Google Cloud Invests $100M in Telehealth Company Amwell

Google Cloud is investing $100 million in telehealth company Amwell, with the joint goal to expand access to virtual care, improve patient and clinician experiences, and leverage the companies’ capabilities to deliver new, differentiated healthcare solutions across the continuum of care, according to officials in an Aug. 25 announcement.

Company leaders pointed out that the pandemic “has resulted in historic telehealth utilization, making it a priority and, in many cases, a preference for patients, providers, and health plans.” With this partnership, Google Cloud and Amwell see an opportunity to improve patient and clinician telehealth experiences through technologies that can automate waiting room and checkout; provide automated language translation services; advance population health by making it easier for more patients to receive care; and assist payers and providers in routine tasks, by intelligently triaging cases and reducing clinician burnout, they added.