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Novus to Launch its Own Dedicated Cannabis Telemedicine Platform
Novus to Launch its Own Dedicated Cannabis Telemedicine Platform.
About this update from Novus Acquisition & Development Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nInitiating New Multi-Revenue Streams For Novus and Its Providers\n MIAMI, FL, Feb. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Novus Acquisition and Development, Corp. (OTC Markets: NDEV), through its wholly owned subsidiary WCIG Insurance Services, Inc., a diversified insurance entity in health, annuity and accident, and, the nation’s first carrier/aggregator offering a cannabis health plan, today announced that it will launch an updated telemedicine offering. This new platform is expected to be available in April, bringing another multi revenue stream into the Company. Telemedicine technology allows healthcare practitioners to consult with patients in real-time via telecommunications technology to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients remotely. Telemedicine is attracting attention globally and is seamlessly suitable for medical cannabis and traditional health insurance benefits. Now patients can connect with Novus’ online platform with a physician across U.S. and Canada from the convenience of their own digital device. Delivering what many patients require is autonomy, free medical cannabis certifications with connection to our in-network dispensaries that can recommended/procure appropriate med strains. This amplifies Novus’ business model with a much more tactical advantage in creating multiple revenue streams for Novus and their partnered providers, in areas of: a)     Free telemedicine as an ongoing policy holder b)    Free cannabis card consultation for a purchase of a long and short-term health policy c)     Remote prescribing d)    Allow patients direct access to dispensaries for fulfillment of meds e)     Give our 450 insurance agents /affiliates the sales tool for individual and group sales f)     Access new patients in rural areas g)     Break the barrier of distributing medical cannabis information practitioners and patients Novus Chief Executive Officer Frank Labrozzi commented, “Telemedicine will continue to move healthcare delivery from the hospital or clinic into home care and self-care. We’ve only touched on a few of the benefits that can be realized from the use of telemedicine in a health insurance environment. As the cannabis industry cont...