GlobalMed Awards and Recognitions | Virtual Care Innovations
For more than 20 years, GlobalMed® has built the virtual care
infrastructure that reaches patients others cannot. The recognitions below reflect that mission in practice: sustained innovation, measurable growth, and a commitment to a world without disparity of care®. Each award honors not the technology alone, but the outcomes it makes possible for the healthcare systems, government agencies, and underserved communities we serve.
Industry Innovation
Becker's Hospital Review
Industry Innovation
Becker's Hospital Review
Becker's Healthcare recognized GlobalMed founder and CEO Joel E. Barthelemy in its Great Leaders in Healthcare, 2026, one of the most closely watched sources of intelligence for hospital and health system leaders. A Marine Corps Reserve Veteran, Joel founded one of the world's first virtual care companies in 2002, inspired by his Veteran father's difficulty accessing treatment in a rural area.
Commitment to Veterans
Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Copper Eagle Award
Commitment to Veterans
Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Copper Eagle Award
GlobalMed founder and CEO Joel E. Barthelemy received the Copper Eagle Award from the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society in May 2025, recognizing exceptional leadership, dedication, and service to Arizona's Veteran community. The award honors his sustained leadership and advocacy for Veterans, both within GlobalMed and across the state of Arizona.
Workplace Culture
AZCentral Top Workplaces
Workplace Culture
AZCentral Top Workplaces
GlobalMed was named one of Arizona's Top Workplaces for 2025 by AZCentral, an honor based on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by Energage. The survey measures organizational health, leadership, career development, and workplace culture, focusing on whether employees feel respected, supported, enabled to grow, and empowered to execute.
The recognition reflects a team that lives GlobalMed's core values: critical thinking, inclusivity, a results orientation, optimism, and a drive for change.
Industry Recognition
American Telemedicine Association Fellow
Industry Recognition
American Telemedicine Association Fellow
GlobalMed founder and CEO Joel E. Barthelemy was elected a Fellow of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) in 2021, one of the field's highest professional honors. Election to the ATA College of Fellows recognizes significant achievements in virtual care, along with service to the telemedicine community and to the ATA itself. The distinction reflects more than 20 years of Mr. Barthelemy's work advancing access to care and advising government leaders worldwide on connecting vulnerable patients to quality care.
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
GlobalMed founder and CEO Joel E. Barthelemy was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® 2011 winner for Technology Services in the Desert Mountain Region, one of the most prestigious honors for founders who build transformative, high-growth companies. The recognition reflects the approach GlobalMed was built on in 2002: turn industry challenges into engineered solutions.
Business Growth
Inc. 500
Business Growth
Inc. 500
GlobalMed was added to the Inc. 500 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies three times, climbing from No. 300 overall in 2011 to No. 95 overall and No. 7 in healthcare in 2012. Inc. based the ranking on GlobalMed's three-year revenue growth, placing the company alongside names like Microsoft, Oracle, and Intuit.
The recognition reflects sustained, revenue-backed growth achieved while expanding access to care across government, military, health system, and rural markets.
Certifications and Compliance
GlobalMed's recognitions extend beyond awards to the certifications that federal buyers, health systems, and manufacturers require. These designations are independently audited and reflect the security, quality, and regulatory standards built into every GlobalMed solution.
GlobalMed's eNcounter® was the first synchronous virtual health platform to earn the Defense Health Agency's Authority to Operate on the DoD network.
GlobalMed's SOC 2 Type II certification covers security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy.
GlobalMed manufactures to ISO 13485-certified standards, ensuring compliance with international requirements for safety, risk management, and regulatory quality.
Every GlobalMed platform is built to HIPAA-compliant standards for the protection of patient health information.
Recognition that Reflects Real Outcomes
Awards matter because the work behind them does. GlobalMed's virtual care technology has powered approximately 100 million consultations across 60+ countries, reducing patient transfers, closing specialty gaps, and bringing diagnostic-quality care to austere and underserved environments. Texas TDCJ reduced outside medical trips by 85%, saving $780 million over 14 years. Copper Queen Community Hospital generated $1.4 million in savings and revenue in 6 months, with 90% patient satisfaction.
The recognitions on this page are milestones. The mission continues.