Patient Access

Patient engagement consultant and HIMSS Digital Influencer Stacy Hurt explains how the disabled and immunocompromised will need telehealth beyond the pandemic.

The company helps patients find clinical trials and works with pharma companies to limit barriers to enrollment.

Last year, digital musculoskeletal care and physical therapy companies raked in plenty of investor dollars. Startups say the expensive MSK health sector is ripe for innovation.

This week's top stories include a GAO report that found the VA did not establish performance measures and goals for migrated data quality, and the introduction of the  KardiaMobile Card, which is able to take a single-lead ECG in 30 seconds.

German digital health company Temedica aims to provide new healthcare insights from wearables and apps.

Also: Getlabs rakes in $20 million and Formus announces a $5 million funding round. 

Californian startup Lover recently landed $2 million for their module-based sexual health offering. 

Also: Digital therapeutics company Big Health hires Gabriela Perez as chief commercial officer and chronic-care startup Lyn Health adds Tracy J. Edmonds to its board of advisors.

Also: League scores $95 million, Jasper Health raises $25 million and Summus Global rakes in $22 million.

The technology is able to take a single-lead ECG in 30 seconds.