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Why have billion dollar digital health companies struggled since the pandemic?

Lloyd Price

The largest funding rounds in 2018 went to companies working on healthcare technology solutions such as Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, which raised $151 million, and Modernizing Medicine, which raised $231 million. Other areas that received significant investment included telemedicine, digital therapeutics, and health insurance technology.

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Why It's Time to Embrace Telemedicine

eVisit

I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world. What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new!