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Oncology Analytics Raises $21M, Moves Headquarters to Atlanta
Oncology Analytics, a digital health startup that provides an evidence-based, analytics-focused approach to utilization management for oncology, announced today that it had raised $21 million in a Series B funding round. Led by Oak HC/FT, the round also included funding from McKesson Ventures, Blue Cross Blue Shield...
Oncology Analytics Raises $21 Million Series B Financing Led by Oak HC/FT
Oncology Analytics announced today that it had raised $21 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round. The round was led by Oak HC/FT and was joined by McKesson Ventures, Blue Cross Blue Shield Venture Partners, and Sandbox Advantage Fund. Oncology Analytics, Inc. provides health plans, provider and patients...
Three Takeaways from Rock Health Summit 2018
Last week, writer George McLaughlin attended the annual Rock Health Summit in San Francisco. He learned a lot at the conference, but in a recent article he shared his three key takeaways. First, he said, everyone is excited about voice—that is, leveraging voice recognition technology to push the digital health and...
Systemness as a Lever for Greater Health System Resilience
“Systemness” is a word coined by Kyruus CEO Graham Gardner to describe operating in a way that enables the system to create more value than the sum of its parts. In a recent essay, Gardner described how systemness can contribute to health systems’ resilience. Hospitals and health systems are under more strain than...
Capital BlueCross Announces Innovative Virtual Care Pilot Program with Bermudian Springs School District
Capital BlueCross is teaming up with the Bermudian Springs School District to provide convenient, affordable access to healthcare for school district staff during working hours. The partnership, which uses American Well’s Virtual Care system, will help faculty and staff address minor health concerns during the course...
Komodo Health Appoints Richard Kho as Chief Revenue Officer and Saiba Sabherwal as Chief Financial Officer
Komodo Health today announced the promotions of Richard Kho, Ph.D., as chief revenue officer and Saiba Sabherwal, M.B.A., as chief financial officer. In addition, the company announced the strategic hire of Julie Rogers as vice president of people & experience. Dr. Richard Kho moves into the chief revenue officer...
Payment Designed for People: Introducing the Primary Care Outcomes Model
Early data shows that alternative payment methods (APMs) such as Alternative Quality Contract or Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have been associated with lower spending on healthcare and improved use of healthcare resources. However, both of these APMs have produced only modest cost reductions in...
Propeller Health research suggests asthma guidelines update
Clinical guidelines for determining asthma control were set many years ago, and now new research from Propeller Health suggests that those guidelines should be updated. The research was done in partnership with the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado. It showed that both...
Kyruus Announces Launch of ProviderMatch for Salesforce on the Salesforce AppExchange to Help Health Systems Deliver Optimal Access Experience
Kyruus announced today that its ProviderMatch for Salesforce solution, which integrates into Salesforce Health Cloud on the Salesforce AppExchange, is now available. ProviderMatch for Salesforce enables contact centers to deliver a personalized, end-to-end patient experience by combining Salesforce’s 360-degree view...
New Actuarial Study Shows Accolade Personalized Advocacy Substantially Reduces Employer Healthcare Costs
A comprehensive study from a leading consulting firm has found that Accolade employer customers save significant medical and pharmacy spend across the entire member population, regardless of age, demographic, or condition. According to a rigorous independent comparison study by Aon, Accolade personalized advocacy...