- Impact Advisors closes a senior credit facility with healthcare specialty finance firm Oxford Finance LLC to help support the consulting firm's next phase of growth. - Impact Advisors will leverage Oxford along with its strategic partnership with Chicago Pacific Founders to further invest in key market areas.Impact Advisors, a highly rated KLAS provider of clinical, revenue cycle and information technology advisory services to the healthcare industry closed a senior credit facility with Oxford
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FDA Clears Eko’s AFib, Heart Murmur Detection Algorithms for AI-Powered Stethoscope
- StartX company, Eko, announced today that the FDA has cleared Eko’s AFib and heart murmur detection algorithms, making it the first AI-powered stethoscope to screen for serious heart conditions. - Eko’s algorithms alert clinicians to the presence of heart murmurs and atrial fibrillation (AFib) during the physical exam, converting the classic stethoscope into a powerful early detection tool. Eko, a digital health company applying artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against heart disease,
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Imprivata Acquires Apple Provisioning Services Provider GroundControl
- Healthcare technology company Imprivata, just announced the acquisition of GroundControl Solutions -- a platform that helps customers manage and provision shared mobile devices, specializing in Apple iPhone and iPad. - Combining forces with GroundControl will expand Imprivata’s current mobile strategy and solidify the company’s position as a leader in cloud-based, digital Identity Authorization and Access Management (IAAM).Imprivata®, the provider of digital identity company for healthcare,
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Rady Children’s Exploring Drone Delivery of Genomic Samples to Lab
- Deloitte and Rady’s Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) announced an innovative new project to explore the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) known as drones to deliver genomic samples to the laboratory.- This approach seeks to cut down on ground traffic delays by flying genomic testing specimens to the lab, cutting the time needed to get results back to acutely ill babies and children.- The project is in the planning stages; Deloitte and RCIGM are working in coordination
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Brainlab Acquires Patient-Centered Outcomes Platform VisionTree
- Brainlab acquires VisionTree Software Inc., a San Diego, CA-based provider of modular, cloud-based, patient-centered outcomes platform for specialty patient care, engagement and research. - The established ePRO solution will complement the Brainlab cloud-based infrastructure and registry solution aiming to deliver patient engagement and even more comprehensive quality reporting.- Brainlab will continue to invest in the VTOC platform aiming to facilitate data collection across all available
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Notable Launches Observational Clinical Trial for Patients with Blood Cancer
- Notable launches The ANSWer Study, it's new observational clinical trial for patients with blood cancer and is currently enrolling patients.- The primary assessment is to establish a tumor registry with annotated clinical outcomes.Notable, a San Francisco, CA-based company redefining cancer treatment with a clinically validated platform that rapidly advances drug development, is currently enrolling patients in its new observational clinical trial. The clinical trial will take place at
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Validic, Humana Launch Health Incentive Program to Support Device Connectivity
- Validic and Humana form partnership to launch a health incentive program to support Medicaid and Medicare communities with device connectivity. - As part of this engagement, Humana and Validic plan to expand the devices and data points available in Humana’s Go365 wellness and rewards program to address additional health barriers, such as nutrition, smoking cessation, mental health and more.Humana Inc., a health insurer company and well-being company and Validic, the market leader in platforms
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Roundtrip Taps Redox to Provide Complete View of Patient’s Transportation Journey
- Redox partners with Roundtrip digital transportation marketplace to ensure patients get to appointments. - With Redox ensuring total interoperability across healthcare data source systems, Roundtrip can compile a complete view of a patient’s transportation journey between care settings and offer insights to improve outcomes.Roundtrip, a digital transportation marketplace for providers and patients, announced today its strategic partnership with Redox, a healthcare integration platform for
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Banner Health Expands Ambulatory & Acute Virtual Care Services to Patients
- Banner Health inks a 5-year partnership agreement with eVisit and VeeMed to enable ambulatory and acute virtual care services for their patients throughout the Southwest. - Together, eVisit and VeeMed will provide a Banner-branded virtual care platform including software, mobile applications, and leveraging Banner hardware to operationalize Banner's preferred approach to virtual care services. Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country has
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Steward Health Care System to Deploy MEDITECH Expanse EHR Across 35 Hospitals
- Steward Health Care System recently signed to implement MEDITECH Expanse EHR in 18 sites located across Arizona, Texas, Utah, Arkansas, and Louisiana. - The implementation is a part of Steward’s “One Platform” strategy to bring all 35 hospitals under a one single, integrated, enterprise EHR. Health IT company MEDITECH announces it will extend its 20-year partnership with Steward Health Care System, which recently signed to implement the MEDITECH Expanse EHR platform in 18 sites located across
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