Who We Are
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, American Well was founded in 2006 by Drs. Roy and Ido Schoenberg, and is the founders' third venture in the healthcare technology field. The founders, together with their executive management team, have successfully built and implemented large-scale, mission-critical enterprise solutions for healthcare consumers, providers, and payers in both US and international markets.
Chairman & CEO
American Well Corporation
Ido serves as the Chairman and CEO of American Well Corporation and oversees the company's corporate strategy.
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President & CEO
American Well Systems
Roy serves as American Well Systems' CEO and directs the company's product development and Operations divisions.
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What We Do
American Well™ has created an Online Care system that allows consumers to connect with physicians immediately, whenever they have a health need, from their homes or offices. The innovation uses advanced Web-based technologies and telephony to remove traditional barriers to healthcare access, including insurance coverage, geography, mobility and time constraints. Online Care is growing rapidly and is currently offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, OptumHealth (a business of UnitedHealth Group) and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
What Others Say
The growth of Online Care throughout the US has been covered extensively by industry analysts and the news media alike. Highlights of this coverage include:
“Facilitating real time communication as well as care delivery between physicians and consumers through the use of Online Care will transform the way care is delivered”
Gartner Hype Cycle For Healthcare Payers, 2008“By 2013, 25% of patient encounters in North America, Western Europe and Asia/Pacific that could be conducted virtually, will be.”
Gartner article: Predicts 2009: Healthcare IT Moves From Transactional to Transformational“Expect forward thinking health plans to explore the provision of on-line care not only as a service for their members, but for their provider network.”
IDC Health Industry Insights Perspective: HMSA First Payer to Offer Real-Time, Online Care Statewide
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