What You Should Know:
- Today, PhysIQ Inc. announced its partnership with Johns Hopkins University, Duke University and The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF), to support a clinical trial to evaluate products for early treatment and post-exposure treatment of COVID-19. The 18-month study will assess disease progression and provide early indication of infection. This DOD-funded initiative will assess the role of continuous biosensor
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Bone Health Nabs $2.5M for Vibration Belt to Treat Osteopenia & Prevent Osteoporosis
What You Should Know:
- Bone Health Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of technologies for improving bone health, announces today the close of its $2.5 million funding round and the appointment of three board members: Karen Drexler, MBA, Nancy Lynch, MD, MBA and Sam Goldberger, MD, MBA.
- 1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men over 50 will suffer an osteoporosis related fracture. To address this rising issue, the company has created OsteoBoost, the first vibration belt specifically
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35% of Americans Would Prefer A Chip to a Vaccine Passport
What We Should Know:
- A 2021 Vaccine Passport Privacy Study of 1,000 American adults from NordVPN found that two-thirds of Americans (66%) would get a vaccine passport if it were required to travel, and even though the US may not require vaccine passports, 62% would still get one if it's required to visit other countries.
- Conducted by Propeller Insights, the survey reveals 40% expressed concerns it won’t be universal and another 38% are concerned they could be stolen or hacked.
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CareCloud to Pay $3.8M to Settle Whistleblower Case Alleging Kickbacks
What You Should Know:
- Miami-based EHR company CareCloud has agreed to pay $3.8 million to the federal government to settle a “qui tam” lawsuit filed on behalf of a whistleblower by Phillips & Cohen LLP that alleged CareCloud paid kickbacks to healthcare providers to boost sales of its EHR products.
- The “relator” (whistleblower) in the qui tam lawsuit, Ada de la Vega, was a senior manager at CareCloud who has since left the company and was awarded de la Vega approximately 21% of the
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AVA, Braun Launches Solution to Simplify IV Delivery for Patients
What You Should Know:
- B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun), a provider of infusion therapy and pain management, unveiled Peripheral Advantage, a new program that is designed to improve patients’ experience with peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy.
- The comprehensive program combines clinical instruction, data-driven insights and advanced tools to empower nurses to achieve first-stick success and help prevent many of the complications associated with
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CareCar Raises $3M to Expand Tech-enabled Benefit Manager Platform
What You Should Know:
- CareCar, a tech-enabled benefit manager and value-based healthcare services platform, announced that it has raised $3M in seed funding led by Kapor Capital and Impact America Fund, with Concrete Rose participating as a co-investor.
- CareCar specializes in managing non-emergency medical transportation benefits and in-home care benefits (ADLs, IADLs, Home Assessments & Modifications). The platform automates the logistics, HIT, and UM & QA aspects of
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Q Bio Launches Clinical “Digital Twin” Platform, Whole Body Scanner
What You Should Know:
- Q Bio, a Redwood City, CA-based company building technology for the Physical of the Future, unveiled its “digital twin” platform, the first to capture and monitor comprehensive baseline patient health in a scalable virtual model.
- In addition, the company announced an investment from Kaiser Foundation Hospitals that brings its total capital to more than $80 million, including Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, to develop and expand access to its
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Carevive, COS Ink Partnership to Improve Cancer Care with RWE
What You Should Know:
- Carevive and Clinical Outcome Solutions (COS) announced a new partnership to improve the cancer patient experience using RWE and RWD. The partnership will leverage Carevive’s innovative digital oncology platform to capture the patient experience, and COS’ deep experience in analyzing data, ultimately providing valuable insights for life science companies and regulators alike.
- The Carevive platform PROmpt enables cancer care teams to monitor and manage
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Outcomes4Me Raises $12M for AI-Powered Cancer Patient Empowerment Platform
What You Should Know:
- Outcomes4Me Inc., a Cambridge, MA-based developer of an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered platform to empower cancer patients to navigate their care, today announced it has raised $12 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Northpond Ventures, with participation from all existing investors, including Sierra Ventures, Asset Management Ventures, Merstal Ltd, IRA Capital, and others. Andrea Jackson, a Northpond Ventures Director, will
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Lyniate Acquires Datica Integration Business to Deliver Interoperability
What You Should Know:- Lyniate announced the acquisition of Datica Integrate and the subsequent launch of Lyniate Envoy, the company’s new cloud-based data integration solution.
- Powered by the Datica Integration team, Lyniate Envoy provides healthcare organizations with the support necessary to rapidly integrate their healthcare IT solutions with EHRs, labs, public health departments, and more.
- Together, Lyniate Corepoint, Lyniate Rhapsody, and Lyniate Envoy
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