Boston Children’s Hospital’s Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator (IDHA) today unveiled Dock Health, a secure mobile and web application that gives clinicians and their teams an essential tool for managing the numerous tasks that are part of clinical care. Founded by Michael Docktor, MD and Keather Roemhildt , Dock Health received an accelerator grant from IDHA in 2016. As of early September, the app is being piloted in several Boston Children’s departments (Gastroenterology,
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Survey: Healthcare CIOs Plagued by Data Governance Challenges & Maturity
Hospitals are struggling to implement data governance processes or are facing hurdles that impede the initiatives’ effectiveness, according to a recent Dimensional Insight’s survey. Conducted in August 2017, Dimensional Insight surveyed 104 CIOs and CMIOs about their maturity level and challenges associated with data governance efforts. The survey reveals that while 44 percent of respondents said they had implemented an enterprise-wide data governance capability at their organization, the
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Analytics 4 Life Lands $25M to Advance AI-Driven Cardiac Imaging Apps
Analytics 4 Life, a digital health startup using artificial intelligence to develop medical imaging solutions has raised $25 million in Series B funding supported by an international syndicate of accredited investors, including physicians, healthcare professionals, and medical device experts. The company will use the latest round of funding to advance its proprietary imaging technology designed to assess coronary artery disease in a revolutionary way. The Series B round brings the Analytics 4
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Paradigm Outcomes Acquires Surgical Management Solution ForeSight Medical
Paradigm Outcomes, a provider of medical management services for catastrophically injured workers, has acquired ForeSight Medical, a comprehensive suite of surgical management solutions in the workers’ compensation marketplace. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, ForeSight Medical will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradigm and will maintain its separate brands. Clients will continue to receive exceptional service and unparalleled
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Pfizer Spin Off Lands $103M to Develop New Drugs for Undeserved Patient Populations
SpringWorks Therapeutics, a new Pfizer spin-off launched as a way to advance investigational drug therapies that may hold significant promise for underserved patients has raised $103 million in funding in Series A funding. The Series A round was led by Bain Capital Life Sciences, Bain Capital Double Impact, OrbiMed, Pfizer and LifeArc (formerly known as MRC Technology). SpringWorks Therapeutics’ collaborative business model is designed to deliver both social and financial returns via
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CMS Unveils “New Direction” for Innovation Center to Promote Patient-Centered Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has unveiled a “new direction for the Innovation Center” to promote patient-centered care and test market-driven reforms. The goal of this new direction for the CMS Innovation Center will empower beneficiaries as consumers, provide price transparency, increase choices and competition to drive quality, reduce costs, and improve outcomes.The CMS Innovation Center will carefully evaluate how models developed consistent with the new directions
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Innovation Health Launches Types 2 Diabetes Pilot Program With Sanofi
Innovation Health, an innovation partnership between Inova and Aetna has announced a new pilot program with Sanofi for people living with Type 2 diabetes. The focus of the pilot program will work to study the impact of novel digital helath solutions from One Drop and Gocap to help patient outcomes and medication adherence. The pilot program will be facilitated by Innovation Health, Inova Health Systems and Healthagen, a division of Aetna. Digital Therapeutic Pilot Program OverviewThe goal of the
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PatientSafe Solutions Raises $25M for Point-of-Care Mobile Solutions
PatientSafe Solutions, a provider of mobile clinical workflow and communication solutions has raised $25 million in funding led by HighBar Partners with participation from existing investors Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Camden Partners, Psilos Group, and TPG. The company plans to utilize the latest round of funding to accelerate its operations, sales and customer success. In addition, the funding will help Patient Safe drive further innovation in clinical communications and care
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Change Healthcare Unveils Enterprise Blockchain to Boost Revenue Cycle Efficiency
Change Healthcare today announced the launch of the first blockchain solution for enterprise-scale use in healthcare during Distributed: Health 2017 in Nashville, TN. The new blockchain solution will enable payers and providers to boost revenue cycle efficiency, improve real-time analytics, cut costs, and create innovative new services.How it WorksChange Healthcare will employ Hyperledger Fabric 1.0, an open source blockchain framework hosted by The Linux Foundation, to create a distributed
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Tempus Raises $70M to Expand Personalized Cancer Care Platform
Tempus, a technology company focused on helping doctors personalize cancer care by collecting and analyzing large volumes of molecular and clinical data, today announced it has raised $70 million in Series C funding. The Series C round was co-led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Revolution Growth. This latest round brings the two-year-old company’s total funding to $130M.Cancer isn't only about where it grows. It's about how it grows. Genetic alterations drive cancer growth. Some
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