Amazon Web Services has picked 10 startups for its accelerator program focused on health equity that a top executive told Becker’s can not only help reduce disparities but boost hospitals and the healthcare system as a whole.
Category: digital health
14 recent digital health funding rounds
Despite a slowing funding market for digital health companies, investors continue to pour money into promising health tech ideas.
10 chief digital officers on what layoffs mean for digital health industry
After a busy 2021, in which digital health companies raised many billions of dollars and some even went public, the market for startups offering tech-heavy services like virtual care and data analytics has slowed, leading many of the firms to cut jobs …
Hackensack Meridian implemented a digital workspace to accommodate its hybrid workforce
Hackensack Meridian Health has partnered with Citrix Systems to use its digital workspace platform to provide simple and secure access to applications and information to its hybrid workforce.
Former University of Mississippi Medical Center exec joins digital health company
John Showalter, MD, has joined digital health company Linus Health as its chief product officer.
FTC sues Kochava for selling people’s reproductive health, addiction treatment data
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Aug. 29 against data broker Kochava, alleging the company sells information that could be used to track people’s reproductive health and addiction treatment activities.
Post-acute care platform Olio Health raises $13M
Olio Health, which offers a digital platform for post-acute care, has landed a $13 million series A growth investment.
25 active early-stage digital health investors
Despite slowing down a bit in 2022, the digital health funding market remains plenty active, as venture capitalists continue to bet on trends like telehealth and virtual care.
Gender-affirming virtual care startup Plume raises $24M
Plume, a telehealth startup that focuses on the transgender community, landed $24 million in a series B funding round to expand nationwide and grow into virtual primary care.
Google to label which healthcare facilities provide abortions
Google is updating its search and maps features to show which healthcare facilities provide abortions in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and several states outlawing the procedure, TechCrunch reported Aug. 25.
