JAMA Health Forum published a cross-sectional study suggesting that re-implementing licensure restrictions on out-of-state telemedicine, which were lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would have the most significant effect on patients living near a state border, ones in rural locations, and ones receiving primary care or mental health treatment.
"Relaxation of state restrictions would likely...
Digital dermatology startup Clinikally from India has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding from Y Combinator, a US-based tech startup accelerator, and Shutterstock CEO and founder Jon Oringer.
It also secured the amount from other investors, including ReNew Power founder Sumant Sinha, MapMyGenome founder Anu Acharya, Nepean Capital founder Gautam Trivedi, and Northwestern Medicine chief of head...
Diagnoses from preliminary telehealth consultations matched in-person visits in 86.9% of cases, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
The research included 2,393 Mayo Clinic patients who attended a video telemedicine visit, followed by an in-person appointment for the same problem in the same specialty within 90 days. Patients used desktop computers, laptops, tablets or...
The use of telemedicine and telehealth increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the physicians who used the technology more intensely during that period, more time was spent on after-hours EHR-based clinical and administrative work.
These were among the conclusions of a study of 2,129 physicians that was conducted at New York University Langone Health.
The report, published in...
Telehealth company Coviu has started offering its virtual care platform in the United States.
From a global staff count of 50, it also plans to double its headcount over the next 12 months as it pursues international growth.
Coviu's telehealth platform features secure video conferencing, an apps marketplace, remote patient monitoring, and new functionalities that allow group telehealth sessions...
Patients with lower health literacy and those who lived in more socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods were more likely to participate in an audio-only telehealth visit, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers analyzed more than 18,000 scheduled telehealth visits from outpatient clinics that are part of a large health system. The visits happened early in the COVID-...
New York-based telehealth company doxy.me has recently automated its localisation efforts to further make its platform accessible to more patients and providers in Asia-Pacific and beyond.
THE PROBLEM
Since the pandemic hit, doxy.me, a telehealth platform that began by facilitating virtual prenatal care for expectant mothers, saw a huge increase in its user base, from around 65,000 providers to...
Healthie, which offers tech infrastructure for virtual care and digital health companies, raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Velvet Sea Ventures.
Other participants in the raise include Greymatter Capital, Watershed, Builders VC, a customer syndicate, and more than 60 angel investors.
The startup previously raised $1.9 million in pre-seed and seed funding.
WHAT IT DOES
Healthie...
Health tech startup MediBuddy has acquired Clinix, a telehealth platform focused on providing online health services in rural India, for an undisclosed sum.
Founded in 2020, Clinix has an Android mobile app for booking online doctor consultations. Its network covers 20 tier 3 and 4 cities where it has also set up kiosks that assist patients in accessing online consultations.
WHAT IT'S FOR...
MSIG Hong Kong provides free limited-time access to mental health app Intellect
Mental health startup Intellect has partnered with MSIG Hong Kong, a member of MS&AD Insurance Group, to provide corporate wellbeing support to insurance clients.
From 4 July to 31 December, MSIG Hong Kong's SME Group Medical Insurance policyholders and applicants will have free complimentary access to Intellect's...
