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Aledade Named to Fortune’s 2019 Best Workplaces List
Aledade has been named to the Great Place to Work and Fortune 2019 Best Medium Workplaces lists. The company was named a top 50 workplace of its size based on a survey of employees and analysis of its company culture, values, leadership, and employee experience. “At Aledade, we’re driven by our shared passion and...
2020 Senior Living Communities Are Aligning with Medicare Advantage Plans to Address High-Cost, High-Need Patients
In October of 2019, AllyAlign Health, an owner and convener of Medicare Advantage plans designed for senior housing residents, announced a strategic partnership with Juniper Communities, a national owner-operator of senior housing, to license Juniper’s Connect4Life program. The partnership allows AllyAlign Health to...
Medical Leaders Discuss Rebuilding Trust in Health Care
There’s a big problem with the U.S. health care system: a fundamental lack of trust between patients and the health care system, especially when it comes to the use and benefits of health data collection. A number of medical leaders came together at a dinner conversation with Fortune to discuss this issue. Among...
Oncology Analytics Appoints Dr. Lee Newcomer as Strategic Advisor
Oncology Analytics, a technology-enabled service company that provides health plans, providers, and patients with an evidence-based, analytics-focused approach to utilization management, purpose-built for oncology, has announced the appointment of Dr. Lee Newcomer as a strategic advisor. Dr. Newcomer is a...
Augmedix Announces Additional $19 Million in Series B Funding
Augmedix announced today that it has received $19 million in Series B funding that includes investments from McKesson Ventures, Redmile Group, DCM Ventures, Wanxiang Healthcare Investments, and others. The company will use the funding to accelerate product development, including automation capabilities, and to...
Bozeman Health Engages Kyruus to Support its Digital Transformation and Integrate Patient Access System-wide
Health system provider search and scheduling solution provider Kyruus announced that Bozeman Health, a health system serving Southwest Montana, has chosen the Kyruus ProviderMatch platform to form the foundation of its system-wide digital transformation initiative. Bozeman Health will use the platform to enhance and...
Florida hospital launches 1st telehealth site at Publix Pharmacy
St. Augustine, Florida-based Flagler Health+ opened the first of about five telehealth clinics that the hospital plans to place at Publix pharmacies in St. Johns County, Florida. The telehealth kiosk is staffed remotely, either by local Flagler Health+ physicians or by American Well physicians. American Well, a...
McKesson and Aetion Collaborate to Advance Cancer Research with Real-World Data
Aetion and McKesson have announced a strategic collaboration focused on advancing the use of real-world evidence (RWE) in cancer research. The goal of the collaboration is to benefit patients, regulators, the biopharma industry, and payers; it will provide best-in-class solutions in multiple tumor types, including...
Lafayette General Health to Elevate Consumer Digital Experience and Launch Online Scheduling with Kyruus
Kyruus announced today that Lafayette General Health (LGH), a leading nonprofit health system serving South-Central Louisiana, has chosen the company’s provider search, scheduling, and data management solutions to enhance access for its expanding patient community. As part of this initiative, the health system will...
GRAIL Announces Positive Validation Data for Its Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test
GRAIL, a health care company whose mission is to detect cancer early, announced new data validating the performance of its investigational multi-cancer early detection blood test for the first time in an independent cohort of participants. The results from the validation analysis demonstrates that GRAIL’s technology...
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Landmark Health Extends Medical House Calls to More Patients
Yesterday, Landmark Health introduced a new initiative called Landmark Connect. Landmark Connect is an extension of Landmark’s home-based medical care program. The expansion will provide primary care to patients that reside in assisted living facilities (ALF),...
The Virtual Health Care Provider Will See You Now
In partnership with Carena, Inc., the University of California, Davis has launched the UC Davis Virtual Clinic, a simple online diagnosis and treatment service for non-emergent health conditions like colds, flu, pinkeye, rashes, or sore throats. Care is provided by...
GRAIL and Cirina Combine to Create Global Company Focused on Early Detection of Cancer
GRAIL, Inc., a life sciences company whose mission is to detect cancer early when it can be cured, announced on May 31 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Cirina, Ltd., another company focused on early detection of cancer. The work of Hong...
University of Miami Health System Selects Kyruus ProviderMatch™ to Optimize Patient Experience Across Its Call Center and Website
The University of Miami Health Systems, also known as UHealth, will be using the ProviderMatch™ system to enhance patient experience and increase accessibility. ProviderMatch™, from big data company Kyruus, is designed to deliver a consistent patient experience...
US Venture Capital Fund McKesson Ventures Leads £2.25M Investment in UK Dementia Start-Up Unforgettable.org
Unforgettable.org, a UK-based dementia start-up, just earned a £2.25M in an investment round led by US-based venture capital firm McKesson Ventures. There are currrently 47 million people in the world living with dementia, 850,000 of which live in the UK. And if the...