Telehealth

The startup will use the seed funding to launch services in California, Texas and Washington this year.

Hopes for a Senate telehealth bill passage, public health infrastructure modernization and the European Health Data Space are just a few of the priorities on the HIMSS agenda, says Tom Leary, the group's senior VP and head of government relations.

Policy changes and digital innovation are helping improve healthcare access for veterans and their families, according to Jim Gfrerer, former CIO at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, who also discusses the future of healthcare.

The Indian derma startup is also working to optimise its platform.

Specialty care was significantly more likely to result in concordant diagnoses between telehealth and in-person appointments, compared with primary care.

Receiving opioid use disorder-related telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with lower odds of overdose and better retention using medications like buprenorphine, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The company also announced Washington-based MultiCare Health System will be the first to license its tools for Indigo Health, the health system's hybrid urgent and primary care service.

Amar Kendale of Homeward discusses overcoming difficulties in delivering a mix of virtual and physical healthcare, and how the startup works with the model in rural communities.

Psych Hub, which offers mental health educational resources, raised $16 million, clinical trial search tool Power scooped up $7 million, and real-world data startup CuriMeta announced it had raised $6 million.

Halodoc CEO Jonathan Sudharta, discusses his company's growth in the nation during telemedicine's surge in the pandemic.