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Building a digital front door to weather the COVID-19 pandemic
The U.S. healthcare system may be among the best in the world, but the COVID-19 pandemic exposed major shortcomings in our ability to provide care in the face of a novel infection, wrote Kyruus CEO Graham Gardner in a recent article on the importance of a “digital front door” to help providers and health systems...
How to See a Doctor and Get a Prescription Online
Although states and cities are starting to ease social distancing mandates, many people still feel more comfortable doing what they can to minimize the risk of catching the coronavirus. To accommodate this, many doctors are offering telemedicine services. But if your doctor isn’t seeing patients virtually, you can...
Kyruus Secures $30 Million Investment From Francisco Partners
Kyruus, a leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, recently announced that it had obtained $30 million in new funding from Francisco Partners, a global technology-focused private equity firm with extensive experience in healthcare IT. This funding comes on the heels of a $42 million...
McKesson Appoints Tom Rodgers to Executive Vice President & Chief of Strategy and Business Development Officer
McKesson Corporation announced that Tom Rodgers has been appointed executive vice president and chief strategy and business development officer, effective June 5, 2020. In his new role, Rodgers will also become a member of the company’s Executive Operating Team. Rodgers succeeds Bansi Nagji, who stepped down from the...
Biotech startup bringing 400 jobs to Durham after landing incentive package
GRAIL will bring 398 jobs to Durham, N.C., over the next five years, effectively doubling its workforce. The company landed an incentive package from the state of North Carolina valued at $5.7 million, and Durham County also pledged $678,000 in incentives. In return, GRAIL will invest $103 million into facilities...
Lightship, Inc. Market Research Confirms Patients’ Interest in Direct-to-Patient Trial Offering Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Lightship, a global direct-to-patient clinical trial company, recently announced the results of a nationwide market research survey designed to capture patients’ opinions surrounding clinical trial participation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results indicated that the option to participate in clinical research...
Artificial Intelligence vs Intelligence Amplification for Medical Note Taking
In a recent post on the Augmedix blog, Joe Marks, company board member and executive director of the Center for Machine Learning & Health at Carnegie Mellon University, argues that given the current state of computer technology, IA—intelligence amplification—is a better choice than AI alone when it comes to...
Oncology Analytics Raises $28 Million Series C Financing Led by Baird Capital
Oncology Analytics, a data analytics and technology-enabled services company dedicated to helping health plans, providers, and patients with solutions that are purpose-built for oncology, recently announced it had closed a Series C funding round of $28 million. The round was led by Baird Capital, which joins existing...
Propeller Health Receives FDA Clearance to Connect Patients Using the Symbicort® Inhaler to its Digital Health Platform
Propeller Health, a digital health company dedicated to the management of asthma and COPD, announced that it has received 501(k) clearance from the FDA to connect patients using AstraZeneca’s Symbicort Inhaler to its digital health platform. The Propeller Health platform already connects to the majority of inhalers...
Drone deliveries are making their case in a crisis
With the coronavirus pandemic forcing people to spend most of their time indoors and, when possible, maintain social distancing, and with companies instituting numerous measures to minimize the threat and spread of infection, there has to be a safer and quicker method of exchanging goods and services. The good news...
Press Releases
Augmedix Closes $25 Million Private Placement
Remote medical documentation and live clinical support services provider Augmedix has closed a $25 million private placement financing and completed a reverse merger with Malo Holdings Corp. “We’re thrilled to complete this financing, which we believe puts Augmedix on...
Amwell Expands Partnership with Tyto Care to Extend Healthcare at Home
Amwell has expanded its partnership with Tyto Care, the healthcare industry’s first all-in-one modular device and examination platform for AI-powered, on-demand, remote medical exams. The two companies will introduce exclusive integrations and newly designed workflows...
McKesson Ventures Grows Leadership Team with New Partner Promotions
McKesson Ventures has expanded its leadership team, promoting Jennifer Carter and Carrie Hurwitz Williams to partners in the organization. Their promotions reflect McKesson Ventures’ commitment to an apprentice model of mentoring and promoting from within. Carter...
Cleveland Clinic Joins Interventional Study Using GRAIL’s Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test to Help Guide Clinical Care
Cancer detection company GRAIL has announced that Cleveland Clinic has joined GRAIL’s PATHFINDER Study, a prospective, multi-cancer clinical study that is evaluating the implementation of Galleri™, an investigational multi-cancer early detection blood test, into...
Komodo Health Lauded by Frost & Sullivan for Empowering Healthcare Stakeholders with Dynamic Real-world Evidence Solutions
Based on its recent analysis of the North American real-world evidence (RWE) solutions market in healthcare, Frost & Sullivan has recognized Komodo Health with the 2020 North American Company of the Year award. Komodo Health’s comprehensive real-time Healthcare...