Telehealth
Amar Kendale of Homeward discusses overcoming difficulties in delivering a mix of virtual and physical healthcare, and how the startup works with the model in rural communities.
Psych Hub, which offers mental health educational resources, raised $16 million, clinical trial search tool Power scooped up $7 million, and real-world data startup CuriMeta announced it had raised $6 million.
Halodoc CEO Jonathan Sudharta, discusses his company's growth in the nation during telemedicine's surge in the pandemic.
Neil Lindsay, senior vice president of Amazon Health Services, said the telehealth service was "not a complete enough offering for the large enterprise customers we have been targeting, and wasn’t going to work long-term."
The startup plans to use the funds to expand nationwide, add virtual primary care services and get its offerings covered by insurers.
One of the projects will develop a digital navigator to support people with chronic conditions.
Researchers found physicians who provided more care through telemedicine also increased their time spent on after-hours EHR-based clinical and administrative work.
Medication management-focused Arine raised $29 million, Epic-based virtual care platform KeyCare scooped up $24 million, and care coordination software company CareHarmony raised $15 million.
After an emergency call, patients who overdose or have symptoms of opioid use disorder can be referred to Bicycle Health for treatment.
There is a plan to expand its trial to more ambulances in the country to study its effectiveness.