Huma has acquired eConsult, a digital-first triage and automated consultation platform serving primary and emergency care.
Huma, a global leader in healthcare AI and digital health solutions, recently acquired iPlato, a provider of screening, appointment booking, medicines management and communication tools installed in the majority of UK GP practices.
Huma is implemented in more than two-thirds of all primary and secondary care providers in the UK.
It also recently launched the Huma Cloud Platform and Huma’s Workspace, which enables primary care providers (GPs), community and secondary care providers (NHS Trusts), and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) to access a comprehensive array of digital health solutions.
These include appointment booking, automated prescriptions, screening tools, teleconsultation, remote monitoring, virtual wards for hospitals, patient education and disease management apps for rare, chronic and acute conditions, messaging tools and electronic data capture (EDC) for clinical research.
“This acquisition brings us one step closer to becoming the end-to-end technology platform for the industry to deliver digital-first care at scale seamlessly,” said Huma CEO and founder Dan Vahdat.
“We believe that when Digital and AI are scaled, they become affordable for both the poor and the rich. Care delivery remains consistent and will help us transition medicine from being reactive to proactive.”
eConsult CEO Dr Murray Ellender added: “The NHS knows it needs to do much more with technology to help both patients and clinicians. We have strong roots in both primary and secondary care and have delivered over 50m digital consultations in the NHS.
“Joining forces with Huma is an amazing opportunity for both our users and our teams to accelerate the shift to digital first healthcare.”
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