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- Ketamine One is now collaborating with OVR Technology to provide a first-of-its-kind VR scent experience as part of its patient treatment programs to provide its INHALE Wellness Platform over an initial term of two years in Ketamine One’s clinics. The INHALE Wellness Platform is an olfactory-enabled VR platform designed to deepen immersion, promote relaxation and help manage stress.
As part of the agreement, OVR Technology will provide its proprietary technology and
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Alight Acquires Expert Medical Advice Platform ConsumerMedical
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- Alight Solutions, a cloud-based provider of integrated digital human capital and business solutions announced it will acquire ConsumerMedical, a clinical advocacy and expert medical opinion company that serves 6 million people through the nation’s largest employers, health plans, carriers and private exchanges. This is a key move as healthcare navigation services is a rapidly expanding market and one that’s critical to Alight’s growth.
- With its comprehensive
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Jasper Health Integrates BioIntelliSense’s RPM and COVID-19 Screening Solution for Members
What You Should Know:
- Today, BioIntelliSense announced it has formed a strategic collaboration with Jasper Health, an emerging leader of digital engagement for people diagnosed with cancer.
- As part of the strategic collaboration, Jasper Health will integrate the BioIntelliSense FDA-cleared BioSticker and medical grade BioButton® wearable devices as part of its remote member engagement and guidance platform. This new offering will enable Jasper Health members to leverage the
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Foundation Medicine Integrates with Epic EMR for Genomic Insights for Precision Cancer Care
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- Foundation Medicine (FMI) announced today a partnership to integrate its comprehensive genomic testing services into Epic’s electronic medical record (EMR) platform, making it easier for oncologists to order comprehensive genomic tests (CGP), review results, continually access clinical and genomic information and share among their care teams in order to develop personalized treatment plans quickly and efficiently for their patients. See the full release
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Olive Launches In-House Venture Studio for Digital Health Startups
Olive Launches In-House Venture Studio for Digital Health Startups
What You Should Know:
- Olive, the $4B healthcare automation company, today announced Olive Ventures, a new in-house venture studio that works hand-in-hand with early-stage entrepreneurs to create digital health companies through Olive’s platform.
- Olive Ventures offers visionaries a secure, compliant tech environment (i.e. Olive’s tech stack) that’s designed to rapidly validate, deploy, distribute and
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Ginger and Headspace Merge to Form Headspace Health to Support Mental Health
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-Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, and Ginger, a leader in on-demand mental healthcare, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge.
- The combined entity, Headspace Health, will provide the full spectrum of proven, effective virtual support - from mindfulness and meditation to text-based behavioral health coaching, to video-based therapy and psychiatry - for all types of patient populations (consumers, employees,
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UPS Launches First COVID-19 Vaccine Drone Deliveries at Atrium Health Wake Forest
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- UPS, together with its UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) subsidiary, announced it is now making COVID-19 vaccine deliveries via drone for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, using new cold chain packaging developed specifically for drones.
- The announcement marks the first COVID-19 vaccine drone delivery in the U.S. and is an extension of current work for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. UPS’s drone airline received first-of-kind approval
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Antidote Health Raises $12M to Build First Virtual HMO in the U.S.
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- AntidoteHealth, a New York City-based telehealth provider making quality healthcare accessible to all Americans, today announced it has raised $12 million in seed funding to build an AI-based virtual Health maintenance organization (HMO). The seed round was led by iAngels, Well-Tech Ventures, and Flint Capital, along with other angel investors.
- Antidote is an HMO, which means it cuts out the middleman, connecting simply patients to doctors. By offering a more
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Accenture Invests in Virtual Diagnostic Testing Platform ixlayer
What You Should Know:
- Accenture Ventures announced a strategic investment in ixlayer, a leader in healthcare IT-focused on providing technology-based solutions for diagnostic testing. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
- Aimed at making lab testing more efficient, the company’s platform lies at the nexus of doctors, researchers, patients and medical facilities, providing healthcare providers, payors and governments with the cloud-based IT infrastructure to scale products and
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Delta Variant Raises New Uncertainties for Hospitals Nationwide
What You Should Know:
- In May, U.S. hospitals, health systems, and physician groups were beginning to recover from COVID-19’s impact on their operations, but the dramatic spread of the Delta variant and an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations caused new setbacks, according to two reports from Kaufman Hall.
- Hospitals and health systems experienced setbacks in July as the variant drove dramatic spikes in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Margins and volumes both fell
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