PriorAuthNow, a Columbus, OH-based startup has raised $3.6M in funding led by NCT Ventures and with participation from Detroit Venture Partners (DVP). The company plans to use the latest round of funding to expand the PriorAuthNow team and expedite the roll out of the platform to some of the largest hospital systems in the US.On average, a single provider spends 20 hours per week and $65,000 per year on PAs. Forty percent of these PAs are abandoned due to complex approval policies. Founded in
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BCBS Federal Employee Program Selects Teladoc to Deliver Telehealth to Millions of Federal Employees
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan, also known as the Federal Employee Program (FEP) has selected Teladoc, Inc. to provide general medical and behavioral health services for the 2018 benefit year. The implementation of Teladoc will allow millions of federal employees around the country anytime, anywhere to access quality health care services through multiple devices – mobile app and web video capabilities, as well as phone – along with easy-to-use tools and alerts to encourage
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Propeller Health Expands Partnership with GlaxoSmithKline to Improve Management of Asthma and COPD
Propeller Health, a digital health company developing solutions respiratory medicine has announced the expansion of its 2015 collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). As part of the expanded partnership, both companies will undertake commercial activities using the Propeller clip-on sensor and software platform for use with GSK’s ELLIPTA Inhaler. The companies will continue ongoing research and development efforts to collect evidence from the Propeller clip-on sensor and software platform used
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iQor Partners with TytoCare to Deliver A Seamless Connected Health Experience
iQor, a global leader in customer experience and managed services for many of the world’s leading brands, will announce a partnership with Israeli connected health start-up, TytoCare. TytoCare, who offers patients a virtual medical examination experience via a diagnostic device and software platform, has selected iQor to provide its patient and physician support services.The iQor/TytoCare partnership is a prime example of innovative companies that are exploring ways to deliver on the connected
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Xerox, PARC Partners with Innovation Lab to Develop Innovation Healthcare Solutions
Xerox Corporation and PARC, A Xerox Company are teaming up with Innovation Lab, an Innovation Institute company, to tackle health care challenges through collaboration in medical technology, engineering and robotics.The Innovation Institute works with physicians, employees, and industry partners to seek new products, ideas, and concepts that can be commercialized through the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab also works in alliance with Cleveland Clinic Innovations, Global Healthcare Innovations
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MedAware Raises $8M for AI-Powered Platform to Eliminate Prescription Errors
A new health IT startup focused on patient safety and real-time medication surveillance through advanced machine learning, MedAware, announced today that they have secured Series A funding. As a provider of algorithm-rich solutions for the detection and elimination of prescription errors, MedAware raised $8 million in Series A funding with participating investors including BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), Gefen Capital, OurCrowd and Yingcheng City Fubon Technology Co. In
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Binary Fountain, Kyruus Integrate to Enhance Patient Acquisition & Engagement
Binary Fountain, a provider of patient feedback management solutions is teaming up with Kyruus, a provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems to increase online patient acquisition and improve patient experience. As part of the partnership, Kyruus wil integrate its Kyruus’ ProviderMatch for Consumers, a web-based provider search and scheduling solution health systems embed in their websites with Binary Star Ratings, a healthcare transparency solution.The integration will also be
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Aledade Forms Primary Care Physician-Led ACO in New Jersey
Aledade, a leader in value-based care announced it is forming a primary care physician-led Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in New Jersey to deliver high-quality care and better outcomes for the state’s patients. Aledade’s new model of primary care partners with physicians to build and lead ACOs – networks of physicians who band together to deliver high-quality care under a value-based payment structure that rewards positive health outcomes for patients, instead of the volume of health care
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Walgreens Launches Center for Health & Wellbeing Research Featuring More Than 50 Outcome Studies
Walgreens has announced the launch of its Center for Health & Wellbeing Research, a website that features more than 50 Walgreens outcomes studies completed over the past six years. Areas of research include access to care and patient experience, adherence and clinical outcomes, digital health and member engagement, health care costs, HIV and specialty pharmacy, vaccinations and more.OverviewLed by a team of more than 25 Walgreens health services researchers, clinicians, statisticians, public
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Lyra Health, Welkin Health Partner to Develop Personalized Care for Behavioral Health Needs
Lyra Health, a digital health company transforming access to behavioral health in the workplace, has partnered with digital health startup Welkin Health to develop an end-to-end solution that will strengthen Lyra's work providing timely and personalized care for employers, and their employees in need of behavioral health services.Welkin’s configurable case management platform consolidates email, text, and phone communications between patient and care provider, creating a comprehensive overview
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