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30 Executives Share Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2021

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30 Executives Share Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2021

As we close out the year, we asked several healthcare executives to share their predictions and trends for 2021. Kimberly Powell, Vice President & General Manager, NVIDIA Healthcare Federated Learning: The clinical community will increase their use of federated learning approaches to build robust AI models across various institutions, geographies, patient demographics, and medical scanners. The sensitivity and selectivity of these models are outperforming AI models
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6 Mental Health & Teletherapy Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2021

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6 Mental Health & Teletherapy Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2021

The executive team at AbleTo, a technology-enabled provider of behavioral healthcare shares six mental health and teletherapy predictions and trends to watch in 2021. Trip Hofer, CEO at AbleTo 1. Measurement and Outcomes “The healthcare industry has made progress toward increasing access to mental health care and defining what quality care looks like. Now in 2021, the industry needs to focus on how we measure that quality. With mental health becoming an incredibly hot market and so
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Amazon, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Merck to Build $10M Digital Health Innovation Lab in Israel

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Amazon, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Merck to Build $10M Digital Health Innovation Lab in Israel

What You Should Know: - Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Merck, and Teva, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been selected by the Israel Innovation Authority to establish an innovation lab in the fields of digital health and computational biology. - The innovation lab located in the Rehovot Science Park will receive a government budget of $10M over the next five years and is slated to start operations in 2021. Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Merck, and Teva, as well as the Israel Biotech Fund and tech
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M&A: EverCommerce Acquires Healthcare Communication Platform Updox

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EverCommerce Acquires Healthcare Communication Platform Updox

What You Should Know: - Service commerce platform EverCommerce acquires Dublin, OH-based Updox, a healthcare communication platform for in-person and virtual care. -  The acquisition expands EverCommerce’s health services portfolio and enables the companies to further their shared goal of simplifying the business of healthcare and facilitating the growth of healthcare practices. Today, EverCommerce, a leading service commerce platform, completed the acquisition of Updox, a
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AMA Adds 3 Additional CPT Codes for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine

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AMA Adds 3 Additional CPT Codes for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine

What You Should Know: - The American Medical Association (AMA) announced the addition of three Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set is being updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include immunization and administration codes that are unique to the COVID-19 vaccine under development by AstraZeneca and University of
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Oscar Raises $140M, Babylon Health, Modern Health, Diameter Health, Curai Health, Others Recent Digital Health Funding

by Fred Pennic 12/23/2020 Leave a Comment

Oscar Health

Oscar Raises $140M, Confidentiality Files for IPO Oscar, the first health insurance company built on a full stack technology platform raises $140M in funding led by Tiger Global Management, LLC, with participation from Dragoneer, Baillie Gifford, Coatue, Founders Fund, Khosla, Lakestar and Reinvent. On 12/21, the company confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO). The size and price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Babylon Health Raises $100M
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Lyft Launches 60M Ride COVID-19 Vaccine Access Campaign with Anthem, Chase, Epic, United Way, Others

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Lyft, Launches 60M Ride COVID-19 Vaccine Access Campaign with Anthem, Chase, Epic, United Way, Others

What You Should Know: - In partnership with JP Morgan Chase; United Way; top healthcare organizations including Anthem, Centene, One Medical and Epic; and other non-profit and community partners, Lyft’s goal is to facilitate 60M safe rides to vaccination sites. - Lyft’s vaccine access campaign will help the communities who need it most safely travel to receive the vaccine. These rides will be facilitated through its business segment, Lyft Healthcare, and social impact initiative LyftUp.
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Human API CEO Talks Data Privacy Concerns in Employee Wellness Programs

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Human API CEO Talks Data Privacy Concerns in Employee Wellness Programs

A recent BBC article discusses the rise in employee health tracking via wearable devices and highlights a number of concerns around data privacy. To try and prevent health tracking schemes from crossing ethical lines, and eroding trust between employee and employer, some industry figures believe that organizations need to work with third-party vendors who specialize in managing wellbeing data. These vendors would hold the data independently under strict privacy rules, and work with employees
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Intrado Acquires EHR-Embedded Closed-Loop Solution Asparia – M&A

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Intrado Acquires EHR-Embedded Closed-Loop Solution Asparia – M&A

Intrado Corporation (“Intrado” or the “Company”), a global leader in technology-enabled services, announced today that it has acquired Asparia, Inc., a leading provider of patient engagement solutions for health systems, hospitals, and medical practices. EHR-Embedded Automated Patient Communication Platform​ Asparia acts as the communications bridge between the EHR and patients. The company’s simple, easy-to-use platform complements existing functions and reduces staff burden
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M&A: Zipari to Merge with Healthx to Create Leading Consumer Experience Platform for Healthcare Payers

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Zipari to Merge with Healthx to Create Leading Consumer Experience Platform for Healthcare Payers

What You Should Know: - Zipari, the first and only consumer experience platform built specifically for health insurance, today announced a strategic growth investment from private equity firm Thoma Bravo, valuing the company at more than half a billion dollars. As part of the strategic investment, Zipari will merge with Healthx, a provider of trusted healthcare engagement technologies, to create the leading CX platform and solutions for health insurance payers and third-party administrators.
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