- 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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Report: Digital Health Tools Fail to Keep Up with Patients’ Expectations
- New research report from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) finds that health system apps and other digital health tools for patients are not providing the best consumer patient experience.
- CCM partnered with HIMSS Media to conduct a survey of 136 qualified professionals at U.S. hospitals and health systems in September 2019.
- The report reveals that fewer than 1 in 3 respondents believe their organization is providing a best-in-class digital experience for patients. The result
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IBM Watson Health Launches Data-Driven Tool to Optimize Clinical Trials
- Today, IBM announced its data-driven tool, IBM Study Advance that optimizes clinical trial protocol design by providing access to real-world patient population data, a collaborative workplace and standardizing protocol template guidance.
- IBM Study Advance’s collaborative workspace is designed to allow near real-time collaboration with study design team members who can manage and assign the team to specific sections of the protocol.
IBM Watson
Health today unveiled its newest
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Sharecare Integrates App-Based Tobacco Cessation Program into Digital Health Platform
- Sharecare integrates MindSciences’ mindfulness-based smoking cessation program called Craving to Quit into their digital health platform.
- The Craving to Quit program targets the neurological function that enables habit formation to instead lead the user to curb tobacco use.
Sharecare, the digital health
company that helps people manage all their health in one place, and MindSciences, the leader in
evidence-based behavior change apps, today announced a partnership to
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Medtronic Acquires AI-Powered Surgical Simulation Platform Digital Surgery
- Medtronic acquires Digital Surgery, a London-based provider of artificial intelligence (AI) driven surgical data and analytics company Digital Surgery for an undisclosed sum.
- The acquisition will accelerate Medtronic’s strategy to provide AI and data within laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgery.
Medtronic, a global provider of medical technology solutions and services, announced the acquisition of Digital Surgery, a London-based privately-held pioneer in surgical artificial
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Innovaccer Raises $70M to Expand Healthcare Data Activation Platform
- Innovaccer has recently raised $70 million in Series C funding from Tiger Global, Steadview Capital, Dragoneer, Westbridge, Mubadala and M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund) bringing their total capital raised to $120 million.
- With the latest round of funding, Innovaccer will focus on its vision to help healthcare organizations care as one and scale the unified patient record.
Innovaccer
Inc., a Silicon Valley-based healthcare data platform company, announced
today it has raised a total of
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UK-Based Startup Oxford VR Nabs $12.5M to Expand Automated VR Therapy Platform
- Automated virtual reality therapy Oxford VR secures a record $12.5M investment to advance its real-world impact in behavioral health, and accelerate clinical leadership in the U.S.
- The investment will enable the next-level growth of pioneering immersive therapy for depression, anxiety, and other behavioral health conditions.
VR therapy pioneer Oxford VR announced today a landmark $12.5 million Series A funding round led by Optum Ventures and supported by Luminous Ventures. The round
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HealthLynked Acquires Cura Health & ACO Health Partners
- HealthLynked acquires Cura Health Management and its wholly-owned subsidiary ACO Health Partners LLC for $1.75M. - The acquisition is expected to contribute approximately $2.25M of revenue and $500k in EBITDA in year one, increasing HealthLynked's consolidated revenues by 47% and reducing the company's current annual cash burn by over 50%.HealthLynked Corp, a nationwide healthcare network focused on care management of its members and a provider of healthcare technologies that connect doctors,
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