On-demand healthcare concierge Accolade has developed a new system that combines artificial intelligence with machine learning technology to make delivery of healthcare services more efficient and proactive. Called Maya Intelligence Engine, the system provides customized healthcare assistance to individuals and their families. This new development puts...
SHYFT Analytics, a data and analytics cloud for life sciences, announced that in the last quarter, six biopharma companies have chosen to launch their new therapies using the SHYFT platform. The company’s solutions are designed to meet the needs of manufacturers developing and launching complex...
In a recent essay, Kyruus CEO Graham Gardner, MD, MBA, talked about what inspired him to start the company. Gardner was initially inspired to become a doctor by his family pediatrician and learned about the intricacies of pharmaceutical research and development from his father. Those experiences...
Intravenous drug therapy provider Infusion Express (IVX) has raised $13.5 million of growth capital in a round led by McKesson Ventures and Health Velocity Capital, with additional support from Nueterra Capital. Infusion Express will use the money to expand its services to chronically ill patients,...
On October 17, 2017, Rock Health kicked off its sixth annual digital health conference in San Francisco. The two-day seminar focused on using interactive programming to tackle healthcare’s most challenging issues. Here are some key takeaways from the summit. Takeaway #1: Address the problem first, then...
According to a new report from Research N Reports, the global patient case management software market stood at $930.7 million in 2016 and is anticipated to reach almost $2.2 billion by the year 2025. This typically web-based software is used in hospitals, clinics, and other...
StartUp Health recently reported on Q3 digital health funding activity, joining a previous Rock Health study. According to StartUp, whose study takes a wider sample than Rock Health’s, funding in Q3 is already at $9bn, past last year’s $8bn. StartUp Health notes that it is...
Aledade, a health company that works with independent primary care practices to operate accountable care organizations (ACOs), currently helps 287 primary care practices in 17 states look after more than a million patients. Their mission is to find more and better ways to diffuse innovation,...
Telehealth company Avizia announced on October 10 that it will acquire Seattle-based Carena, a leading virtual care provider. This acquisition makes Avizia the largest and most comprehensive telehealth solutions partner in the nation. It will also roughly double Avizia’s size, raising the number of health...
On Friday, market research firm Black Book published its list of the 50 most disruptive IT companies in healthcare. Hospitals and payers rated these companies the highest in terms of client experience. The list—comprised of both startups and established names—is categorized by services rendered. McKesson Ventures...