Digital health flexes its muscle
Digital health flexed its muscle across the country last week, comprising the largest chunk yet of KPCB partner Mary Meeker’s annual Industry Trends report, revealing how Silicon Valley perceives opportunity in healthcare. In DC, Congress filled out the Health IT Advisory Committee, with a Sutter Health exec and controversial doc Soon-Shiong, among others. And in Texas, Governor Abbott signed a landmark telemedicine bill, making it the last state in the Union to abolish initial in-person visits prior to virtual care.
Headlines
FCC Net Neutrality Reversal Threatens Telehealth, Remote Monitoring, Data Sharing
Tweet | FierceHealthcare
Mayo Clinic’s Unusual Challenge: Overhaul a Business That’s Working
Tweet | The Wall Street Journal
23andMe Is Making Its First Foray Into At-Home Research, To Study Pain
Tweet | MIT Technology Review
Misunderstood Complexities Of Bringing Clinical Studies To Patients' Homes
Tweet | MedCity News
Feds Slap $155M Fine On EHR Vendor For Faulty Patient Records
Tweet | Politico
Analysis Finds 8K+ Security Flaws In Pacemakers
Tweet | MedCity News
The 1980 5-Sentence Letter That Helped Fuel Opioid Crisis
Tweet | NEJM
Funding
- Outcome Health nabbed $500M for waiting room tablets used to educate and market to patients
- Bundled payment platform maker Carrum Health raised a $6.5M seed round
- Avant-garde Health raised $4M for its cost measurement tool for hospitals and clinics
- ConnectRn, maker of a nurse personnel management platform, raised $2.5M
- AZ-based telemedicine company eVisit scored $2M