificati di Carrum attraverso il programma Connected Care di Teladoc.
La partnership affronta le preoccupazioni dei datori di lavoro riguardo alla gestione di molteplici soluzioni, con il 70% dei datori di lavoro preoccupati per la mancanza di coordinamento tra i servizi sanitari. Con oltre 93 milioni di membri, Teladoc Health offrirà accesso con un'unica autenticazione attraverso la loro app unificata, permettendo ai membri idonei di accedere ai servizi di assistenza chirurgica, cura del cancro e trattamento per l'uso di sostanze di Carrum.
L'integrazione mira a semplificare l'amministrazione, migliorare il coinvolgimento dei membri e fornire risparmi sui costi per i datori di lavoro in un contesto di aumento dei costi sanitari, con PwC che prevede un aumento dell'8% dei costi sanitari nel 2025.
Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) ha formado una asociación estratégica con Carrum Health para integrar los servicios de atención especializada de los Centros de Excelencia (COE) en su plataforma. La colaboración permite referencias sin interrupciones de los proveedores de Teladoc a la red nacional de proveedores de atención médica verificados de Carrum a través del programa Connected Care de Teladoc.
La asociación aborda las preocupaciones de los empleadores sobre la gestión de múltiples soluciones, con el 70% de los empleadores preocupados por la falta de coordinación entre los servicios de salud. Con más de 93 millones de miembros, Teladoc Health ofrecerá acceso de inicio de sesión único a través de su aplicación unificada, permitiendo a los miembros elegibles acceder a los servicios de atención quirúrgica, atención del cáncer y tratamiento por uso de sustancias de Carrum.
La integración tiene como objetivo simplificar la administración, mejorar la participación de los miembros y proporcionar ahorros de costos para los empleadores en un contexto de aumento de los costos de atención médica, con PwC prediciendo un aumento del 8% en los costos de atención médica en 2025.
텔라독 헬스 (NYSE: TDOC)는 카룸 헬스와 전략적 파트너십을 체결하여 전문 진료 서비스인 우수 센터(COE)를 그들의 플랫폼에 통합합니다. 이 협력은 텔라독 제공자가 텔라독의 연결된 치료 프로그램을 통해 카룸의 검증된 의료 제공자 네트워크로 원활하게 의뢰할 수 있도록 합니다.
이 파트너십은 여러 솔루션 관리에 대한 고용주의 우려를 해결하며, 70%의 고용주가 의료 서비스 간의 조정 부족에 대해 걱정하고 있습니다. 9300만 명 이상의 회원을 보유한 텔라독 헬스는 통합 앱을 통해 단일 로그인 액세스를 제공하여 자격이 있는 회원이 카룸의 외과 치료, 암 치료 및 약물 사용 치료 서비스에 접근할 수 있도록 합니다.
이 통합의 목표는 행정을 간소화하고 회원 참여를 개선하며 증가하는 의료 비용 속에서 고용주에게 비용 절감을 제공하는 것입니다. PwC는 2025년 의료 비용이 8% 증가할 것으로 예측하고 있습니다.
Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) a formé un partenariat stratégique avec Carrum Health pour intégrer les services de soins spécialisés des Centres d'Excellence (COE) dans leur plateforme. Cette collaboration permet des références sans faille des fournisseurs de Teladoc vers le réseau national de prestataires de soins de santé vérifiés de Carrum grâce au programme Connected Care de Teladoc.
Le partenariat répond aux préoccupations des employeurs concernant la gestion de multiples solutions, avec 70 % des employeurs inquiets du manque de coordination entre les services de santé. Avec plus de 93 millions de membres, Teladoc Health proposera un accès par connexion unique via leur application unifiée, permettant aux membres éligibles d'accéder aux services de soins chirurgicaux, de soins du cancer et de traitement des dépendances de Carrum.
L'intégration vise à simplifier l'administration, à améliorer l'engagement des membres et à offrir des économies de coûts pour les employeurs dans un contexte d'augmentation des coûts de santé, PwC prévoyant une augmentation de 8 % des coûts de santé en 2025.
Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) hat eine strategische Partnerschaft mit Carrum Health gebildet, um die spezialisierten Dienstleistungen der Excellence Centers (COE) in ihre Plattform zu integrieren. Die Zusammenarbeit ermöglicht nahtlose Überweisungen von Teladoc-Anbietern an Carrums landesweites Netzwerk von geprüften Gesundheitsdienstleistern über das Connected Care-Programm von Teladoc.
Die Partnerschaft geht auf die Bedenken der Arbeitgeber hinsichtlich des Managements mehrerer Lösungspunkte ein, wobei 70% der Arbeitgeber besorgt über die fehlende Koordination zwischen den Gesundheitsdiensten sind. Mit über 93 Millionen Mitgliedern wird Teladoc Health den Zugang über eine einheitliche Anmeldung über ihre vereinheitlichte App anbieten, die es berechtigten Mitgliedern ermöglicht, auf Carrums chirurgische Versorgung, Krebsversorgung und Suchtbehandlungsdienste zuzugreifen.
Die Integration zielt darauf ab, die Verwaltung zu optimieren, die Mitgliederbindung zu verbessern und Kosteneinsparungen für Arbeitgeber angesichts steigender Gesundheitskosten zu erzielen, wobei PwC einen Anstieg der Gesundheitskosten um 8% im Jahr 2025 prognostiziert.
- Integration streamlines access to specialty care for 93M+ members
- Simplified contracting process for employers through existing Teladoc agreements
- Cost reduction potential through improved care coordination and engagement
- Enhanced revenue opportunities through expanded service offerings
- Rising healthcare costs predicted at 8% in 2025 may impact adoption
- Success depends on effective coordination between multiple healthcare providers
Insights
Teladoc Health's strategic partnership with Carrum Health represents a significant expansion of their care coordination capabilities. By integrating Carrum's Centers of Excellence (COE) network for specialty care, Teladoc is addressing a critical gap in their virtual care ecosystem. The partnership creates a seamless referral pathway for 93 million members who may need specialized surgical care, cancer treatment, or substance use services.
This move directly addresses a major pain point in the healthcare industry - fragmented care management. With 70% of employers concerned about managing multiple point solutions, this integration offers substantial value. The partnership transforms Teladoc from primarily a virtual care provider into a more comprehensive care coordinator by facilitating specialty care referrals within an integrated ecosystem.
From a clinical perspective, this strengthens care continuity by enabling bi-directional coordination between virtual and in-person specialty services. For employers battling against projected 8% healthcare cost increases in 2025, this integration offers potential cost containment through value-based specialty care arrangements while simplifying administration through single-contract procurement.
This partnership positions Teladoc more firmly within the healthcare value chain by addressing downstream specialty care - typically where the highest costs occur. By streamlining referrals to high-quality specialists with aligned incentive structures, Teladoc is extending its influence beyond the initial patient encounter into higher-value specialty care coordination.
The partnership enables Teladoc Health's employer clients and members more streamlined and fully integrated access to Carrum's value-based Centers of Excellence network for specialty care
The partnership will address a growing demand from employers for better integrated benefits solutions. Per the Business Group on Health,
With thousands of customers and more than 93 million members, Teladoc Health has the scale and expertise to solve this challenge, and is uniquely positioned to improve coordination, drive employee benefits awareness and increase health engagement. Teladoc Health's unified app offers convenient single sign-on, guiding eligible members directly to Carrum's services with a seamless experience. Members gain simplified access to a broad spectrum of eligible healthcare services to achieve optimal health outcomes.
Eligible members enrolled in Teladoc Health programs who need to be escalated for surgical care, cancer care or substance use treatment can be referred to Carrum by its health coaches when appropriate. In addition, members getting surgery, cancer or substance use treatment through Carrum can benefit from related supportive services from Teladoc Health.
"We know that customers and members are looking for new ways to connect multi-condition healthcare needs across a growing ecosystem of solutions," said Kelly Bliss, Teladoc Health President of
Connected Care will allow Teladoc Health's employer clients to avoid the additional procurement legwork by using their existing contract to easily adopt Carrum's value-based COE network. Beyond simplified contracting, employers can benefit from prebuilt clinical, digital and data integrations between Carrum Health and Teladoc Health which will streamline administration and significantly improve member engagement, thus delivering greater cost savings.
With healthcare prices rising at unsustainable rates, and PwC predicting an
"The biggest costs lie downstream in specialty care but the trick is getting referrals into the right specialists with contracts that align incentives. Our new partnership solves this paradigm by connecting Teladoc Health's innovative primary and chronic care offerings into Carrum's curated COE network where we've structured payment around outcomes and value," said Brent Nicholson, Carrum Health's Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer. "Our collaboration with Teladoc Health will boost engagement, create more seamless experiences for members, and deliver more hard-dollar cost savings for employers."
About Carrum Health
Carrum Health is changing how we pay for and deliver care. We offer self-insured employers a value-based Centers of Excellence (COE) solution that connects their members with a rigorously vetted network of specialty care providers. Carrum's upfront, all-inclusive bundled pricing, award-winning technology, and dedicated care navigation team help lower costs for both members and employers while delivering a superior member experience. Carrum is independently validated to reduce unnecessary procedures by as much as
About Teladoc Health
Teladoc Health empowers all people everywhere to live their healthiest lives by transforming the healthcare experience. As the world leader in virtual care, Teladoc Health uses proprietary health signals and personalized interactions to drive better health outcomes across the full continuum of care, at every stage in a person's health journey. Teladoc Health leverages more than two decades of expertise and data-driven insights to meet the growing virtual care needs of consumers and healthcare professionals. For more information, please visit www.teladochealth.com.
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