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InTouch Health Acquires C30 Medical Corporation, Further Expanding its Ability to Assist Health Systems Manage Physician ShortagesSANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- InTouch Health, the leading specialty telehealth enterprise provider, today announced the acquisition of C30 Medical Corporation ("C3O"), a physician-led telemedicine management and physician coverage provider consisting of board certified specialists in emergent Tele-Neurology and Tele-Neurocritical Care. C30's physicians provide support into many health systems spanning six U.S. states. In conjunction with the acquisition, Herbert Rogove, DO, FCCM, FACP, Founder and President of C30, joins InTouch as Chief Medical Officer. Joseph M. DeVivo, Chief Executive Officer of InTouch Health, stated, "The acquisition of C30 and the appointment of Dr. Rogove to lead the clinical aspects of our physician capacity management offering underscore our commitment to expanding the solutions enabled by our enterprise-based telemedicine platform. Telehealth provides unprecedented opportunities for clinicians across any clinical service line to increase coverage, reduce costs, and improve outcomes. Following our acquisition of AcuteCare Telemedicine last summer, C30 further extends our platform to better meet the needs of our Health System partners and address physician shortages nationwide. We are extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Rogove and his team of highly trained specialists to ITouch Health." Dr. Rogove has over thirty years of experience directing and establishing ICUs and Intensivist, Hospitalist and Emergency Medicine programs in academic and community hospital settings. He has held faculty appointments at University of Southern California, University of Pittsburgh and the Ohio State University. He has also held numerous leadership and administrative positions at major tertiary care facilities throughout the United States, and joined the board of directors of the American Telemedicine Association in 2012, serving as Secretary/Treasurer from 2014 through 2016. "This is such an exciting time for the field of telemedicine, and truly for medicine in general as the 'tele-' part of our field becomes an integrated part of the overall healthcare delivery system," stated Dr. Rogove. "After devoting much of my career to implementing telemedicine-based healthcare programs, it is exciting to join forces with InTouch Health to expand our class-leading technology and services offerings." About C30 Medical Corporation About InTouch Health
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