Rural and underserved communities

The Maryland-based company offers virtual and in-person primary care, behavioral health and social care services to underserved populations with complex needs.

Also, mental health platform Amaha, formerly InnerHour, has received $6 million in additional Series A funding for its expansion.

Also, Canon Medical and Olympus are collaborating on endoscopic ultrasonography.

The company will use Socially Determined's analytics data to help Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and commercial insurance patients access food, prescriptions and transportation.

Brian Esterly, CEO of TimeDoc Health, discusses health IT's role in bringing together patients and care teams and facilitating self-care management, particularly for patients with chronic conditions in healthcare deserts.  

Foley & Lardner's Nathaniel Lacktman and Louis Lehot discuss which categories of digital health hold the most potential for M&As and why in this contributed piece.

Felisha Norrington, director of academic assistance at GSU’s College of Nursing and Health Professionals, relays the importance of educating students on SDOH, including the challenges of healthcare access faced by rural residents.  

The funds will be used to speed up global adoption of AI algorithms on Philips Lumify Handheld Ultrasound to help rural providers identify abnormalities during pregnancy. 

Clinical instructor at Georgia State University's health informatics program Marci Bennafield tells how mobile devices help researchers gauge health inequities and how customizing innovation can help address barriers to access to care.

Dr. Michael Poku, chief clinical officer at Equality Health, discusses the high costs of health inequities and the value of investing in independent primary care physicians, along with data to reach a more equitable system.