14 Telehealth Startups to Know During the Coronavirus Pandemic

As the country grapples with the correct procedures needed to reduce the spread of coronavirus, a crucial partnership between health care and technology has stepped up: telehealth.

Telehealth connects patients and health care providers through virtual communication, from videochat to mobile messaging services, removing the need for in-person contact.

According to a statistic from the American Hospital Association, 76 percent of U.S. hospitals utilized telehealth in 2019. That number was up from just 35 percent in 2010.

Given the current social distancing mandates from local and federal governments, telehealth has become a crucial tool in the health care arsenal. Since the virus gained national attention, the demand for telehealth resources has skyrocketed, with many providers reporting an unprecedented growth in users.

To give more people access to these virtual resources, federal agencies have also relaxed telehealth privacy regulations and expanded payment policies.

In our roundup below, we asked writers from Inno’s 14 markets to share details on one promising telehealth startup and what it is doing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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