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Xealth adds Atrium Health, Cleveland Clinic and MemorialCare to close $14m Series A
Digital health prescribing platform Xealth has raised an additional $3 million in Series A financing, bringing the amount raised in this round to $14 million. New investors Atrium Health, Cleveland Clinic, and MemorialCare Innovation Fund join McKesson Ventures, Novartis, Philips, ResMed, Threshold Ventures (formerly...
THCB Spotlight | Chris Gervais, CTO of Kyruus
Matthew Holt of The Health Care Blog recently interviewed Kyruus Chief Technical Officer Chris Gervais about what Kyruus is doing to improve patient access and help health systems match patients to the right providers. When asked what Kyruus does, Gervais said, “We’re focused on patient access, and the part of...
Flip the Script: Prescribing digital care to Duke patients
Thanks to a partnership between Duke Health and Seattle startup Xealth, Duke providers will be able to prescribe apps, videos, educational materials, and other digital health tools to their patients. In the future, the Xealth platform will also enable “contextual awareness,’ which will present relevant content to a...
Digital health market is hot, but startups still struggle to create sustainable business models
In a short amount of time, digital health has gone from “new kid on the block” to the darling child of investors and providers alike. But now the industry is starting to think about how to implement sustainable economic business models. “In the next five to six years or so, the market is estimated to be $120...
Aledade and the Louisiana Physicians Accountable Care Organization Partner to Deliver High-Quality Care and Lower Costs
Today, Aledade announced a partnership with the Louisiana Physicians Accountable Care Organization (LPACO). Through the partnership, Aledade will support the independent primary care physician-led LPACO in delivering high-quality, coordinated care to communities across Louisiana. “Aledade’s network of independent...
Accolade — Meet a Vendor
Shortlister invited Accolade Director of Business Development Kristen Vener and Product and Tech Solutions Expert Jeff Waibel to share how Accolade is using human compassion, clinical expertise, and intelligent technologies to deliver personalized healthcare and benefits support to employees and their families....
Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit Announces Finalists for $10K Business Plan Competition and The Silicon Valley Innovation Competition 2019, Sponsored by AARP Innovation Labs
The finalists have been announced for this year’s Business Plan Competition and AARP Innovation Labs Pitch Competition. The business plan competition features companies pitching their ideas to a diverse panel of judges for feedback, funding, and a $10,000 prize. Judges for the business plan competition were Carrie...
Aledade, California Medical Association Announce Collaboration to Help Physicians Deliver Better Care at Lower Cost
Aledade, a company that partners with independent practices, health centers, and clinics to build and lead physician-led accountable care organizations (ACOs) anchored in primary care, is collaborating with the California Medical Association (CMA) to help independent physicians succeed in the value-based health care...
GRAIL Announces Positive New Data with Multi-Cancer Early Detection Blood Test from CCGA Study
GRAIL, a healthcare company focused on the early detection of cancer, today announced new data from its Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study that demonstrates the ability of GRAIL’s technology to detect cancer early with a single blood test. The data revealed that GRAIL’s investigational multi-cancer blood...
GRAIL Announces Significant Progress with Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test Including FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
Liquid biopsy company GRAIL announced today that its multi-cancer test has been granted Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This investigational blood test is in development for the early detection of multiple cancer types in individuals aged 50 and over. The FDA grants...
Press Releases
Medidata and SHYFT Analytics Form Commercial Partnership
SHYFT Analytics and Medidata have announced a partnership that will increase access to healthcare data analytics in clinical trials. Using SHYFT’s intelligent analytics and Medidata’s clinical technology platform, the partnership will enable life sciences companies to...
Kyruus Appoints Travis Moore, MBA, RN as Senior Vice President of Market Solutions
Kyruus, an industry leader in patient access and referral management solutions, is focusing on increasing its market reach and growing its product portfolio with the hiring of its newest employee: Travis Moore. Moore will join Kyruus as the Senior Vice President of...
SHYFT Analytics Raises $12.5 Million in New Funding from Global Healthcare and Technology Leaders, led by McKesson Ventures and Medidata Solutions
SHYFT Analytics, a provider of cloud data and analytics for the global life sciences industry, announced that the company has secured $12.5 million in Series B funding from McKesson Ventures, Medidata Solutions, and other healthcare and technology investors. SHYFT...
Mercer and Accolade form alliance to set a new standard in consumer health experience
Global healthcare adviser Mercer has teamed up with healthcare concierge Accolade to develop an all-inclusive healthcare management solution. “Mercer Complete Care” debuted on August 4th and was developed as a resource for employers to offer their employees. The...
AmeriHealth New Jersey collaborates with Accolade to transform the health care experience for its members
Accolade and AmeriHealth New Jersey announced on July 19th a new collaboration that will help AmeriHealth New Jersey customers make the most of their benefits. The two companies have partnered to offer a preliminary group of customers access to a service called...