What You Should Know:
- Massachusetts General Hospital ("MGH") announced a research agreement with Rocket VR Health, an emerging digital therapeutics company developing clinically validated virtual reality therapies that enhance the quality of life of cancer patients, their families and their caregivers.
- The research will study the effects of daily Virtual Reality Therapy's effect on patients during their entire hospital stay.
Partnership Details
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Validic’s Integrated RPM Platform Now Available on Epic App Orchard
What You Should Know:
- Validic today announced that its remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform, Validic Impact, is available on the Epic App Orchard.
- Through the App Orchard, organizations using Epic can easily integrate Validic's solution into their existing user workflow.
Platform-First Approach to RPM and Condition Management
Validic Impact takes a platform-first approach to RPM and condition management. Clinicians and care teams leverage streamlined workflows and access to
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Cedars-Sinai Establishes New Division: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM)
What You Should Know:
- Today, the department of Cedars-Sinai announced it has established a new division to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can be applied to help solve complex medical problems and enhance clinical care.
- The new division, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, or AIM will be led by Sumeet Chugh, MD, an associate director of the Smidt Heart Institute and a prominent expert in sudden cardiac arrest, who has long relied on technology and population-wide data to help
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GTCR Acquires Majority Stake in Experity to Drive On-Demand Care
What You Should Know:
- Experity, the national leader in on-demand care solutions, today announced a strategic growth investment from GTCR, a private equity firm with significant experience in healthcare technology and services. Existing investor Warburg Pincus will retain a minority interest in the company
- The strategic growth investment from GTCR, along with the combined capability of two world-class investors (including Warburg Pincus) will provide industry-leading innovation and
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Butterfly Launches System-Wide Ultrasound w/AI-Guided Option
What You Should Know:
- Butterfly Network today launched Butterfly Blueprint, a system-wide platform that supports scaled deployment of ultrasound across hospitals and health systems.
- Blueprint integrates ultrasound information into health systems’ clinical and administrative systems and workflows. That means clinicians across all disciplines now have a tool that allows them to see and know results sooner to drive better care
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Selux Diagnostics Raises $50M for Next-Generation Phenotyping Platform
What You Should Know:
- Selux Diagnostics, Inc., a personalized diagnostics company to combat superbug infections and fight antibiotic resistance raises $50M in Series C financing led by RA Capital Management, with participation from Sands Capital, Schooner Capital and Northpond Ventures.
- The funding will support the U.S. commercial launch of its Next-Generation Phenotyping (NGP) rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) platform.
Precision diagnostics for
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Amino Launches its Healthcare Guidance Platform in Spanish
What You Should Know:
- Amino, the leading employer-sponsored healthcare guidance platform, is adding Spanish Language capabilities and Mental Health providers. This will allow employees to easily find in-network mental health providers in either English or Spanish.
- By guiding members to top mental health providers, Amino expands and accelerates access to high-quality, cost-effective mental health services, which can be difficult to find. From insurance details to locating providers,
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CVS Health Releases Drug Trend Report
What You Should Know:
- CVS Health released their Drug Trend Report, examining the drivers of overall and specialty drug trend through the first three quarters of 2021. Data were calculated on a cohort of 1,014 PBM clients—employers and health plans—covering approximately 22 million lives.
- The report details how CVS Health delivered an overall drug trend of 2.4% for commercial PBM clients, with 35.9% having a
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NeuroFlow Secures Deal with Aflac, Targets Growth in Employee Benefits Space
What You Should Know:
- This week, NeuroFlow announced a long-term deal with Aflac to provide the supplemental insurer's employers with the technology platform.
- NeuroFlow's app will be offered for self-care, providing tailored educational content, resources, and a 'Response Services' team if users are deemed at-risk.
Availability
The NeuroFlow solution is designed to help fill gaps that may exist in an employer’s behavioral health program by proactively detecting potential issues
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Force Therapeutics and Xealth Integrate to Drive Remote Care Management
What You Should Know:
- Today, Force Therapeutics and Xealth are partnering to bring remote management of postoperative recovery and care plans into clinicians’ EHR workflows.
- The Force platform delivers provider-prescribed digital education and video content for patients recovering from injury or surgery at home. The partnership integrates the Force platform with a provider’s electronic health record, enabling care teams to view clinically relevant metrics within the
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