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Current Health Lands $43M to Support Global Expansion of Remote Care Management Platform

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Current Health Lands $43M to Support Global Expansion of Remote Care Management Platform

What You Should Know: - Today, Current Health, a Boston-based enterprise remote care management company announced that it has raised $43M in Series B financing. The Series B financing, which comes from top healthcare and pharma VCs, such as NorthPond Ventures and LRV Health, as well as a leading hospital system, OSF Innovation, will help the company grow on a global scale as it aims to serve as mission control for healthcare delivery taking place outside of the hospitals four walls. -
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InterWell Health Raises $46M to Drive Innovation in Value-Based Renal Care

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InterWell Health Raises $46M to Drive Innovation in Value-Based Renal Care

What You Should Know: - Interwell Health, the leading physician organization driving innovation in the renal industry, announced the closing of a Series B round of equity funding of over $46 million, expanding Interwell’s investor group of premier, visionary nephrology practices across the country. - Through its network of more than 1,400 nephrologist network participants, and its partnership with Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), InterWell Health deploys a broad scope of
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Health2047 Spins Out SiteBridge Research Launches to Improve Clinical Trial Access for Small and Community Physician Practices

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Health2047 Spins Out SiteBridge Research Launches to Improve Clinical Trial Access for Small and Community Physician Practices

What You Should Know: - Health2047, the innovation arm of the American Medical Association, today announced the spinout of a new company, SiteBridge Research, that offers a more accessible way for a broader set of physicians and their patients to participate in clinical research. - SiteBridge Research creates a network of independent, small practice physicians to gather data from a broader, more inclusive patient population and, ultimately, create more widely applicable clinical
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70% of Patients Prefer A Virtual Waiting Room, Survey Reveals

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70% of Patients Prefer A Virtual Waiting Room, Survey Reveals

What You Should Know: - Nearly 70% of patients would prefer a “virtual waiting room” than arriving at the office in person and completing the paperwork in a waiting room, according to survey results from LifeLink Systems. - The survey, conducted by YouGov on behalf of Lifelink Systems, polled more than 2,400 U.S. adults across age, income, ethnic, and geographic groups ). Survey participants were then presented with the concept of a Virtual
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GoodRx Acquires HealthiNation to Expand Offering to Manufacturers

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GoodRx Acquires HealthiNation to Expand Offering to Manufacturers

What You Should Know: - GoodRx just announced the acquisition of HealthiNation, a leading producer of original health videos, as part of its continued investment in delivering high-quality content and information, and expanding its offering to pharmaceutical manufacturers. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. - GoodRx works with manufacturers to deliver affordability solutions such as co-pay cards, patient assistance programs, and other savings options directly to
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Virta Health Raises $133M to Expand Type 2 Diabetes Reversal Platform

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Virta Health Reaches Unicorn Status After Raising $65M to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

What You Should Know: - Virta Health, a San Francisco, CA-based company raises $133M led by , to scale its virtual metabolic clinic and approach to reversing chronic metabolic conditions (type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and obesity) to the masses led by Tiger Global. - The Series E financing follows a recent $65 million raise in December of 2020, nearly doubling the company’s valuation in just 5 months to $2 billion. - Buoyed by delivering transformational outcomes in patient health and
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Google Cloud Expands Intelligent Vaccine Impact Solution to Support Vaccine Equity

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Google Cloud Expands Intelligent Vaccine Impact Solution to Support Vaccine Equity

What You Should Know: - Google Cloud today launched an expanded virtual agent as part of its Intelligent Vaccine Impact solution (IVIs). People will be able to schedule vaccine appointments and ask common questions through a virtual agent, Contact Center AI. - Contact Center AI (CCAI), one core component of the Intelligent Vaccine Impact solution, scales call center human operations with intelligent virtual agents that understand, interact and can talk with people 24/7 in real-time,
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Medable Raises $78M to Expand Decentralized Clinical Trials Platform for Patient-Centered Drug Development

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Medable Raises $78M to Expand Decentralized Clinical Trials Platform for Patient-Centered Drug Development

What You Should Know: - Medable, Inc., a Palo Alto, CA-based global platform for decentralized clinical trials today announced $78M in new funding to fuel advances in the delivery of digital and decentralized clinical trials, accelerating the industry’s shift to patient-centered drug development. The funding was led by Sapphire Ventures, along with new investor Obvious Ventures and follow-on investment from existing investors GSR Ventures, PPD, Inc., and Streamlined Ventures. - This is
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Decentralized Clinical Trials: Surviving & Thriving in the Clinical Research World of COVID-19

by Zach Henderson, Chief Commercial Officer, Glooko 04/15/2021 Leave a Comment

Decentralized Clinical Trials: Surviving & Thriving in the Clinical Research World of COVID-19

As with so many aspects of our daily lives, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical trials was both widespread and monumental. Thousands of trials—an estimated 80% of non-COVID-19 trials—came to a halt or were interrupted by the pandemic, which challenged the ability to conduct trials safely and effectively and was complicated by the reality that trials often deal with the populations most at risk from COVID-19 exposure1. In response, clinical researchers turned to a range of
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7wireVentures & EHIR Partner to Accelerate the Adoption of Digital Health Solutions

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7wireVentures & EHIR Partner to Accelerate the Adoption of Digital Health Solutions

What You Should Know: - 7wireVentures, an early-stage digital health venture capital firm, and Employer Health Innovation Roundtable (EHIR), a coalition of the largest and most progressive employers, health plans, and health systems are announcing a partnership to accelerate digital health innovation and improve consumer health, wellness, and productivity. - Together, the two organizations will facilitate partnerships between emerging digital health companies and EHIR’s blue-chip
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