Virtual-care company Firefly Health is partnering with digital gastrointestinal-health startup Oshi Health to offer digital digestive care.
As part of the deal, Firefly members receive access to virtual visits with a care team, including providers, dietitians and psychologists. They can also use symptom-tracking tools and message health coaches to support lifestyle changes.
"Digestive issues are...
Once a much more niche method of delivering healthcare, telehealth and virtual care use grew during the COVID-19 pandemic as patients and providers tried to distance themselves when possible. But as the pandemic changes shape, more hybrid care options are joining the mix, with its proponents arguing they can improve quality and access to care by connecting with patients both in-person and...
Rural hybrid care provider Homeward launched Monday with a $20 million investment from General Catalyst.
The startup, led by vets from chronic care management company Livongo, aims to improve access to primary and specialty care in rural communities, initially focused on heart health.
Homeward will utilize both virtual and in-person care. Its telehealth and remote monitoring services will rely on...
Though virtual care and telehealth have garnered plenty of headlines, relatively few Americans are using the modality, according to Trilliant Health's 2022 Telehealth Trends report.
The analysis, which focused on U.S. telehealth use between March 2020 and November 2021, found 25.6% of Americans accessed care using any type of telehealth (including video, audio-only, chat and other modalities)...
Indian virtual care company MediBuddy announced a $125 million Series C funding round led by Quadria Capital and Lightrock India.
Founded in 2013, this brings the Bangalore, India-based company's total raise to just over $191.1 million, according to Crunchbase.
Bessemer Venture Partners, India Life Sciences Fund III, Rebright Partners, JAFCO Asia, TEAMFund LP, FinSight Ventures, InnoVen Capital...
Remote patient-monitoring company Athelas scored $132 million across two funding rounds, earning the startup unicorn status with a valuation of $1.5 billion.
General Catalyst and Tribe Capital each led one of the financing rounds. Other participants include Sequoia Capital, YCombinator, Greenoaks, Human Capital and Initialized Capital.
Athelas' flagship product, the Athelas One, uses a finger...
Late last year, virtual reality therapeutic company AppliedVR scored FDA De Novo clearance for its EaseVRx system for treating chronic lower back pain.
The eight-week virtual reality program is designed to help people control and modulate their pain, AppliedVR cofounder and CEO Matthew Stoudt told MobiHealthNews. The system uses regulation and mindfulness skills, as well as techniques from...
Though COVID-19 vaccines began their rollout to the public, 2021 was still a turbulent year for healthcare providers as they weathered new virus variants, staffing shortages and burnout.
But the pandemic also created a new wave of interest in virtual care and telehealth. Many providers turned toward the modality to keep in contact with patients in 2020, but startups and other organizations are...
At the very beginning of 2021, Amazon’s high-profile healthcare partnership with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, dubbed Haven, finally broke down.
The goal of the joint venture between some of the country’s largest and most powerful companies was to disrupt the healthcare industry, lowering costs and improving outcomes for their employees. The project shut down after only three years. ...
Younger patients with higher incomes and education levels are still the top consumers of telehealth, pointing to potential access inequalities, according to Rock Health’s 2021 Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey.
The survey, which this year asked nearly 8,000 U.S. adults about their experiences with digital health and telemedicine, found the most likely telehealth consumers were higher income...
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