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October 8, 2013 11:08 pm GMT

Luminate Health Raises $1M To Make Patient Lab Results Comprehensible

lab-question-markAlthough blood tests are meant to tell you something about your internal state of affairs, it usually feels like you need a medical degree to decipher the results.A New York-based startup called Luminate Health has raised a $1 million seed round led by KEC Ventures to do just that.A graduate of the health tech accelerator Blueprint Health, Luminate is promoting patient empowerment by facilitating easy access to lab results and then helping people understand them. Although many doctors use portals like Patient Gateway to communicate lab results, they often don't provide much in terms of explanation, either requiring a written letter from the doctor or a follow-up consultation.

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