Tech-enabled hospice provider Guaranteed recently closed a $6.5 million seed round, bringing its total funding to $9.25 million. Jessica McGlory founded the startup a year ago so that patients and their families can have more dignified and holistic end-of-life care experiences than what she and her father went through.
If telehealth flexibilities are not protected once the public health emergency expires, many Americans will lose their access to virtual care. To prevent this, the healthcare industry must advocate for the extension of these benefits for at least two years following the end of the emergency, with guardrails placed around two key areas — the prescription of addictive medications and audio-only visits.
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.
LGBTQ virtual care platform Folx Health recently closed a $30 million Series B financing round, bringing the startup's total funding to date to roughly $60 million. The company will use the money to expand its services, including the addition of clinician-led support groups. The first of these support groups will focus on queer fertility and family planning.
Rural health systems should be the champions of virtual care delivery, according to Jim Weinstein, Microsoft’s senior vice president of health equity and innovation. He and Sheri Dodd, vice president and general manager of Medtronic Care Management Services, laid out recommendations for rural providers to establish scalable and sustainable virtual care programs during a conference held last week by Sanford Health.
With the recent disclosure of its Q2 financial results, Teladoc’s losses have swelled to nearly $10 billion in the first half of 2022. Ali Parsa, CEO of competitor Babylon Health, said Teladoc can look at what Amazon did 20 years ago as an example of how to navigate an unforgiving economic environment, recommending the company reorganize its expenditures to ensure capital is allocated to areas that will differentiate it from its competitors.
Summer Health, a telehealth startup that delivers pediatric care via text messaging, launched last week with $7.5 million in seed funding. The seed round was led by Alfred Lin at Sequoia Capital and Deena Shakir at Lux Capital.
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.
A significant obstacle to patients battling opioid addiction is that most treatment programs require frequent in-person visits to medical centers. But many addiction care specialists think decentralizing programs from medical centers could help patients stay on track.
Raintree will offer UK-based Physitrack to clients that include independent rehabilitation centers as well as those affiliated with hospital systems and institutions, as part of the agreement