$18 million in new funding is giving life to Vida Health, which has the revolutionary, disruptive idea of providing a mobile platform for patients to manage health and chronic conditions.
Emanate Wireless is picking up some good vibrations from investors, adding $1.5 in funding to support its software that monitors the status and utilization of health care assets.
Augmedix has raised $23 million in additional capital. Augmedix offers a "smartglass" physician productivity platform, which certainly won't interfere with physician workflow and be quickly adopted, not. The investors might need some smart glass.
Fruit Street (really, that is the name you seriously want for your business?), has gone bananas and its fundraising efforts have borne fruit, garnering $4 million to support its telehealth software for providers products. Hopefully the investors aren't a bunch of fruitcakes.
According to an Annals of Emergency Medicine article, retail clinic locations do not appear to reduce nearby ER use for low-acuity problems, but that may be because of open-hours or other factors.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.