Funding for 2021 was up 150% from the previous record of $3.6 billion raised in 2020, according to the 2022 New York Healthcare Innovation Report. Digital health startups in areas including virtual care, patient engagement and mental health captured 87% of funds.
Two founders started Oula, a maternity care startup that combines virtual and in-person care. They began seeing patients virtually in December and opened an in-person clinic on Tuesday.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The New York City-based health system implemented Current Health's remote patient monitoring solution to enhance its cancer care services. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, cancer care has been severely delayed, and the health system aims to provide more consistent care to this patient group through the new solution.
The news sent the stock market soaring as it represents a key milestone in developing and distributing a vaccine for the virus. Still public confidence in vaccines need to be boosted, an expert noted.
The partnership will provide a holistic risk management solution for the medical community.
The report by NYCHBL, led by Bunny Ellerin, also spotlighted the top 100 healthcare startups in the city, highlighted investment trends, the rise of lab space for life science startups, and perspectives from venture capitalists.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
New York-based Progyny, which provides fertility benefits to employees filed its intention to go public with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Dubbed Quipcare, the service aims to be a more transparent system to purchase dental care that allows users to see pre-negotiated rates for procedures from dentists in the Quipcare network and book appointments through a mobile app.
VirtualHealth founder and CEO Adam Sabloff said the company is not disclosing the dollar amount of the round at this time but noted that the financing round brings the total amount raised by VirtualHealth to more than $25 million.
The company, New York City-based Unite Us, raised the funding from investors including Oak HC/FT, Town Hall Ventures and Define Ventures.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Financial details of the deal were not disclosed in a news release, but an AbleTo spokesperson told CNBC the deal was "eight figures."
Pager offers a platform that connects individuals to care, while HealthSparq provides health plan members with cost and quality information about doctors and medical services.
As part of the partnership, the Mount Sinai spinout OOVA's tool will be available to more than 3 million potential customers and 35,000 clinicians through bundled sales with Thorne supplements.
The collaboration, which started back in 2016, has focused on how real-world evidence derived from EHRs can support regulatory decision-making.
The New York City-based company is currently focused on bringing its approach to the radiology field.