Press Releases
PicnicHealth Partners with Komodo Health to Enrich Its Research Platform Utilizing Real-World Patient Data
Komodo Health and PicnicHealth have announced a partnership to support real-world evidence research programs for complex chronic illnesses like multiple sclerosis and hemophilia. With this partnership, PicnicHealth will enrich its database of de-identified patient medical records with data from Komodo’s Healthcare...
Geisinger Health Plan Makes Searching for a Provider Easier With Kyruus-HealthSparq Integration
Geisinger Health Plan has expanded its partnership with HealthSparq, a healthcare guidance and transparency technology company serving health plans, and its parent company, Kyruus. GHP is the first health plan to use HealthSparq’s new Path to Care solution to power its provider directory with richer, more accurate...
Leading Real-World Data and Analytics Organizations Form Industry Coalition to Advance Policies to Support Regulatory Use of Real-World Evidence
McKesson Ventures portfolio company Aetion is one of the five real-world data (RWD) and analytics organizations that have banded together to form the RWE Alliance, an industry coalition dedicated to advancing the use of real-world evidence (RWE) to support regulatory decisions. The other members of the Alliance are...
Aetion Closes $110M Series C Funding Round Led by Warburg Pincus
On May 11, Aetion announced a $110 million Series C fundraise. The fundraise was led by growth equity firm Warburg Pincus, with additional funding from new investors B Capital and Foresite Capital and existing investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Flare Capital Partners. This additional $110 million brings...
Augmedix to Report 2021 First Quarter Financial Results on May 13, 2021
Augmedix, a leading provider of remote medical documentation and live clinical support, has announced that it will report financial results for the first quarter 2021 on Thursday, May 13, 2021, after market close. Company management will host a corresponding conference call at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET. The...
Pharmapacks Announces Expansion and Reformation of Board of Directors and Advisors
Pharmapacks, an eCommerce enablement platform and retail seller for brands across major eCommerce marketplaces, announced that it has a new Board of Directors and Advisors, effective January 2021. The announcement follows Pharmapacks’ partnership with and strategic investment from The Carlyle Group in November of...
Accolade to Acquire PlushCare
Accolade announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlushCare, a leading provider of virtual primary care and mental health treatment. Together, the two companies intend to provide more seamless consumer access to care for acute, chronic, and preventative health needs, whether delivered virtually...
Aledade Announces Carbon Neutrality, Additional Sustainability Efforts
On Earth Day 2021, Aledade announced three key sustainability commitments the company is making in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint and support a healthier environment. First among them, Aledade announced that, effective immediately, the company is carbon-neutral and will ensure the offset of any carbon...
Evidation Partners with HealthVerity to Enhance its Research and Virtual Health Offerings
Evidation and HealthVerity have announced a collaboration to provide greater transparency to the patient experience by allowing individuals to connect their wearable and survey data with real-world data from clinical settings via HealthVerity. The partnership will enable researchers and developers of health programs...
Clinical Ink Deploys eCOA Solutions for Industry’s Most Complex Assessments
Global clinical trial technology company Clinical Ink announced that it has deployed an industry-leading 500 unique eCOA scales and assessments in 82 languages. eCOA, or electronic clinical outcome assessment, instruments play a critical role in clinical trial conduct and are used in a variety of ways, from screening...
Other News
How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on telehealth
Healthcare IT News recently interviewed Hims & Hers Chief Operating Officer Melissa Baird about how the company has built its brand around telehealth but still has its origins in helping people deal with conditions that are uncomfortable to talk about—sexual...
Transforming the Rare Disease Landscape with Data
AllStripes, formerly known as RDMD, recently completed a $50 million venture round, which it will use to launch 100 new rare disease research programs. Global Genes recently interviewed AllStripes Co-founder and CEO Nancy Yu about the growing efforts around patient...
Matternet’s automated drone-docking station makes its real-life debut in Switzerland
Matternet has debuted its Matternet Station automated landing space and payload control tower at a hospital in Lugano, Switzerland. Looking something like a 10-foot-tall flower, the Matternet Station provides a safe place for a cargo drone to land, swap out its...
With $1.3 billion in venture funding, the femtech space is booming
There’s been a lot of talk about “femtech” booming over the past several months. However, a new report by Rock Health shows that even though there’s been a lot of funding in the space so far this year, it still accounts for a tiny fraction of total dollars going into...
Aledade Named Among 2021 Best Workplaces for Women by FORTUNE and Great Place to Work
FORTUNE and Great Place to Work have ranked Aledade as one of 2021’s Best Workplaces for Women. Ranked 12th on the list, it’s Aledade’s second year in a row receiving the honor. The annual FORTUNE and Great Place to Work awards are based on survey responses from...