Zipnosis, a Minneapolis, MN-based virtual care platform has raised a $17 million in Series A funding led by Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. The round also included participation from Ascension Ventures, a subsidiary of Ascension, the nation’s largest non-profit and Catholic health system; along with existing investors Fairview Health Services, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Arthur Ventures, Waterline Ventures and Omphalos Ventures.
Zipnosis offers virtual care for more than 90 conditions and is
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‘Moneyball’ Comes to Medicine: Data Guru Paul DePodesta Joins Scripps
After leading a data revolution in Major League Baseball, data guru Paul DePodesta is joining the faculty of the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) where he will apply his skills and insight to the emerging field of digital medicine.
STSI is a National Institutes of Health sponsored consortium led by Scripps Health in collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute. Through this innovative research partnership, Scripps is leading the effort to translate wireless and genetic
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47% of UK Adults Prefer Telehealth Visits Over Face to Face Visits
Almost half (47%) of UK adults would be happy to see their doctor virtually via telehealth visits rather than face-to-face with a doctor, according to Aviva’s latest Health Check UK report. The report reveals a growing appetite for digital health technology (including wearable health monitors, health advice mobile apps and video consultations with doctors) among UK adults. Digital health has the potential to remove the need for some doctor appointments and alleviate pressure on stretched
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NYU Langone Researchers Use ResearchKit App to Track Concussions
This week, Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center unveiled the NYU Langone Concussion Tracker app for iPhone and Apple Watch that can track concussions during the critical six week following their diagnosis. Created by clinicians and IT experts at NYU Langone, the app offers a new way to engage patients in studies that use digital tools to shape clinical care.
The NYU Langone Concussion Tracker app will be used to track patient-reported symptoms during the six-week recovery period.
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Castlight Health Talks Where Predictive Analytics Is Heading in 2016
It’s been hailed as the next “big thing” in healthcare. Predictive analytics promises to aid in every aspect, from creating administrative efficiencies to improving outcomes. But beyond the algorithmic buzz, predictive analytics isn’t just going to help providers make better decisions, according to Castlight Health’s Chief R& D Officer, Jonathan Rende.
Turns out, predictive analytics has the potential to reveal a lot more for patients, including the competitive costs of procedures and how
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OpenNotes Pulls In $10M to Support Access to Clinical Notes for 50M Patients
Cambia Health Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Peterson Center on Healthcare, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are teaming up to jointly fund the three-year, $10M expansion of the OpenNotes movement. The funding will be used to accelerate access to clinical notes to 50 million patients nationwide.
For the next three years, the new $10M funding will support OpenNotes’ ability to assist providers with adoption, to reach a wide range of consumers, and to evaluate the impact
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Georgia’s Piedmont First to Offer On-Demand Virtual Visits
Starting today, consumers in Georgia can see a board-certified physician via virtual visit from their smart phone or tablet thanks to the new app Piedmont On Call.
Powered by Alii Healthcare, Piedmont On Call app is the first of its kind in Georgia allowing consumers physician consultants via Piedmont On Call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day of the week for $100 per virtual visit.
The app is specifically designed to help consumers receive faster treatment for low-acuity, urgent healthcare
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Express Scripts Commits $25M for Healthcare Innovation
Lewis & Clark Ventures, a Midwest-based venture capital firm, announced a $25 million multi-year commitment from Express Scripts to help source and support early stage healthcare innovation. The capital will supplement the company’s ongoing efforts to innovate smarter pharmacy solutions that deliver better outcomes for patients.
Lewis & Clark Ventures plans to fund between $3 to $7 million into companies that demonstrate disruptive innovation and are generating revenue. Lewis &
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DirectTrust: Meaningful Use Stage 3 Faces Bumpy Road in 2016
Meaningful Use Stage 3 faces a potentially uncertain future in 2016 and 2017, according to predictions from healthcare industry alliance DirectTrust. The nonprofit alliance states that MU program has alienated almost the entire provider community by overreaching for the final, Stage 3 version of its regulations.
Additionally, providers are particularly worried because the requirements of Stage 3 MU do not align well with MIPS and MACRA, the new rules under which Medicare will
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PatientsLikeMe Awarded $900k RWJF Grant to Develop Healthcare Performance Measures
PatientsLikeMe, a patient network that improves lives and a real-time research platform that advances medicine has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to help jumpstart changes that will amplify the patient voice in the measurement of healthcare performance.
A portion of the grant will fund a collaboration between PatientsLikeMe and the National Quality Forum (NQF) to develop, test and facilitate the broader use of patient-reported
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