Cloudbreak Health, a healthcare-focused video remote interpretation services company, has announced it has rebranded to Equiti and acquired tech-enabled language services provider Voyce.
The integration will bring together Voyce's products and Cloudbreak's video remote interpretation platform, Martti, under the Equiti brand.
The company said the merger is expected to increase interpretation resources, reduce connection times and expand the range of languages supported.
“Today's announcement is a major step toward improving equitable health care for millions of patients across North America,” Andrew Royce, CEO of Voice and new president of Equity, said in a statement.
“These two partnerships reflect our commitment to providing technology-driven solutions that empower healthcare professionals and improve patient outcomes. The combined Martti and Voyce teams will provide the best and most intuitive platform for interpreters while addressing the diverse needs of hospitals, health systems and communities.”
The Equiti team is led by CEO Maureen Huber, President Andrew Royce, CFO Mike Schmidt and Martti co-founder Andy Panos.
Larger trends
In 2020, Cloudbreak Health announced it had secured a $10 million investment from Columbia Partners Private Capital.
In June, Voyce was awarded a joint purchasing agreement with Conductiv Contracts for translation and interpretation services.
The agreement gives Conductiv members access to special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Conductiv for translation and interpretation services.
Other companies offering remote interpretation services in the healthcare sector include California-based LanguageLineSolutions, which offers remote interpretation by phone and video, on-site interpretation, translation, localization, and testing and training for bilingual staff and interpreters.
In June, the company launched LanguageLine Analytics, a tool within the MyLanguageLine client portal that helps organizations make data-driven decisions to optimize their language access programs.
Arizona-based Cyracom International offers a full suite of language services tailored to the healthcare industry, including video interpretation. In 2020, Voiance rebranded to Cyracom.
Texas-based boostlingo provides on-demand medical interpretation services for healthcare. In April, the company unveiled AI Pro, an AI-enabled platform that provides real-time subtitling, transcription, translation and voice capabilities in multiple languages.
AI Pro enables professionals to communicate on conferencing platforms regardless of language or hearing impairments.
