LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Curai Health, a virtual clinic, announced that it is expanding access to high-quality care for individuals experiencing homelessness. In collaboration with Healthcare in Action, a street-based medical group that provides comprehensive healthcare services for behavioral health and substance use disorders, as well as housing navigation and care management support for individuals experiencing homelessness, Curai’s platform will support in delivering convenient virtual care to patients experiencing homelessness in California.
"Our healthcare system in the U.S. leaves behind so many individuals, preventing them from getting the basic care they need,” said Neal Khosla, CEO and cofounder of Curai Health. “We’re honored to work with our partners to bring a radically more scalable form of access to care to their existing support for a drastically underserved population.”
Healthcare in Action patients will have access to virtual care powered by Curai. Using the Curai app, they can chat with a licensed clinician within minutes, 24/7 at no cost to the patient.
“There is a shortage of medical providers to support unhoused patients in dire need of medical care,” said Dr. Michael Hochman, CEO of Healthcare in Action. “We are excited to partner with organizations like Curai that will help us find creative solutions to our capacity challenges.”
As the pioneer in deploying machine learning into clinical workflows, Curai partners with health plans and health systems to increase clinical capacity, reduce operating expenses, and engage more patients. Since its founding in 2017, Curai Health has delivered on-demand, affordable, and high-quality virtual primary and urgent care. Curai’s custom software and advanced platform empower providers with information for better health care, from streamlining information gathering and clinical documentation to providing up-to-date medical knowledge.
About Curai Health
Curai Health is a text-first virtual clinic on a mission to democratize access to high-quality, affordable care by leveraging AI. As the pioneer in deploying machine learning into clinical workflows, Curai Health enables its dedicated, specially trained clinicians to deliver primary care to more people at a fraction of the cost. Easy-to-use and convenient, Curai Health partners with insurers and health systems to keep patients engaged in their care over time, improving health outcomes and reducing costs. Backed by leading investors including Morningside Ventures, General Catalyst, and Khosla Ventures, Curai Health has been thoughtfully combining the expertise of clinicians with the efficiencies of artificial intelligence since its founding in 2017. For more information, visit www.curaihealth.com
About Healthcare in Action
Healthcare in Action (HIA) is a medical group that provides care via “street medicine” to older adults and individuals experiencing homelessness through its Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports (CS) services to people where they are. To date, HIA’s interdisciplinary mobile teams, which are comprised of medical providers, nurses, community health workers, and social workers, serve more than 1,500 patients in six counties across Northern and Southern California. Healthcare in Action was launched in 2022 by the SCAN Group, a mission-driven organization that is tackling some of the biggest issues in health care for older adults. For more information, visit www.HealthcareInAction.org or www.TheSCANGroup.org.
