Google Cloud Unveils New Research examining COVID-19’s Acceleration of Innovation in Healthcare
Google Cloud revealed new research unveiling the impact of COVID-19 on reshaping technology’s role in healthcare. This research is the second phase of research that Google Cloud published in July, showcasing how critical data interoperability is in improving patient outcomes. The research reveals healthcare organizations accelerated technological upgrades over the course of the pandemic.
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Google Cloud Research Reveals COVID-19 Accelerates Innovation, Tech Adoption Still Lags
What You Should Know:
- Google Cloud revealed new research unveiling the impact of COVID-19 on reshaping technology’s role in healthcare. This research is the second phase of research that Google Cloud published in July, showcasing how critical data interoperability is in improving patient outcomes. The research reveals
healthcare organizations accelerated technological upgrades over the course of the pandemic.
- After a year shaped primarily by the COVID-19 pandemic, use of telehealth
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Salesforce Rolls Out Care from Anywhere to Improve Patient Access
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- Salesforce launches care from anywhere, new innovations that help organizations get closer to their patients, members, and customers in an always-on, digitally-enhanced healthcare system. By tapping into these innovations, they can streamline operations and ultimately, drive better health outcomes.
In addition to care from anywhere, Salesforce is also rolling out:
- Remote Patient Exception Monitoring for Health Cloud, which surfaces data and insights from
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Cerner Launches Social Determinants of Health Solution to Advance Health Equity
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- Cerner today announced a new solution, Cerner Determinants of Health, designed to help providers address healthcare inequities.
- Cerner Determinants of Health is a dashboard and supporting set of tools, integrated into the Cerner electronic health record, to help clinicians pinpoint disparities and suggest goals and resources within the patient’s care plan to help target intervention opportunities.
Leveraging SDoH to Advance Health Equity
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Cadence Launches with $41M & LifePoint Health Partnership for Remote Patient Monitoring Platform
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Cadence, a New York City-based health IT company empowering care outside the four walls of the hospital announced its official launch with $41 million in funding and a foundational partnership with national healthcare company, LifePoint Health. The funding was led by General Catalyst and Thrive Capital.
- Cadence has built a breakthrough remote care management platform that will deliver better care to people managing chronic conditions at scale.
- As part of the
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Smile CDR Raises $20M to Expand FHIR-Driven Data Liberation Platform for Interoperability
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- Smile CDR Inc. (Smile CDR), a Toronto-based health data storage and integration company, announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by 30 North Group, a Seattle-based family office, and UPMC Enterprises.
- Founded in 2016, Smile CDR offers a suite of services that allow health systems, payers and hospitals to meet U.S. health information interoperability standards rapidly and securely. Smile CDR's data and integration platform includes a complete
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Cricket Health Secures $83.5M to Expand Value-Based Kidney Care Model to Health Plans
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- Cricket Health, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of value-based kidney care with a clinically-proven approach to managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), today announced it has raised $83.5 million in Series B funding round led by Valtruis with a strategic investment from Blue Shield of California. The round also includes existing investors Oak HC/FT and Cigna Ventures, as well as K2 HealthVentures.
- This new funding will help
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Vera Whole Health Lands $50M from JP Morgan’s Morgan Health
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- Today, Morgan Health, JPMorgan Chase’s business focused on improving employee healthcare, today announced a $50M investment in Vera Whole Health, a CD&R portfolio company that is leading the critical shift to value-based employer-provided healthcare across the United States.
- Vera is the only care model with the capability to deliver whole system health to a diverse patient population from a single care center. The Vera model is uniquely designed to help people
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Kroger Health Taps Lyft to Provide Americans with Access to Rides to COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments
What You Should Know:
- Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co. today announced their partnership with Lyft Healthcare, Inc., the healthcare subsidiary of rideshare company Lyft, Inc., to provide access to discounted rides to and from COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
- This partnership is part of Lyft's Vaccine Access Program and Kroger Health's continued efforts to vaccinate Americans, especially those with limited access to transportation.
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RV Health Acquires Healthgrades.com from Mercury Healthcare – M&A
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- RV Health, a Red Ventures business, has acquired Healthgrades.com from Mercury Healthcare, the new brand for the separate enterprise-wide technology and data platform for health systems formerly known as Healthgrades, which will remain a separate business. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- Healthgrades.com is the leading online marketplace to find and connect with the right doctor, the right hospital, and the right care. As part of the
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