Former Teladoc Executive and American Telemedicine Association Board Member Marc Adelson Joins Curai Health As General Counsel
Adelson brings deep expertise in telehealth legal and compliance issues to Curai Health.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, July 3, 2024 – Curai Health, a text-first virtual clinic delivering high-quality, affordable care by leveraging AI, has named Marc Adelson as General Counsel.
Adelson’s legal, health care and compliance career spans more than 25 years. He most recently served as Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Global Chief Compliance Officer at Teladoc Health. He currently serves on the Board of the American Telemedicine Association.
"I began a career in virtual care because I believed it was a disruptive force for good," said Adelson. “Not only does Curai share that vision, but they are actively transforming how patients receive care by making it more geographically and financially accessible. I’m thrilled to be a part of this team revolutionizing health care.”
While at Teladoc, Adelson co-founded the Institute for Patient Safety & Quality in Virtual Care, a component Patient Safety Organization of Teladoc designed to study and implement quality-forward initiatives. He also directed a multinational team overseeing legal, privacy, compliance, and risk management functions. During his time there, he served as Chief Privacy Officer and Vice President, Corporate Counsel, where he focused on HIPAA compliance and corporate training initiatives.
Before Teladoc, Adelson worked with insurers, including Centre Solutions (a subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services) and Oxford Health Plans.
“There are few people that have the deep expertise in compliance, the business of, and the regulatory side of virtual care that Marc Adelson has,” said Neal Khosla, CEO and co-founder of Curai Health. “He fits perfectly with our ethos of developing breakthrough technologies to help our mission to expand patient access to high quality, virtual-first care in a responsible and compliant manner.”
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.
