Swedish digital health startup Kry, which offers a telehealth service (and software tools) to connect clinicians with patients for remote consultations, last raised just before the pandemic hit in Western Europe, netting a €140M Series C in January 2020.
The CEO of a telemedicine company has denied harassing a teenage boy over his prom dress in a viral video of the confrontation, which has prompted accusations of homophobia and renewed outrage over intolerance for men choosing to wear dresses. In the video filmed by the teenager's boyfriend, VisuWell CEO Sam Johnson can be seen arguing with a visibly upset high schooler wearing a floor-length red tulle gown at a hotel in Tennessee.
A study has found that Californians now embrace telehealth and remote work because of adjustments made during the pandemic, researchers said. Many respondents to a survey by USC expect to make far fewer work- and heath-related car trips even after restrictions due to COVID-19 end.
During the pandemic, telemedicine has materialized as an especially useful tool in triaging patients in emergency care settings. This "tele-triage" model provides significant opportunity for the healthcare industry.
Although telemedicine adoption was on an upward slope by 2020, RAND Corporation data put market penetration at a mere 4% of the U.S. population. What a difference a global pandemic makes!