What You Should Know:
- Syapse, a real-world evidence company that informs cancer care, announced that it will extend its collaboration with Pfizer to generate real-world evidence in breast cancer.
- This is the third phase of the collaboration, which was first announced in 2019 and renewed in 2021.
Generate Real-World Evidence in Breast Cancer
As part of the next phase of the collaboration, Syapse will provide insights and services to Pfizer, using the Syapse Learning Health Network
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Blue Shield of California Adds Ginger to Expand Mental Health Support
What You Should Know:
- Blue Shield of California today announced that its health plan members who are enrolled in the Wellvolution program now have access to Headspace Health's Ginger on-demand, personalized mental health support that can be accessed on their smartphone.
- Ginger is an on-demand mental health platform that can help individuals manage anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and other mental health challenges. The service provides eligible Blue Shield members easy access to
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Digital Mental Health Clinic Mantra Health Secures $22M to Support University Students
What You Should Know:
- Mantra Health, the preeminent digital mental health clinic focused on young adults, today announced a $22 million Series A investment, led by VMG Partners. The round includes new investors New Market Venture Partners, Elements Health Ventures, 14W, and Alumni Ventures. Returning investors included Canaan Partners, Global Founders Capital, Baleon Capital, Western Tech Investments, and City Light Capital.
- The company plans to use the investment proceeds to
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Dura Software Acquires Cloud-Based Telehealth Platform SecureVideo
What You Should Know:
- Dura Software, specialists in acquiring and operating hyper niche software products, announced it has acquired SecureVideo, a cloud-based software company with extensive experience developing a secure SaaS telehealth platform for the healthcare industry. Expanding the Dura portfolio, SecureVideo is the ninth acquisition for Dura Software and furthers the Dura mission of acquiring niche software companies that serve critical business needs.
- Serving the healthcare
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Clarius Launches 10 New Ultrasound Scanners for Apple and Android Devices
What You Should Know:
- Miniaturized to the size of an iPhone, Clarius Mobile Health launches a third-generation product line of high-performance handheld wireless ultrasound scanners for all medical specialists.
- The entire Clarius HD3 line of ultra-portable scanners is built with the latest antenna technology for steadfast connectivity operating on both iOS and Android devices. Octal beamforming technology delivers up to eight times faster frame rates and micron-level resolution
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Vibrent Health Accelerates Clinical Research through EHR Integration
What You Should Know:
- Vibrent Health today announced the integration of EHRs into its Digital Health Solutions Platform, enabling health researchers to immediately access a wealth of data – such as diagnoses, treatments, medications and lab results – that can provide a fuller, more accurate picture of a research participant’s health than data collected manually by researchers.
- Vibrent Health supports leading FHIR-enabled EHR vendors such as Epic and Cerner to ensure
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Truepill Launches COVID-19 Test Coverage Platform
What You Should Know:
- Truepill, the digital health platform connecting telehealth, diagnostics, and pharmacy to transform consumer healthcare launches COVID-19 Test Coverage Platform, adding to its growing suite of COVID-19 solutions. The COVID-19 Test Coverage Platform is the latest tool in Truepill’s suite of COVID-19 wellness solutions, which includes an end-to-end COVID-19 testing platform and a COVID-19 virtual care platform that provides on-demand telehealth consults and
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Wolters Kluwer Launches Workflow Solution to Support Evidence-Based Practice
What You Should Know:
- Wolters Kluwer Health announced the launch of Ovid® Synthesis, a suite of applications to power evidence-based workflows in hospitals and health systems.
- The first application is called Clinical Evidence Manager, developed in collaboration with Duke Health, WVU Medicine and other healthcare organizations, to provide a holistic view of all quality improvement research projects across an institution.
Streamlining the Research Process
Providers are
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Atlantic Health System Expands Online Scheduling to Patients Via Kyruus
What You Should Know:
- Atlantic Health System, a leading non-profit health system in New Jersey, has expanded its use of the Kyruus ProviderMatch® platform to offer consumers convenient online scheduling on its website. The health system has seen rapid adoption from both new and existing patients with thousands of appointments booked online in the first five months.
- The organization has already leveraged Kyruus’ provider directory platform for five years
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GSK Launches Accelerated Clinical Trial with Tempus
What You Should Know:
- Tempus and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced an accelerated phase II study evaluating the efficacy and safety of niraparib, an oral, once daily PARP inhibitor, for patients with breast and pancreatic cancers. The study, titled “Niraparib in the Treatment of Patients With Advanced PALB2 Mutated Tumors” (the PAVO study, NCT05169437) is sponsored by Tempus and opened for enrollment on January 7, 2022.
- This trial’s data-driven design and site selection
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