This month’s Portfolio Spotlight highlights the industry’s trending issues and opportunities that were featured at Health Catalyst’s 2019 Healthcare Analytics Summit. Curavi’s CEO shares her thoughts about why telemedicine hasn’t taken off with older patients and Xealth shares how they are able to stand out in a crowded field of health tech startups.
Health Catalyst wrapped up its 2019 Healthcare Analytics Summit (HAS) with more than 1,400 industry leaders and professionals in attendance—the largest to date. Programming featured keynote addresses spotlighting the industry’s trending issues and opportunities, including health care in the age of augmented intelligence, data democratization, and virtual primary care.
Telemedicine services like Curavi’s are designed to be used primarily by nursing staff who want to consult physicians before sending patients out. Few patients and families eschew virtual visits, and most patients would prefer to be treated in place, Meade said.
Xealth’s mission is to streamline the entire care delivery process, end-to-end, by giving providers tools that will not only improve outcomes, but also lessen their own workloads.
