--- title: Teladoc Founder’s Startup Brings Patient Monitoring Home - Recuro Health | Making Advanced Healthcare Accessible™ description: Teladoc Founder’s Startup Brings Patient Monitoring Home By Dane Hamilton Michael Gorton, who co-founded and led Teladoc Health two decades ago, is betting his next venture, Recuro Health, is going to be as transformative to the healthcare delivery system as Teladoc, a now-$23 billion company which set off a wave of innovation in the telehealth space in recent years. The Dallas-based startup, which is... image: https://info.recurohealth.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/20210811-Recuro-Website-News-Preview-TeladocFounderPatientMonitoring-02-1.jpg --- [![SHOWBenefits](https://info.recurohealth.com/hubfs/Competitive_Health_July2019%20Theme/Images/chi-primary-color-logo-horiz_1.png)](https://www.showbenefits.com) # Default HubSpot Blog [![feed](https://info.recurohealth.com/hubfs/Competitive_Health_July2019%20Theme/Images/bg_feed.gif) RSS Feed ](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/rss) ## [Teladoc Founder’s Startup Brings Patient Monitoring Home](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/teladoc-founders-startup-brings-patient-monitoring-home) 08/11/2021 [![Teladoc Founder’s Startup Brings Patient Monitoring Home](https://info.recurohealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/20210811-Recuro-Website-News-Preview-TeladocFounderPatientMonitoring-02-1.jpg?height=500&name=20210811-Recuro-Website-News-Preview-TeladocFounderPatientMonitoring-02-1.jpg)](https://recurohealth.com/contact/) ### Teladoc Founder’s Startup Brings Patient Monitoring Home By **Dane Hamilton** Michael Gorton, who co-founded and led **Teladoc Health** two decades ago, is betting his next venture, **Recuro Health**, is going to be as transformative to the healthcare delivery system as Teladoc, a now-$23 billion company which set off a wave of innovation in the telehealth space in recent years. The Dallas-based startup, which is set to close on a $12 million Series A round of venture capital financing this month, is posited on the view that the healthcare system could save billions of dollars a year through the extensive use of digital health monitoring to catch potential diseases before they appear, says Gorton. The basic concept of Recuro is to use regular patient monitoring of essential body functions like blood pressure and sugar levels, cardiac function and body weight trends, bolstered by genomic testing to determine the patient’s propensity for diseases like cancer, the CEO says. He compares it to the evolution of sensor technology in modern automobiles that help an owner know when to take their vehicle in for servicing before it develops serious mechanical problems. “We take care of our cars, but not our bodies,” says Gorton. “We should be applying technology that we have today to stay ahead of the curve and keep people healthy a lot longer.” **[Continue reading this article and listen to audio of this interview on Forbes.com >](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mergermarket/2021/08/10/teladoc-founders-startup-brings-patient-monitoring-home/?sh=45617f322975)** [Contact Us Today](mailto:info@recurohealth.com) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ### Author Keep up with all things SHOWBenefits! ### ARCHIVES - [August 2021 (7)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/08) - [September 2021 (7)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/09) - [October 2023 (7)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/10) - [May 2021 (6)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/05) - [December 2021 (5)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/12) - [July 2021 (4)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/07) - [October 2021 (4)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/10) - [November 2021 (4)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/11) - [January 2022 (4)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/01) - [January 2023 (4)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/01) - [February 2023 (3)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/02) - [March 2023 (3)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/03) - [April 2023 (3)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/04) - [July 2023 (3)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/07) - [June 2021 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/06) - [March 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/03) - [May 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/05) - [August 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/08) - [October 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/10) - [November 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/11) - [December 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/12) - [May 2023 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/05) - [June 2023 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/06) - [December 2023 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/12) - [January 2024 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2024/01) - [February 2024 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2024/02) - [March 2024 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2024/03) - [April 2024 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2024/04) - [June 2019 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2019/06) - [April 2022 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/04) - [June 2022 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/06) - [July 2022 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/07) - [September 2022 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/09) - [August 2023 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/08) - [November 2023 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/11) - [May 2024 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2024/05) [See all](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/teladoc-founders-startup-brings-patient-monitoring-home#) ### CATEGORIES - [Blog (74)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/blog) - [Clients (65)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/clients) - [News (49)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/news) - [Patients (36)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/patients) - [Members (17)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/members) - [Consultants (7)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/consultants) - [Behavioral Health (6)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/behavioral-health) - [Enterprise (6)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/enterprise) - [Health Plans (3)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/health-plans) - [EAP (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/eap) - [Insider (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/insider) [All](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/teladoc-founders-startup-brings-patient-monitoring-home#) ![Show_Befinits](https://info.recurohealth.com/hubfs/Competitive_Health_July2019%20Theme/Images/showbenefits-logos-approved-042419-blueyellow_orig.png) 300 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 400  Irvine, CA 92618 ​ (888) 404 - 1166 sales@competitivehealth.com ![Competitive_Health](https://info.recurohealth.com/hubfs/Competitive_Health_July2019%20Theme/Images/chi-primary-color-logo-horiz_2_orig.png)