Sanaz Cordes, MD

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Health Tech Predictions for 2021

As we kick off the new year, we reflect on the types of digital health that experienced rapid adoption and growth in 2020 and identify ones that are positioned for continued growth in 2021.

Despite the uncertainty fueled by the anticipated pandemic at the beginning of 2020, the healthcare innovation ecosystem experienced unprecedented growth by year-end. Closing the year with $17B investment dollars going to digital health startups according to Silicon Valley Bank (up from $10.7B in the previous year), 2020 proved to be a record-breaking year for healthcare technology. Healthcare technology companies, insurers, life science organizations, and health systems found themselves moving at ground-breaking speed in order to keep up with the demands brought forth by the pandemic. Read more HERE.