- The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announces the first-ever ANSI-accredited standard for the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, developed by more than 50 organizations from tech giants to healthcare leaders.
- CTA convened 52 organizations – including IBM, Philips, BlackBerry, Doctor on Demand, Humetrix, American Medical Association, and AdvaMed – to develop this standard that provides a foundation to better
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Welldoc, Redox Partner for Bidrectional EHR Integration with BlueStar App
- Welldoc and Redox announce a partnership to ensure bidirectional integration with EHR with Welldoc's digital health solution for diabetes management, BlueStar.
- This partnership will allow providers to receive and review insights about users of Welldoc's BlueStar digital health app for diabetes management directly within their EHR at the point of care.
Welldoc, a digital health
company revolutionizing chronic disease management, announced today its
strategic partnership
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Sharecare Acquires Value-Based Care Platform Visualize Health
- Sharecare acquires Visualize Health, a Franklin, Tenn.-based population health and quality measure platform that enables payers and providers to close gaps in patient care to maximize value-based care.
- The acquisition will enhance Sharecare’s capabilities for medical records management and is the 14th acquisition since Sharecare was founded in 2010.
Sharecare, the digital health
company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced
its acquisition
of
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BCBS Kansas City to Deliver Wellframe’s Digital Health Tools to Members
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City announces their collaboration with Wellframe, a leader in digital health management, to bring its health plan members into a new era of health management.
- Through Wellframe’s innovative app, Blue KC members can access digital resources and support for chronic and complex conditions, wellness, transitions of care, maternal health, cancer, and end-stage renal disease.
- The Wellframe solution helps members build trusted relationships
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HHS Issues Strategies & Recommendations to Mitigate EHR-Related Clinician Burden
- HHS issues new report outlining the key sources of EHR-related burden, as well as strategies and recommendations to achieve burden reduction goals for healthcare providers.
- The HHS report reflects additional input from the more than 200 comments submitted in response to the draft strategy and recommendations.
As part of the
ongoing efforts to strengthen the relationship between patients and their
doctors, the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) issued
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Precision Health Startup Q Bio Emerges Out of Stealth with $40M Led by Andreessen Horowitz
- Precision health startup Q Bio emerges out of stealth mode, raising $40M in Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to bring preventative health and the physical of the future to masses.
- In 75 minutes or less, members are able to get a comprehensive picture of their health and receive a web-based dashboard that they can review from anywhere in the world with their chosen clinicians.
Q Bio, a Redwood
City, CA-based quantitative, clinically relevant assessment of personal
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Patient Financial Engagement Startup MedPilot Raises $1.5M to Fuel Expansion
- Patient financial engagement startup MedPilot raises $1.5M in funding to fuel its next stage of growth, bringing its total to date to $3.6M.
- MedPilot’s patient financial relationship platform transforms patient billing through customized outreach tailored to people's preferences.
MedPilot, a
Cleveland, OH-based patient financial engagement company announced it has
raised $1.5M in funding led by JumpStart, TurnCap, Northcoast Fund, Wavemaker
Three-Sixty Health, Valley Growth
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IntelyCare Raises $45M for Intelligent Nurse Staffing Platform to Address Solve Nationwide Workforce Shortage
- IntelyCare, a leading intelligent workforce management solution for post-acute facilities raises $45M in new equity and debt financing to solve nationwide nurse shortage.
- With this funding, the company will continue its viral expansion into new markets in dire need of better ways to pair facilities with open shifts and nurses looking for work.
IntelyCare, a leading intelligent workforce management solution for post-acute facilities, today announced it has completed the largest
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Lark, HealthPartners Team Up to Provide AI-Powered Diabetes Management
- Lark Health partners with Minnesota-based HealthPartners to help members better manage their diabetes after a successful pilot program.
- Through the new partnership, more than 650,000 HealthPartners members will have access to Lark’s AI-based Diabetes Management Program at no cost. It’s a big step for members in Minnesota, where 8 percent of adults have been diagnosed with diabetes and the total estimated cost of diabetes estimated at $4.7 billion per year.
- The partnership follows a
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Maven Raises $45M to Expand On-Demand Virtual Care for Women’s & Family Health
- Today, Maven, a women’s and family digital health company, announced it has raised $45 million in Series C funding led by Icon Ventures and including investments from Reese Witherspoon and Natalie Portman.
- Maven’s women’s and family telemedicine network expanded rapidly to include 1,700 providers across more than 20 specialties – filling in critical gaps in care.
- The company also announced the launch of Maven Wallet: a new feature to help members better manage receipts and expenses
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