telehealth
The company is pitching this as a way for providers to reach their existing patients at home during the coronavirus emergency and beyond.
The COVID-19 Telehealth Program and the Connected Care Pilot Program together are set to invest $300 million so that healthcare providers can reach the patients in greatest need of virtual-care services.
Many are anticipating greater adoption of digital health services and more favorable regulatory and reimbursement environments, according to a recent poll sampling 513 digital health and adjacent companies.
Amid COVID-19, a new 1,000-person survey suggests high demand for remote health services.
A telehealth VP describes the concerns and trends her team is hearing from an influx of worried patients.
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The company is tripling its physician pool by the end of April, and has launched a new patient dashboard.
pandemic
Vasileios Nittas, an epidemiologist from the University of Zurich, explains the importance of technology in the middle of a pandemic.
The raise will help SteadyMD further develop its technology platform and online services.
The proposal would fully fund telehealth services and devices for eligible healthcare providers, although some aren't pleased with its exclusion of for-profit hospitals.