Another blockbuster quarter for digital health funding — with Heather Mack

Host Jonah Comstock and MobiHealthNews Managing Editor Laura Lovett welcome Heather Mack — former MobiHealthNews Associate Editor and now the head of content and editorial and Greylock Partners — to look back at another serious  funding quarter for digital health, and identify some of the trends that drove the investment.This episode is brought to you by OnTrak.Talking points:How the pandemic exposed the promise, and importance, of digital healthMental health care as a major investment trend in the quarterIs "digital health" just health now?People are realizing how much digital health can doDigital health is here to stay — not a bubbleAdoption, not innovation, is the current biggest driverTelehealth beyond the video visitOnline healthcare habits are becoming the normWhat's the over-saturation risk for digital health niches?SPACs and IPOs — what do they mean?M&As — consolidation vs diversificationThe impact of Amazon Haven's rise and fallQuiet innovation in backend AI/MLExpectations for the second half of the yearMore about this episode:Q2 wraps up with more than $6.2 billion in digital health investmentsHealthcare automation startup Olive scores $400MDigital MSK startup SWORD Health lands $85M in Series CWith more mega deals on the table, 2021 has already surpassed last year's funding total, says Rock Health reportMaker of computerized cardiac models HeartFlow to go public via $2.4B SPAC mergerBaby tech company Owlet hits NYSE after closing SPAC mergerMultimodal primary care provider Carbon Health scores $350M to become largest in the U.S. and more digital health fundingsWeight loss app Noom scores $540M in Series F fundingRo raises $500M, bringing its D2C virtual care business to a $5B valuationOscar Health's CEO on how insurance companies have transformed during COVID-19Amazon Pharmacy offers customers six months of prescription medication for $6