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Primary care provider, VillageMD has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Summit Health-CityMD, a provider of primary, specialty and urgent care in a blockbuster M&A deal valued at $8.9 billion with investments from Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA).
The combined company will create a multi-payor platform to deliver quality, affordable care for all patients and will enhance WBA’s robust portfolio of leading, integrated healthcare offerings across the care
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a16z Bio+ Health Partners with Bassett Health to Bring Digital Health Solutions to Rural New York
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- Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health fund today announced a strategic partnership with Bassett Healthcare Network, an integrated healthcare system in central New York state.
- The strategic partnership aims to leverage digital healthcare technologies from a16z’s portfolio companies to address the inequities and systemic challenges of delivering high-quality healthcare to rural patient populations through Bassett Healthcare Network.
Leveraging Digital Health to
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SEMCAP Launches Investment Strategy to Address Healthcare Market Opportunity
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- Growth equity investor SEMCAP is launching SEMCAP Health, its healthcare investment strategy to address the significant opportunities at this unprecedented time in the healthcare industry.
- SEMCAP Health takes influential minority or majority positions in high-growth healthcare tech and tech-enabled services business. The most recent example is SEMCAP Health’s investment in
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Lumeris Launches Value-Based Care Accelerator for Practices
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- Lumeris is launching Tribus, a value-based care accelerator for practices to convert from fee-for-service to value-based care using a community based-model.
- Under the direction of Dr. Chuck Willey, CEO of Tribus, who is a practicing internal medical physician in St. Louis, doctors will participate in physician-to-physician training and mentorship for anyone looking for a better way to deliver at-risk care for senior populations.
Why It Matters
The Medicare
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Numares Health & Mayo Clinic Expands AI-Enabled Diagnostic Testing Collaboration
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- Mayo Clinic and Numares Health have expanded their collaboration recently to develop AI-enabled diagnostic testing that is more accurate and reliable than current U.S. tests for patients with chronic diseases, including kidney, cardiovascular, liver and neurologic conditions.
- The expanded collaboration builds on Mayo Clinic's clinical research support for Numares Health to include an innovative convertible equity investment.
AI-Enabled
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Valera Health Secures $45M to Increase Mental Health Access for High Acuity Patients
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Valera Health, a virtual mental health provider serving high acuity patients raises $44.5M in growth equity raise led by Heritage Group.
The round also included participation from Cigna Ventures, Horizon Healthcare Services and existing investors, which include Windham Ventures, AXA Venture Partners, Aquiline Technology Partners, Trinnovate Ventures (BCBS AZ), Figure Eight Investments, Watershed VC, and Alsora Capital.
Care that is comprehensive, inclusive, and
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JPMorgan Establishes Life Sciences Private Equity Division
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- J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced the establishment of a new life sciences private equity team, Life Sciences Private Capital.
- The new team will focus on investing in both early and growth-stage healthcare companies across multiple strategies aligned to specific market opportunities, with a focus on novel therapeutics and technologies in several target areas including Genetic Medicine, Oncology, Neurodegenerative Disease, Rare Diseases, Autoimmunity,
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MedCrypt Raises $25M for Medical Device Cybersecurity Platform
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- Today, MedCrypt, the proactive cybersecurity solution provider for medical devices and manufacturers raises $25M in Series B funding led by Intuitive Ventures and Johnson & Johnson Innovation.
- The round included participation from institutional investors Section 32, Eniac Ventures, Anzu Partners, and Dolby Family Ventures. This round of funding brings the company's total to date to $34.4M.
Rising Need for Medical Device Cybersecurity
This round stems
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MEDITECH Taps Health Gorilla to Power Canadian Interoperability Network
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- Health Gorilla, a Health Information Network and interoperability provider, has been selected by MEDITECH as the technology platform for Traverse Exchange Canada — a first-of-its-kind interoperability network that will enable the seamless flow of health information between participating organizations across Canada.
- Powered by Health Gorilla’s Health Interoperability Platform, Traverse Exchange Canada will ensure that comprehensive clinical information is
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Mass General Brigham Deploys DexCare’s Digital Care Access Platform
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- Mass General Brigham (MGB) has partnered with DexCare to improve consumer experiences and outcomes for virtual urgent care.
- DexCare’s solution will allow patients to access care from MGB at their preferred time and format through simple, self-directed digital experiences = better patient acquisition, retention and experiences. The platform will allow MGB to optimize resource usage and intelligently navigate patient demand to see more patients while reducing
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