Matthew Thompson, MD, FACEP is an emergency physician, EMS leader, healthcare entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and telehealth innovator. He is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Telescope Health, a national virtual care and population health platform that integrates telehealth, care navigation, behavioral health, and healthcare access solutions to improve outcomes and reduce barriers to care. Today, Telescope supports health plans, employers, municipalities, health systems, and public health initiatives across all 50 states, providing access to care for more than 800,000 covered lives nationwide. Under Dr. Thompson’s leadership, Telescope Health has grown into a HITRUST-certified, URAC-accredited healthcare platform. He led the creation of HealthlinkJAX, an innovative community-based healthcare access model associated with more than $20 million in avoided healthcare charges and recognized for advancing health equity and population health outcomes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Thompson helped lead community testing, virtual care, and healthcare access programs that served more than 45,000 residents across Northeast Florida. His work has earned numerous recognitions, including the AWS Health Equity Initiative Award, Tech Leader of the Year, and the Jacksonville Business Journal Community Impact Award. Most recently, Telescope Health was selected by CommHIT to support Florida’s Rural Health Transformation Program, a statewide initiative designed to expand healthcare access, care-at-home services, and community-based healthcare delivery across rural communities.
