- Xealth announces that it is a finalist in Accenture’s HealthTech Innovation Challenge, a recognition that supports innovative approaches and solutions for improving the way people access, manage and finance healthcare in North America.- Selected finalists presented to an exclusive panel of judges comprised of senior executives from globally recognized health companies at one of two regional events. One was held in Boston on Nov. 7 and the second in San Francisco on Dec. 5. For those selected
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Express Scripts Launches First Digital Health Formulary for Apps & Devices
- Express Scripts launches its first digital health formulary that will allow employers and health plans to effectively manage a fast-growing segment of healthcare while improving access for patients.- Starting in January 2020, Express Scripts Digital Health Formulary will initially include 15 solutions for remote monitoring services and digital therapeutics that aid in the management of eight of the country's most common chronic conditions: diabetes, prediabetes, hypertension, asthma, pulmonary
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UNC Health Care Adopts CarePort’s Care Coordination Platform Across 12 Hospitals
- CarePort, a provider of care coordination and management solutions is collaborating with North Carolina’s statewide health information exchange, NC HealthConnex.- The partnership allows for all 12 hospitals in the UNC Health Care system to improve efficiency and ultimately improve patient outcomes as the not-for-profit health system builds a more effective care coordination program between hospitals.- CarePort’s platform provides real-time patient data, alerts for critical patient events (e.g.
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Blue Cross Becomes First Health Plan to Offer Direct Integration with PillPack
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Massachusetts announced a new pharmacy integration with PillPack by Amazon in its MyBlue member app and website that enables members to seamlessly manage and fill their prescriptions. - Blue Cross worked with PillPack to create a digital option for eligible members to switch to PillPack directly from their Blue Cross MyBlue member app or website. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ("Blue Cross") announced a new pharmacy integration in its MyBlue member app
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ESO Acquires Trauma Registry Software Clinical Data Management
- ESO acquires Clinical Data Management (CDS) to extend its product portfolio in the trauma registry market.- CDS’s innovative trauma registry software will help drive data collection and analysis across the healthcare spectrum to improve patient safetyESO, an Austin, TX-based data and software company serving emergency medical services (EMS), fire departments and hospitals, announces it has acquired Clinical Data Management (CDS) to extend its product portfolio in the trauma registry market. By
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Biotia Raises $2.4M for AI-Powered Precision Infectious Disease Detection & Diagnosis
- Pioneering pathogen detection company Biotia raises $2.4M in seed funding to expand its scientific board and further develop and implement Biotia's diagnostic testing methods, including its AI-based software platform. - Biotia has built one of the world’s largest precision metagenomics clinical databases by working with hospitals internationally. Biotia, an NYC-based health tech company leveraging next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) and artificial intelligence (AI) software for precision
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Regional Medical Center, Philips Forms 5-Year, $16M Diagnostic Imaging Partnership
- Philips and Regional Medical Center announce a 5-year, $16M long-term strategic partnership to deliver diagnostic imaging solutions to support patient care for residents of rural South Carolina. - The partnership gives community health system access to the same innovative Philips diagnostic imaging solutions of larger networks, bringing quality care closer to home and delivering on the Quadruple Aim.Regional Medical Center (RMC), the only acute care provider serving Orangeburg, Calhoun,
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Verantos Awarded NIH Grant to Fund Clinical Phenotyping in Real-World Evidence
- Verantos has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund advanced clinical phenotyping in real-world evidence (RWE) studies.- Grant number R44TR002437 ties directly to the 21st Century Cures Act's national goals of increasing the use of RWE to refine the standard of care and create a more tailored approach to therapy.Verantos, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of regulatory-grade real-world evidence (RWE) studies, today announced that it has received a grant from the
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Corrona Acquires Patient Experience Company HealthiVibe
- Corrona acquires patient experience company HealthiVibe to further expand its presence in the patient experience marketplace. - HealthiVibe uses a systematic, evidence-based process to help pharmaceutical clients spearhead patient engagement initiatives at every stage of the product lifecycle.Corrona, LLC, a provider of real-world observational and syndicated registry data, announced today that it has acquired HealthiVibe, LLC, an Arlington, VA-based patient experience company. Financial
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DrChrono Launches Certified Developers Program Leveraging DrChrono’s API
- DrChrono launches its Certified Developers Program, a healthcare partner platform marketplace with new resources for physicians. - The new Certified Developers Program is creating an ecosystem where a customer can work directly with one of the qualified developers that can layer custom features on top of the DrChrono EHR platform at their request.DrChrono Inc., the company enabling the medical practice of the future, announced today a new Certified Developers Program comprised of partners that
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