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- Clalit Health Services, the largest HMO in Israel eases the burden on customer service teams, allowing members to communicate directly with their HMO through WhatsApp and social media.
- Clalit members in Israel. Clalit members can now contact the clinic and doctors via WhatsApp - to schedule appointments, send documents - and save waiting time.
Deploying CommBox’s Omnichannel Communication Platform
As part of the move, Clalit implemented CommBox’s
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TripleBlind Taps Mayo Clinic Platform To De-Identify Patient Data
What You Should Know:
- TripleBlind, an automated, real-time data de-identification company has expanded its relationship with Mayo Clinic Platform.
- For the first time in healthcare, the use of TripleBlind’s Privacy Builder software will enable healthcare systems, via Mayo Clinic Platform, to strategically collaborate on developing the next generation of digital healthcare solutions within secure environments.
Collaboration Details
The collaboration allows the Mayo Clinic Platform
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Disclo Raises $5M for Health Disclosures & Accommodation Management Platform
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Today, Disclo announced a $5M seed round led by General Catalyst to help employers maintain compliance by tracking, managing, and reporting on health disclosure + accommodation requests in the workplace.
- Disclo acts as a third-party verifier, authenticating that a disability is legitimate and that the appropriate accommodation is required, eliminating some of the tension inherent in the process of asking for accommodations. Additionally, their HIPAA- and
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Wildflower Health & HTC Launch Statewide Value-Based Maternity Care Model in NJ
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- Today, Wildflower Health and the Healthcare Transformation Consortium (HTC), a collaborative of independent health systems in New Jersey, announced a new partnership to launch a value-based maternity care initiative. The collaborative, which is powered by Wildflower Health, aims to serve as a national blueprint for approaches to closing maternal care gaps and improving equity.
- As part of this initiative, Wildflower and HTC will also be working
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Edifecs and VirtualHealth Partner to Automate Prior Authorization
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- Today, Edifecs and VirtualHealth, a medical management company, announced a new partnership automated prior authorization to VirtualHealth’s HELIOS® platform for healthcare payer and provider clients.
- The Edifecs solution will automate and optimize the prior authorization process across HELIOS to significantly reduce the administrative burden, alleviate friction between payers and providers, and ultimately expedite patient care.
Growing Need for Automated Prior
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ProKidney Taps CVS Health Clinical Trial Services for Precision Recruitment
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- CVS Health Clinical Trial Services and late clinical-stage cellular therapeutics company ProKidney Corp. today announced a collaboration to enroll patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease into the proact 1 (REGEN-006) Phase 3 clinical trial of REACT®.
ProKidney’s lead product candidate, REACT® (REnal Autologous Cell Therapy), is a first-of-its-kind, patented, autologous cellular therapy with the potential to not only slow and stabilize the
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Healthcare-Focused Venture Studio Launches in Phoenix
What You Should Know:
- Former Bayless Integrated Healthcare CEO, Justin Bayless announced the launch of Journey Venture Studio, a 501c3 healthcare-focused venture studio focused on serving diverse and underrepresented founders.
- Aspiring entrepreneurs will go through a rigorous interview process, and once accepted and assigned a company will go through a rigorous growth program designed to jump-start the company’s success. The Journey provides hands-on support, investment, mentorship and
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Smile Digital Health Closes $30M to Expand Health Data Fabric Platform
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- Smile CDR Inc. (doing business as Smile Digital Health) ("Smile"), a FHIR® health data fabric (HDF) and exchange solutions provider raises $30M in Series B growth capital led by existing investors including UPMC Enterprises.
- Founded in 2016, Smile's HDF platform uses industry-leading HDF architecture and ONC-compliant, event-driven FHIR APIs to allow healthcare providers, payers and IT vendors to build secure,
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Tia and Cedars-Sinai Partner to Enhance Women’s Health
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- Tia, the modern medical home for women, announced that it is teaming up with Cedars-Sinai, one of California’s leading health systems, to expand access to primary and specialty care for women across Los Angeles. Together, the two healthcare leaders will provide and enhance high-quality physical, mental and reproductive healthcare for more than 100,000 women throughout the Los Angeles region.
- The deal -- which includes opening multiple clinics throughout LA -- will
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Mighty Health Raises $7.6M for Daily Health Program for Medicare-Aged Adults
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Mighty Health, the first all-in-one daily health program designed for adults ages 50 and up, today announced $7.6M in new financing co-led by Will Ventures and GFT Ventures.
- Mighty Health has built the modern home for healthy living for 50 on up, offering aging adults access to personalized and holistic health guidance through joint-friendly workouts, chronic condition-specific programs, custom nutrition plans, and 1-on-1 health coaching.
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