HealthTap and Samsung Health announced a partnership on Tuesday that will make it easier for people to access virtual primary care through the Samsung Health app.
Samsung Health is a health and fitness application from electronic device company Samsung. It tracks several elements of wellness, including sleep, exercise, and nutrition. It has 7 million active users in the US on Android devices. Through the new partnership, HealthTap’s virtual primary and urgent care support will be integrated into the app. Users will be able to complete an intake survey and book virtual visits with a HealthTap doctor.
After the visit, they will be able to review the doctor’s notes and view follow-up instructions directly in the Samsung Health app. Users can choose to pay with insurance or pay $79 per visit, which is less than HealthTap’s typical $129.
The partnership is HealthTap’s first in-app experience on a third-party consumer platform.
“This collaboration marks an important step in making primary care the center of people’s digital health experience,” Sean Mehra, CEO and co-founder of HealthTap, said in an email. “By integrating HealthTap into Samsung Health, consumers can now connect the dots between their daily health data (such as sleep, activity and vital signs) and their healthcare. It transforms care from a single event to an ongoing relationship, enabling proactive and preventative engagement.”
Samsung echoed these comments.
“We believe easy access to care is critical, whether it’s doctor visits or drug price transparency. Consumers ask us for actionable information at the right time to support their health journey,” Dr. Ricky Choi, head of digital health at Samsung Electronics America in the U.S., said in a statement. “By making telehealth services available in the Samsung Health experience, we are making care actionable, allowing users to move from wellness to clinical care and back to an environment of trust.”
Mehra added that this is “just the beginning” of the partnership between Samsung Health and HealthTap.
“As Samsung Health continues to expand its ecosystem of devices and partners, HealthTap will serve as the medical companion that will help interpret data, close the loop of care, and guide people toward healthier lives,” he said. “Our shared vision is to make trusted primary care available to everyone: affordable, continuous and deeply connected to their daily health.”
This announcement comes shortly after HealthTap launched another collaboration with LillyDirect, Eli Lilly’s digital health platform. Through this partnership, patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes can virtually access a HealthTap primary care physician through the LillyDirect platform.
There are several other companies that also provide virtual primary care, including Teladoc, MD Live, and Carbon Health.
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