Patient Access

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.

Dr. Tamsin Brown, a lead at NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur Programme and at ORCHA, says the pandemic created a mindset shift among patients and clinicians regarding digital tools and apps.

In the post-pandemic world, where there is not enough capacity to meet demand globally, digital health could help create meaningful services that are accessible and make better use of resources, says Sam Shah, chief medical strategy officer at Numan.

It will soon launch its mobile app on Android and iOS devices.