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AI-Enabled Scribes and Entrepreneurship with Ian Shakil (Augmedix)
On a recent episode of the AI Health Podcast, Augmedix Founder, Director, and Chief Strategy Officer Ian Shakil sat down to discuss how Augmedix is changing how electronic health records are generated, saving doctors time and improving patient experience. He also tells the story of how he founded Augmedix, and how...
Accolade to Acquire 2nd.MD
Accolade, a company that provides personalized solutions that help people better understand, navigate, and use the healthcare system and their workplace benefits, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Innovation Specialists, LLC (d/b/a 2nd.MD), a leading expert medical opinion and decision support company....
GRAIL Announces Collaborations with Amgen, AstraZeneca, and Bristol Myers Squibb to Evaluate Cancer Early Detection Technology for Minimal Residual Disease
GRAIL today announced a collaboration with global biopharmaceutical companies Amgen, AstraZeneca, and Bristol Myers Squibb to evaluate GRAIL’s methylation-based technology for the detection of minimal residual disease (MRD). Cancer MRD testing is used in clinical and research applications to detect the presence or...
GRAIL Confirms Q2 2021 Introduction of Galleri, First-of-Kind Multi-Cancer Early Detection Blood Test
GRAIL has confirmed that it expects to introduce Galleri™, its multi-cancer early detection blood test, in the second quarter of 2021. In December 2020, GRAIL completed the enrollment of PATHFINDER, a prospective, 6,600-participant multi-site interventional study conducted under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
McKesson Ventures Expands Portfolio Development Team and Invests in Market Research
McKesson Ventures has added Lizzie Lee as its newest team member. She joins the firm as senior director, leading its portfolio development and market research efforts. With a decade of healthcare experience, Lee is well-positioned to help McKesson Ventures’ portfolio companies scale by developing and facilitating...
Aspen RxHealth Raises $23M Series B Funding Round Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
Aspen RxHealth, developer of a first-of-its-kind clinical pharmacy model developed by pharmacists for pharmacists that delivers value for health plans and risk-bearing providers, today announced the closure of a $23 million Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from other...
The Future of Care Demands a Virtual Health Ecosystem
Telehealth usage skyrocketed in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from EHR vendor Epic Systems, telehealth visits peaked in mid-April, when telehealth accounted for 69 percent of all ambulatory care visits. Although the percentage dropped to 21 percent by mid-July, telehealth usage is still...
Is the COVID Vaccine the Shot in the Arm We Need for Healthcare Access?
Colin Hung recently interviewed Chris Gervais, CTO and CSO at Kyruus; and Pamela Landis, vice president of digital engagement at Hackensack Meridian Health, for a discussion of healthcare access and the importance of that access in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gervais began by saying that Kyruus defines patient...
Andrew Dudum, Hims & Hers, on disrupting healthcare by reimagining the patient experience
On a recent episode of Wharton Digital Health’s The Pulse podcast, Hims & Hers Founder and CEO Andrew Dudum discussed a wide range of topics including how Hims & Hers disrupted the $4 trillion healthcare industry by creating a telehealth tool that makes Americans’ medical care more affordable, more...
McKesson Launches Ontada, an Oncology Technology and Insights Business Dedicated to Help Advance Cancer Research and Care
McKesson Corporation today announced the launch of Ontada, an oncology technology and insights business designed to support innovation, acceleration, and evidence generation to drive better outcomes for patients with cancer. Building on McKesson’s long history in community oncology, Ontada combines its real-world...
Press Releases
Pharmapacks Announces Expansion and Reformation of Board of Directors and Advisors
Pharmapacks, an eCommerce enablement platform and retail seller for brands across major eCommerce marketplaces, announced that it has a new Board of Directors and Advisors, effective January 2021. The announcement follows Pharmapacks’ partnership with and strategic...
Accolade to Acquire PlushCare
Accolade announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlushCare, a leading provider of virtual primary care and mental health treatment. Together, the two companies intend to provide more seamless consumer access to care for acute, chronic, and...
Aledade Announces Carbon Neutrality, Additional Sustainability Efforts
On Earth Day 2021, Aledade announced three key sustainability commitments the company is making in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint and support a healthier environment. First among them, Aledade announced that, effective immediately, the company is...
Evidation Partners with HealthVerity to Enhance its Research and Virtual Health Offerings
Evidation and HealthVerity have announced a collaboration to provide greater transparency to the patient experience by allowing individuals to connect their wearable and survey data with real-world data from clinical settings via HealthVerity. The partnership will...
Clinical Ink Deploys eCOA Solutions for Industry’s Most Complex Assessments
Global clinical trial technology company Clinical Ink announced that it has deployed an industry-leading 500 unique eCOA scales and assessments in 82 languages. eCOA, or electronic clinical outcome assessment, instruments play a critical role in clinical trial conduct...