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Evariant Named Recipient of Marcum Tech Top 40 Award as one of Connecticut’s Fastest Growing Tech Companies
The Connecticut Technology Council and Marcum LLP announced on September 19 that Evariant, a healthcare CRM data analytics platform, made the Marcum Tech Top 40 (TT40) list of fastest-growing technology companies in Connecticut. This is the sixth year that the company has been recognized on the TT40 list. Companies...
The Next Step in Fighting Cancer: A Digital Management Platform?
While many are focused on finding a cure for cancer, making treatments more accessible to patients, and early detection or prevention—all critical elements of the cancer paradigm—one aspect of the fight against cancer needs more attention. Coordinating care across patients, physicians, payers, and specialty pharma...
Truveris Pulls in $25mln in Series D
New York City-based Truveris, a healthcare tech company focusing on cloud-based data analytics, recently raised $25 million during its Series D funding. The funding round was led by McKesson Ventures, with other investors including Canaan Partners, New Leaf Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, and New Atlantic...
If prices are kept hidden, consumers can’t take more responsibility for their health care costs
In a recent article published in STAT, McKesson Ventures associate Anahita Nakhjiri gave her take on why transparency is key in restructuring the health care payment system. Using the automobile industry as an example, Nakhjiri explains that before purchasing a vehicle, consumers are able to compare cars based on...
Truveris Secures $25 Million in New Funding to Help Reduce Cost and Improve Access to Prescription Medications
Truveris, a healthcare technology company that pioneered cloud-based analytics solutions for the prescription benefits industry, announced today that it has secured $25 million in a new round of funding. The Series D round was led by McKesson Ventures and included five other venture capital firms. Truveris brings...
How to Raise Your Employees’ Benefits IQ Before Open Enrollment
With all the paperwork required for benefits, particularly during the open enrollment season, it can be difficult to make sure employees receive everything they need. With the Bureau of Labor Statistics finding that the average cost of employee benefits is about 30% of their total compensation, it’s vital to make...
Doctors in Smart Glasses Are Using the “Pokemon Go” of Medicine
With health systems around the world under pressure due to time restraints and excessive paperwork, bedside manner is often the first to go. That’s why Augmedix’s Google Glass transcription service is so vital to the healthcare industry. “Augmedix allows doctors to focus on what matters the most: patient care,” says...
Aledade Tech is Helping Solo Practitioners Stay Independent Amid Value-Based Shift
With healthcare moving to value-based care models, smaller independent physicians need new ways to keep track of data. That's why Shawn Purifoy, MD, who owns the Malvern Family Medical Clinic in Malvern, Arkansas, has taken to using the Aledade Arkansas ACO. According to Purifoy, the ACO partners with primary care...
Kyruus CEO Shares Perspective on Digital Health in Massachusetts
Kyruus CEO Graham Gardner likens Kyruus's efforts to change healthcare to the way Oakland A's manager Billy Bean redefined baseball by focusing on the inherent value of his players in the book Moneyball. The KyruusOne software platform, according to Gardner, helps health systems connect patients with "the right...
How Science is Unlocking the Cancer Medicines of the Future
In the UK, more than 350,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in 2014, and there were 163,444 deaths from cancer. Nonetheless, the outlook for cancer patients is looking better, thanks to major advances in drug development, genomics, and immunotherapy. One example is CAR-T cell therapies, an immunotherapy program...
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