Ro also linked up with lab giant Quest Diagnostics to process the tests.
We could see more telemedicine vendors roll out home-based features like this to appease convenience-hungry consumers, leaving telemedicine-only vendors in the dust. Patients who have taken up telehealth have become accustomed to receiving care without trekking into a doctor's office—so, it's likely they'll welcome the option to get in-person care at home, too. We're seeing hybrid approaches that meld telemedicine and home-based, in-person care crop up—like the newly-launched startup MedArrive by former Uber Health exec.
A flurry of acquisitions made by telemedicine vendors could be on the horizon—and home-based providers are smart to target. Historically, digital health companies have been the top acquirers of fellow digital health companies, Rock Health—and with the 2020 telemedicine boom, telemedicine vendors will likely be inking a lot of deals.