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- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the largest health plan in the mid-Atlantic region announces a first-of-its kind initiative with analytics company Socially Determined to use social determinants of health (SDoH) analytics across all business functions.
- Access to these actionable insights will support CareFirst’s mission to advance health equity and advocate for affordable, accessible, and quality care for members, employers and the communities they
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LetsGetChecked Launches Virtual Consultation Offering with Healthcare Providers
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- LetsGetChecked, a leading healthcare solutions company, announced today the launch of Virtual Consultation services through its secure clinical messaging platform in the company’s proprietary app.
- The new offering furthers the company’s ongoing commitment to pioneer a full lifecycle of personalized healthcare including diagnostic testing, virtual care, e-prescription, and treatment plans, all from the comfort of home.
Expanding 360-Degree Care Offering with
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Polygon to Partner with MSP on Healthcare Blockchain Initiative
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- Today, Polygon Networks, a leading blockchain and scaling solution, announced a partnership with Tokenology and MSP Recovery to deliver LifeChain - a new healthcare claims platform.
- LifeChain will leverage blockchain technology to solve healthcare's biggest problems, including fraud, inefficiency in payments and antiquated processes.
Tokenize Healthcare Claims On-Chain
LifeChain will be developed by MSP Recovery and Tokenology as a fully tokenized Medicare,
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Amwell Launches Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program
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- Digital care delivery company Amwell launches Amwell Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program, an evidence-based, comprehensive and scalable behavioral health solution that can be tailored to meet specific population needs across the full spectrum of care.
- Designed to address the growing mental health crisis, the Amwell program enables payers and providers to deliver integrated solutions including virtual therapy and psychiatry, coaching, and digital mental health
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Pfizer and Sidekick Health Launches Digital Therapeutics Solution for Eczema
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- Sidekick Health today announces the launch of an integrated digital therapeutics solution for improving the outcomes of patients with Atopic Dermatitis (AD) in conjunction with Pfizer Inc., one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies.
- Sidekick and Pfizer will be rolling out their integrated digital therapeutics offering, launching first in the UK, followed by Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Ireland, and Japan later in 2022.
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HealthStream Acquires Continuing Education Platform CloudCME
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HealthStream, a provider of workforce and provider solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced the completion of its acquisition of the remaining equity interest of CloudCME, a Nashville-based healthcare technology company with a nationwide customer base.
- The acquisition expands HealthStream’s presence as a market leader in healthcare continuing education and continuing medical education management with the acquisition of another powerful application
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SimpliFed Raises $6M for Virtual Breastfeeding & Baby Feeding Support
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- SimpliFed, the telehealth platform dedicated to democratizing access to baby feeding services, announced it has closed $6M in its seed round, led by Morningside Ventures and The Venture Collective, with participation from NY Ventures, Elizabeth Street Ventures, Waterline Ventures, and 3CC.
- SimpliFed provides virtual breastfeeding and baby feeding support fully covered by your health plan from pregnancy to weaning.
Virtual Inclusive Baby Feeding Support for
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The Academy and Nuance Partner to Launch The AI Collaborative
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- The Health Management Academy (The Academy) has partnered with Nuance, a Microsoft company, to launch The AI Collaborative, which brings together senior leaders from the nation’s Leading Health Systems (LHS) who are deploying these technologies in the clinical and operational settings, as well as planning for future use-cases.
- The collaborative brings together physician executives from leading hospital systems and other key stakeholders across the healthcare
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Osmind Secures $40M to Expand Mental Health EHR Platform
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- Osmind, a mental health EHR platform helping clinicians and researchers advance new life-saving mental health treatments, today announced a $40 million Series B investment led by DFJ Growth. The Series B round brings the total amount of funding for Osmind to $57M since the company’s founding in 2020. Justin Kao, partner at DFJ Growth, and the co-founder of Helix, will join the Osmind Board of Directors.
- Osmind works with mental health providers of all types, but
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Handspring Launches with $6.2M to Solve Mental Health Access for Kids
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Handspring , a Newark, NJ-based startup building a vertically-integrated and omnichannel behavioral health center for children and families that includes both virtual care and modern clinics. Today, the company has announced its official launch in New Jersey to provide quality care to more families and children.
Handspring has closed a $6.2M seed round to further its mission of making quality mental healthcare accessible to all families was co-led by Newark
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