Apptly Health Technologies (APPT.CN) on Tuesday said it entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Emphera Health for an initial three-year term, effective July 1.
The company is entitled to certain profit-sharing mechanisms in the deal. The company's direct-pay healthcare marketplace, UberDoc, will provide the physician consultation and appointment technology that connects patients to surgical care, while Emphera Health manages the outpatient clinical and surgical services, it said.
Apptly Health expects the partnership to add about 2,000 specialists to the UberDoc network, expanding its physician base from 5,000 to more than 7,000 specialists. UberDoc's consultation and booking technology will be made available to employees covered under employer programs supported by Emphera Health, the company said.
Shares of the company were last seen up C$0.02 at C$0.27 on the Canadian Securities Exchange.
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