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Kroger Health Taps Lyft to Provide Americans with Access to Rides to COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments

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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. How It Works Individuals
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RV Health Acquires Healthgrades.com from Mercury Healthcare – M&A

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RV Health Acquires Healthgrades.com from Mercury Healthcare – M&A

What You Should Know: - 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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PE Firm WCAS Launches $300M Value-Based Care Portfolio Company, Valtruis

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PE Firm WCAS Launches $300M Value-Based Care Portfolio Company, Valtruis

What You Should Know: Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“WCAS”), a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare and technology industries, announced that it is launching Valtruis, a unique portfolio company that will invest in and partner with value-based care driven healthcare companies. WCAS is committing an initial $300M to this platform. Founded on a commitment to accelerate meaningful change, Valtruis brings the functional expertise, access to capital and an
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Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare Launches Azure Healthcare APIs

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Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare Launches Azure Healthcare APIs

What You Should Know: - Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare announced it is expanding its portfolio of interoperability data services for the health and life sciences industry with Azure Healthcare APIs. - Built for the requirements of Protected Health Information (PHI), Azure Healthcare APIs enable customers with a platform as a service (PaaS) to ingest, manage, and persist data in the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. Anyone working with health data can
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Connections Health Solutions Secures $30M to Expand Behavioral Health Crisis Services Model

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Connections Health Solutions Secures $30M to Expand Behavioral Health Crisis Services Model

What You Should Know: - Connections Health Solutions, a Phoenix, AZ-based provider of immediate-access behavioral health crisis stabilization, has raised $30 million in a growth financing led by Heritage Group, a leading healthcare-focused private equity firm. - The partnership will fuel national expansion of Connections Health Solutions’ leading behavioral health crisis services model. Rising Demand for Behavioral Health Services Demand for behavioral health services is on
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Air Methods Launches Drone Solution to Improve Healthcare Access & Minimize Supply Challenges

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Air Methods Launches Drone Solution to Improve Healthcare Access & Minimize Supply Challenges

What You Should Know: - Air Methods, the nation’s largest air medical provider, today announced the launch of Spright, a newly formed drone solution, designed to help improve healthcare access and minimize supply challenges. Collaborating with Wingcopter, an industry-leading German drone manufacturer, Spright will create a first-of-its-kind, drone-based, urgent healthcare resource delivery network across the United States.  - The network will be designed to quickly deliver emergent
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Cardinal Health Leverages Blockchain to Streamline Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

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Cardinal Health Leverages Blockchain to Streamline Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

What You Should Know: -  Cardinal Health and Chronicled announced a partnership to leverage a new blockchain-powered solution on the MediLedger Network to streamline operations across the pharmaceutical supply chain and enable a reliable, frictionless experience for pharmacies across the country. The new blockchain solution will allow Cardinal Health to optimize the complex process of pharmaceutical chargebacks and create greater connectivity for its suppliers and
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Tight Hospital Margins Continue Amid COVID-19 Concerns

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Tight Hospital Margins Continue Amid COVID-19 Concerns

What You Should Know: - U.S. hospitals and health systems continued to experience tight margins in June, as rising expenses offset revenue and volume improvements—amid concern about the impact of the COVID-19 Delta variant—according to the latest issue of Kaufman Hall’s National Hospital Flash Report.    - The National Hospital Flash Report draws on data from more than 900 hospitals. Data from the report comes from Axiom’s Comparative Analytics from Syntellis
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Eko Appoints Renee Gaeta as Chief Financial Officer

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Eko Appoints Renee Gaeta as Chief Financial Officer

What You Should Know: - Eko, a cardiopulmonary digital health company, today announced the appointment of Renee Gaeta as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the executive leadership team. In her new role, Mrs. Gaeta will execute on the Eko’s priorities, accelerate growth and enhance value. - Prior to joining Eko, Mrs. Gaeta previously served as CFO and member of the executive team at Establishment Labs Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESTA), where she played a key role in the company’s
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WellSky Acquires Healthify to Enhance Social Determinants of Health

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WellSky Acquires Healthify to Enhance Social Determinants of Health – M&A

What You Should Know: - Seamless coordination between providers, community-based organizations, and payers is the key to delivering value-based care at scale. To better connect providers, identify social determinants of health, search for social services, and coordinate care with community partners, WellSky has acquired Healthify. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. - Together, WellSky and Healthify will connect
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