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AllyAlign Health Announces Strategic Growth Investment Funding from McKesson Ventures

AllyAlign Health, an administrator of Medicare Advantage special needs plans that benefit long-term care providers, announced today that it had closed a $10 million strategic funding round led by McKesson Ventures. Existing investors Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund, Health Enterprise Partners, and the Ziegler LinkAge Fund...

FDA Expands Real-World Evidence Partnership with Brigham and Women’s

The FDA, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Aetion are expanding their real-world evidence (RWE) demonstration to predict the results of seven ongoing FDA drug trials. The FDA drug or treatment trials are in Phase IV, meaning the drug or treatment is being tracked over a long...

Aledade Strengthens Product, Technology and Clinical Leadership

Aledade recently announced a series of promotions in its leadership team. Co-founder Edwin Miller has moved into the role of Chief Product Officer; the company named athenahealth veteran Brady Richards as its new Chief Technology Officer; and Emily Maxson, MD, was named the company’s first...

Humana, Accolade integrate offerings for employers, plan members

Health insurance company Humana is teaming up with health consumer experience firm Accolade to “better provide a differentiated healthcare and benefits experience for consumers,” the companies say. The companies intend to partner in order to offer a well-rounded service package that includes Humana’s provider networks, and...

Physera’s telehealth MSK therapy platform raises $8M

Physera, an app-based platform for musculoskeletal exercises and remote consultations with physical therapists, has raised $8 million in a Series A round led by BlueCross Blueshield Venture Partners. The company has now raised a total of $10 million. Other funders, either in this round or previously,...

Microsoft and Kyruus Form Strategic Partnership to Empower Healthcare Systems

Microsoft has been looking to widen its already substantial footprint in the healthcare space. Recently it has done so by forming a strategic partnership with patient access technology innovator Kyruus. Kyruus’s ProviderMatch solution, which is now used at more than 500 hospitals across the U.S.,...