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Also, engineers from the University of Hong Kong have come up with a tiny biosensing platform for personalised health monitoring.

Researchers found remote patient monitoring use among Medicare beneficiaries increased from 91 claims per 100,000 enrollees in February 2020 to 594 claims per 100,000 enrollees in September 2021.

The startup's tool records and transcribes conversations between providers and patients, and then organizes relevant information about health conditions, symptoms and next steps.

It will soon launch its mobile app on Android and iOS devices.

The multinational digital health company posted Q2 revenue of $265.4 million, compared with $57.5 million during the same period last year. It also reported a $157.1 million loss.

Also, Northwestern University spinout Sibel Health raises $33 million, and real-world evidence startup Atropos Health scoops up $14 million.

The Cardiac Scale monitors patients with fluid management conditions like heart failure and kidney disease.

According to Deloitte's survey, 49% of respondents said they'd attended a virtual medical appointment as a patient in the past year, while 26% said they'd been to a virtual visit where another person was the patient.

More than half of patients were not using provided tablets to connect to virtual appointments during the first three quarters of 2021.