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By the end of 2017, Call9 – the telemedicine company – raised over $30 million in financing, $24 million coming from the latest round of funding in September. Their line-up of investors boasts such names as 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki, and Y Combinator Partner Ali Rowghani.
Technology Breakdown
Call9 has modernized emergency care for nursing home residents by offering a cloud-based alternative to risky hospital visits.
By way of video chat, Call9’s platform gives patients an instantaneous face-to-face connection with a certified doctor. The medical professional can then interact, question and ultimately diagnose the patient, without ever having to be in the room.
The virtual consultation is facilitated by trained on-site specialists acting as an intermediary between doctor and patient. Using the company’s proprietary equipment, specialists can administer tests to patients and report the findings to the M.D., as well as execute life-saving procedures. “[We] are able to do on-site diagnostics,” says Katie Davis, Senior VP, “Labs, EKGs, telemetry, ultrasound, all at the patients’ bedside.”........
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