Patient Access
Also: Digital mental health company Brightside Health scores $50 million, and Qure.ai brings in $40 million for its imaging algorithms.
A systematic review published in the Lancet found that RPM for COVID-19 patients could help triage a patient's condition, but did not necessarily link to a better health outcome.
A study in JAMA compared a team-based empowered-care approach to diabetes management to the standard of care, and to other empowered-care approaches.
Kwo most recently worked at Anthem, but has also held positions at Harvard Medical School, telehealth giant Amwell and medical device company Medtronic.
Also: Pear Therapeutics joins EHR vendor Epic's App Orchard, and AppliedVR changes the name of its flagship therapeutic.
Also: Diabetes care company Podimetrics raised $45 million, and employer-focused hybrid startup Radish Health brought in $4 million in seed funding.
Also: Telehealth startup Antidote Health and fertility tech company Alife Health both raise $22 million.
HIMSS22
During HIMSS22, presenters discussed how an open source model of sharing ideas and innovation could help solve access inequities in digital health.
After CMS rolled out an acute care at home waiver in 2020 a growing number of hospitals have adopted the waiver.
Panelists at HIMSS22 discussed the benefits and challenges of implementing a hospital-at-home program.