What You Should Know:
- Cortica, Inc. ("Cortica"), a San Diego, CA-based tech-enabled clinical services for autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions, announced it has raised $60 million in financing to further its mission to transform autism care. The funding was led by Longitude Capital with participation from new investors .406 Ventures and Adam Boehler, along with existing investors Questa Capital and Aperture Venture Partners. Silicon Valley Bank also participated by expanding
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Archives for 2021
3 Tips to Help Staffing Run Smoothly at Your COVID-19 Vaccination Site
So far 2021 has been the year of the COVID vaccine as more and more people have become eligible to receive it. As of mid-May 2021, everyone age 12 and over in the United States is able to get a vaccine and about 37.5% of the country’s total population is fully vaccinated.
It’s a great start, but as eligibility has increased, we’ve also seen certain areas struggle to set up and staff new vaccine locations. Here are three tips on how to make the staffing side of your COVID-19 vaccine site run
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Hims & Hers Rolls Out 1:1 Teletherapy Offering for $99
What You Should Know:
- Hims & Hers, today announced the launch of individual, video-based teletherapy support at $99 per session. With mental health needs ballooning nationwide - and many not able to access care even with insurance or through their employer
- Hims and Hers' offering provides a critical safety net for many -- beyond just its 391,000 current subscribers. The therapy sessions are based on a number of evidenced-based principles
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BioT Raises $6.5M to Transform Medical Devices Into Connected Solutions
What You Should Know:
- BioT, a TEL AVIV, Israel-based provider of medical devices cloud connectivity and remote care, announced $6.5 million Seed Round financing led by Bridges Israel, together with North First Ventures, and XT Hi-Tech.
- Connected Care is quickly becoming a major factor in the healthcare industry by eliminating the need for patients to return to a physician's office for check-ups and monitoring. BioT is a low-code, easy-to-integrate, cloud-based platform for
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Welltok Introduces New Consumer-Facing Marketplace
What You Should Know:
- Welltok, a consumer activation company, introduced The Connect Store, a new consumer-facing marketplace that allows users to spend designated benefits dollars or pay directly for health and wellbeing programs and products that meet their immediate needs.
- This supplemental benefit program features Welltok’s Connect Partners Ecosystem and helps Welltok clients like health plans and employers offer more extensive wellbeing without additional costs
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EchoNous Closes $60M for AI-Assisted Handheld Ultrasound Device
What You Should Know:
- EchoNous, a Redmond, WA-based portable AI-guided ultrasound tools and platform, announced it has raised $60 million in funding from Kennedy Lewis Investment Management (“Kennedy Lewis”).
- The investment from Kennedy Lewis combines senior secured debt and equity and builds on the support of KKR, which has been EchoNous’ principal investor since 2015. Kennedy Lewis' funding will help further the development of and grow adoption for the Kosmos platform, which is
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Ro Acquires At-Home Diagnostic Testing Company Kit – M&A
What You Should Know:
- Healthcare technology company, Ro today announced the acquisition of Kit, an at-home diagnostics company that offers self-administered diagnostic tests, including finger prick blood assays, blood pressure tests, weight measurement tools, and more—all shipped directly to their door. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition of Kit will serve as a critical piece to Ro’s vertically integrated platform, which already offers
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Reinventing the Last Mile: Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines to Our Most Vulnerable Populations
Over the past several months, the United States has rapidly accelerated its COVID-19 vaccination rates, with close to half of the population receiving at least one dose by the middle of May. With three highly effective vaccine options and numerous public-private partnerships delivering doses to the public, the country certainly appears to be on the right track to building immunity to the virus. However, a closer look at the data reveals significant concerns. There are clear and persistent
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AlohaCare, Kaiser Permanente to Launch First Social Care Network in Hawaii
What You Should Know:
- Unite Us, the enterprise tech company providing digital infrastructure to create efficient ecosystems of care, today announced a partnership with Kaiser Permanente and AlohaCare, a nonprofit health plan in Hawaii, to implement the first-ever coordinated care network throughout the state of Hawaii.
- As social services like food, employment, and housing continue to be strained due to COVID-19, Unite Hawaii network will bridge the care gap statewide for individuals in
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AbleTo Launches Clinically Guided Member Experience for 21M Eligible Lives
What You Should Know:
- AbleTo, a leading provider of high-quality, virtual behavioral health care, today announce new, clinically guided, fully integrated member experience for 21M eligible lives. The launch includes AbleTo Connect, a digital engine that guides members to the right level of care, and the new AbleTo app, a single place to find all AbleTo resources and newly enhanced support features.
- This launch comes at a time when more than
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