Investors are financing a drive to shift hospital services into patients’ homes, banking on a future in which a growing amount of care occurs outside medical centers.

Startups providing technology and know-how to bring medical services into the home are raising funds from venture capitalists as well as health insurers and providers. The fledgling companies include DispatchHealth Holdings Inc., whose investors include insurer Humana Inc.; Medically Home Group Inc., which is backed by the Mayo Clinic and other investors; and…

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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