What You Should Know:
- Created to close the massive access and quality gap in neurological care, Neura Health announced it has raised $2.2M in seed funding from investors Pear VC (Doordash, Guardant Health), Norwest Venture Partners (Calm, Talkspace), Global Founders Capital, Index Ventures (Figma, Robinhood), digital health expert Nikhil Krishnan, and Next Play Ventures, the fund of former LinkedIn CEO Jeff
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Magellan Health to Deliver Prescription Medications via Drones
What You Should Know:
- Today Magellan Rx Management, the full-service pharmacy benefits management division of Magellan Health, and Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics, announced their collaboration to deliver prescription medications, including specialty medications that treat chronic, complex conditions, directly to patients’ homes via autonomous aircraft beginning in 2022.
- The collaboration marks Magellan Rx as the first national pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) to
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Jasper Health Raises $25M for Cancer Care Navigation and Experience Platform
What You Should Know:
- Jasper Health, an NYC-based cancer care coordination and experience platform raise $25M in Series A funding led by General Catalyst.
- The round, which was joined by new and existing investors Human Capital, W Health Ventures, Redesign Health, and 7wireVentures, brings Jasper’s total funding to approximately $31 million.
End-to-End Oncology Solution
1.8 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year. It’s an emotional and complicated process that no one
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PointClickCare Acquire Audacious Inquiry, Care Coordination Platform
What You Should Know:
– PointClickCare Technologies, a healthcare technology platform enabling meaningful collaboration and access to real-time insights, today announced its intent to acquire care coordination platform Audacious Inquiry.
- The combination of PointClickCare and Audacious Inquiry will help accelerate the companies’ mission to address critical gaps in healthcare and enable better care for vulnerable patients.
Cloud-Based Solutions Leverage Open APIs and Accredited
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Glooko Acquires German Medical AI Company xbird – M&A
What You Should Know:
- Glooko, a provider of remote patient monitoring and digital health solutions for diabetes and other chronic conditions, today announced it has acquired xbird, a German-based health AI company developing JITAI ( Just In Time Adaptive Intervention) technologies to support patients and their providers in predicting behavior and managing diabetes.
- The addition of xbird expands Glooko’s advanced analytics capabilities and tools, further broadening Glooko’s platform
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Vynca Secures $30M to Expand Integrated Palliative Care Platform
What You Should Know:
- Vynca, a technology provider addressing the needs of those battling serious illnesses, has raised $30 million in growth capital led by Questa Capital with participation from existing investors including Generator Ventures, First Trust Capital Partners, 4100 Group and OCA Ventures.
- Vynca will use the capital to grow its clinical services organization and expand its technology suite to meet the needs of value-based care programs, in addition to
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What the Crisis-Adoption of Telehealth Can Teach Tech Leaders
The pandemic disrupted many industries, but few experienced the level of change seen in healthcare. During the pandemic, the healthcare industry evolved from slowly adopting technology to implementing new technology strategies virtually overnight to continue patient care, most notably through telehealth. Moreover, during the pandemic, government deregulation helped drive a surge in virtual care, which was especially critical for patients with chronic conditions and at high risk if they were to
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Clinician Burnout, Nursing Staffing Shortage: 7 Exec Predictions to Watch
From clinician burnout to nursing staffing shortages, we asked executives to share their clinical predictions to watch in 2022 and beyond.
Angie Franks, CEO of ABOUT
Health system leaders will be focused on addressing dangerously high rates of clinician burnout and labor shortages across all roles, coupled with continued revenue and margin pressure. So it will be more important than ever for healthcare organizations to operate as a system and leverage all of their resources to ensure
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Uber Health Hires First Chief Medical Officer, Aledade’s New CEO, Other Digital Health Appointments
Uber Health, Uber’s healthcare arm, announced its first Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Cantor. Dr. Cantor will enable Uber Health to continue building innovative solutions that address the needs of patients, clinicians, and care coordinators. As a board-certified geriatrician, his experience designing clinical programs for older adults and vulnerable populations gives him unique insights into the most pressing gaps in care–and how technology can provide the flexible solutions needed to
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Talkiatry Lands $37M to Expand In-Network Psychiatric Care
What You Should Know:
– Talkiatry, a leading provider of in-network psychiatric care raised an additional $17M from Left Lane Capital, which totals their current funding to $37M in Series A funding. The completion of this round will support Talkiatry in responsibly scaling mental health services across the United States with national insurance contracts.
- The company also appointed Samson Walla as its Vice President of Operations. Walla joins Talkiatry from Uber, where he served as
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