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- Google is eliminating its health division after VP, David Feinberg, MD, joins Cerner as its newest President and CEO, according to an internal memo, Insider first reports. In an internal memo sent by Jeff Dean, head of Google’s research division to employees stated Google Health will no longer function as a unit. Formed in 2018, Google Heath which included artificial-intelligence research teams Google Brain and DeepMind, as well as health teams from Nest Labs, the
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Dosis Expands Dosing Platform to Personalize Anemia Management
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- Dosis, the AI-powered precision dosing platform on a mission to transform healthcare, has announced the release of its Strategic Iron Advisor (SIA) tool, the first precision dosing tool on the market for intravenous iron.
- SIA is a sub-module that works with Dosis’s existing anemia tool, Strategic Anemia Advisor (SAA), to personalize anemia management. SAA is widely used nationwide to personalize Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESA) dosing, and the SIA
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bttn. Nabs $5M for E-commerce Platform for Medical Supply Procurement
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- bttn., a Seattle-based B2B E-commerce platform for medical supply procurement today announced it has closed a $5M add-on to its seed round led by FUSE.
- bttn e-commerce platform address critical supply chain issues such price volatility and constrained access to medical supplies, while rapidly onboarding customers and expanding to all healthcare providers across the country.
- The company plans to use the seed funding to expand bttn.'s
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Nordic Capital and Insights Partners Acquires Inovalon for $7.3B
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- Inovalon, a provider of cloud-based platforms empowering data-driven healthcare, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an equity consortium led by Nordic Capital, and joined by Insight Partners, as lead co-investor, 22C Capital for $7.3 billion in cash.
- Under the terms of the agreement, Inovalon stockholders will receive $41.00 per share in cash for each share of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, representing
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Semafone Integrates with Epic to Secure Healthcare Payments
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- Today Semafone, a provider of data security solutions for call and contact centers, has announced an integration with EHR provider Epic to protect payment data and enhance the patient experience.
- Semafone’s Cardprotect Voice+ solution empowers customer-facing personnel in the healthcare industry to take secure, compliant payments over the telephone.
Cardprotect Voice+ Solution Overview
Utilizing patented dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) masking
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Vivalink Launches RWE Biometrics Data Platform
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- Vivalink, a provider of digital healthcare solutions for real-world evidence data, announced the launch of its enhanced Biometrics Data Platform to accelerate the development and deployment of patient monitoring and data analysis applications for ambulatory and remote settings. Vivalink’s Biometrics Data Platform completes the company’s end-to-end solution that includes both advanced data services as well as medical wearable sensors.
The Biometrics Data Platform
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QGenda Acquires Provider Credentialing Platform CredentialGenie – M&A
- QGenda, leading innovator in enterprise healthcare workforce management solutions, announced today the acquisition of CredentialGenie, an intelligent, cloud-based platform that simplifies the provider credentialing process.
- By adding CredentialGenie’s capabilities to QGenda’s healthcare workforce management platform, QGenda will be the only organization to bring together provider credentialing and provider scheduling in one centralized platform, enabling healthcare organizations to
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Rendever Awarded $2M NIH Grant to Research Impact of Virtual Reality on Aging Population
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- Rendever, a Boston-based virtual reality (VR) platform built to help seniors overcome social isolation through shared experiences, announces that it has been awarded a $2M Phase II Grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- This grant will fund a registered multi-site clinical trial, in conjunction with the University of California Santa Barbara, to further Rendever’s continued research on the effects
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Femtech: Babyscripts Partners with Privia Health for Remote Pregnancy Care
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- Privia Health, a national physician enablement company that collaborates with medical groups, health plans and health systems, has teamed up with Babyscripts, the leading virtual care platform for managing obstetrics, to provide the Babyscripts platform to their providers, enabling physicians with Privia Women’s Health to deliver cutting-edge remote care to their pregnant and postpartum patients across the nation.
- Pregnant patients who receive care from the more
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Virtual Health Clinic for Women & Families Maven Reaches $1B Valuation
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- Maven, a New York City-based virtual health clinic for women and families announced it has raised $110M in Series D funding co-led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Lux Capital, with participation from BOND and existing investors Sequoia, Oak HC/FT, and Icon Ventures. Maven also welcomed Oprah Winfrey as an investor in its Series D round.
- This brings Maven’s total funding to more than $200M at a valuation north of $1B-- making them the only unicorn in women’s and
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