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Bold, a Los Angeles-based healthy aging platform raises $17M in Series A funding led by Rethink Impact, with participation from Samsung Next and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health, Khosla Ventures, GingerBread Capital, and Primetime Partners. The latest funding, bringing its total amount raised to $27M. The company plans to utilize the capital to support Bold's continued expansion with national and regional Medicare plans and provider
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Report: The State of the Healthcare Employee Experience 2023
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- Nurses with managers who support their development are 10.6X more likely to stay in their job, according to a new study by Perceptyx, the employee listening and manager effectiveness platform.Nurses who have opportunities for learning in their roles (e.g. upskilling) are 7.3X more likely (and those who have greater career opportunities are 6.2X more likely) to stay with their organizations in the near term.
- The report, State of the Healthcare
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Ibex Launches Breast Cancer Biomarker Diagnostic Platform
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Ibex Medical Analytics launches Galen Breast HER2™, a novel breast cancer AI-powered biomarker scoring solution developed in collaboration with AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo, to support improved patient outcomes.Galen Breast HER2 is an AI-powered biomarker scoring solution to aid pathologists with reproductible HER2 assessment for breast cancer. The platform allows clinicians to rapidly and accurately identify patients with HER2-low who would benefit from
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M&A: NextGen Healthcare EHR Acquired by PE Firm for $1.8B
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- Thoma Bravo, a private equity software investment firm has acquired NextGen Healthcare, Inc, for over $1.8B in cash.
- Under the terms of the agreement, NextGen Healthcare shareholders will receive $23.95 per share in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth calendar quarter of 2023
- Upon completion of the acquisition, NextGen Healthcare’s common stock will no longer be listed on any public stock exchange and will become a privately held
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UPMC to Replace Oracle Cerner with Epic Enterprise EHR by 2026
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UPMC announced it is replacing Oracle Cerner with Epic’s enterprise EHR platform to create a unified platform across its health system, representing more than six million patient records. UPMC previously deployed Epic in its outpatient space, Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports.UPMC cites lowering operational costs, optimizing security, and improving patient engagement as reasons for the EHR replacement.Migration of all UPMC patient records to Epic’s EHR platform is expected
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Ibex Medical Analytics Raises $55M to Drive AI for Cancer Diagnosis Adoption Globally
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– Ibex Medical Analytics (Ibex), a provider of AI-powered cancer diagnostics raises $55M in Series C financing round led by 83North.
- The round also included participation from Sienna Venture Capital and existing investors in the company, Octopus Ventures, aMoon, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital. The financing brings total funding to over $100M since Ibex’s inception in 2016.
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Concord Health Invests in NeuroFlow’s Behavioral Health SaaS Platform
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- Concord Health Partners, a healthcare-focused investment firm, announced their investment in NeuroFlow, the market-leading behavioral health SaaS platform.
- NeuroFlow's platform combines AI-driven analytics, care collaboration enablement, and enterprise consumer-grade activation to reduce the risks of identifying, managing, and monitoring complex behavioral health and substance use populations.
- Concord's investment will provide NeuroFlow with capital to
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TeleVox Acquires Odeza Patient Engagement Business from Ensemble Health Partners
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- TeleVox announced it has acquired the Odeza patient engagement business from Ensemble Health Partners (Ensemble), a revenue cycle management company for hospitals, health systems and physician practices. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition will make TeleVox’s technology available to Ensemble’s customers, offering healthcare providers a comprehensive solution from patient acquisition to discharge and beyond.
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M&A: Accenture Acquires UK Digital Health Firm Nautilus
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- Accenture announced it has acquired Nautilus Consulting, a digital healthcare consultant firm in the U.K. that specializes in Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solutions. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition will enhance Accenture’s digital transformation, implementation, and optimization capabilities across the U.K. and global healthcare space. As part of the acquisition, Nautilus will join Accenture’s Health Strategy
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Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer Steps Down, Interim CEO Appointed
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- Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) CEO Rosalind Brewer is stepping down as CEO and a member of the board after only two years, as of August 31, 2023. Roz Brewer served as Chief Executive Officer of WBA since March 2021.
- The Board of Directors has appointed Ginger Graham, current Lead Independent Director of WBA, as the Company’s interim CEO. Ms. Brewer has agreed to continue to advise WBA while the Company conducts a search for a permanent CEO.
Rosalind Brewer
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