Here are six things to know:
1. The company’s co-founders, Mark Freidman, MD, and Patrick Spain contributed some of the funds, along with other investors.
2. The funding will improve physician management and customer platform.
3. First Stop Health’s funding totals $5.6 million.
4. The company came about to help with patient advocacy, in which patients conduct their own research on physicians who treat specific diseases and where they practice.
5. First Stop Health grew into a business venture that provides patients with physician guidance outside normal business hours.
6. The company’s main consumer base includes employers with 500 employees to 5,000 employees.
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