Millennials are demanding more from their employers in terms of wellbeing support. This includes wanting support from managers and wellbeing programs, and multiple ways (including digital) to access resources. The new Millennials: Raising the Bar for Wellbeing report by Welltok, large employers’ principal partner for employee health and wellbeing activation, confirms that this generation is more likely to invest in their whole self and many feel that their employer is missing the mark.The
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WOMEN at HLTH Program Launches to Address Gender Leadership Disparity in Healthcare
HLTH, the largest and most important conference for healthcare innovation has announced their new WOMEN at HLTH programs taking place at HLTH 2019. The new program supports some of the extraordinary initiatives addressing the disparity of women in leadership roles within health organizations.Through supporting organizations focused on advancing women in health, WOMEN at HLTH hopes to address the root cause of the parity issue by providing a platform for the industry to activate both the
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MyHealthTeams Lands $9.44M to Expand Social Networks for Chronic Condition Communities
MyHealthTeams Co-founders Eric Peacock and Mary Ray
MyHealthTeams, a San Francisco, CA-based creator of the largest and fastest-growing social networks for people facing chronic health conditions raised $9.44 million in a Series B financing round led by strategic investor UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company. This financing brings total investment in MyHealthTeams to $26.84M, building on the company's Seed and Series A1, A2 and A3 rounds. Existing investors including Adams Street Partners,
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Cedars-Sinai Research: Patients Using On-Demand VR Reduces Pain Scores
Cedars-Sinai researchers reveal hospitalized patients on-demand use of virtual reality (VR) resulted in statistically significant improvements in pain
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A new study led by Cedars-Sinai's Health Service Research, published in PLOS|ONE, the Public Library of Science, demonstrates the effectiveness of using therapeutic virtual reality (VR) to
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Forefront Telecare Taps Sage Growth Partners for Growth Planning Initiatives
Sage Growth Partners (SGP), Baltimore-based healthcare research, strategy, and marketing firm, announced that it has been engaged by psychiatric telehealth company Forefront Telecare. As part of the engagement, SGP will provide research and strategy services to Forefront Telecare to advance and accelerate Forefront's growth initiatives, bringing essential behavioral care to rural markets where there is a shortage of medical specialists. The engagement marks SGP’s fifth client in the growing
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Nomad Health Raises $34M to Disrupt Healthcare Staffing Industry
Nomad Health, an NYC-based on-demand medical jobs marketplace platform has raised $34M in new equity and debt financing led by Icon Ventures. The financing also includes additional investment from prior investors Polaris Partners, RRE Ventures, .406 Ventures, and Silicon Valley Bank. Nomad’s mission is to revolutionize healthcare staffing by creating the first online marketplace for healthcare jobs and by bringing the gig economy to healthcare – it is disrupting a multibillion-dollar industry in
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Mayo Clinic Backs Imago Systems to “Re-Visualize” The Mammogram for Breast Cancer Detection
Mayo Clinic has signed a know-how license agreement with Imago Systems, a medical imaging company with an advanced machine learning software that is designed to dramatically improve a clinician’s ability to detect cancer and other abnormalities earlier and more accurately. Imago Pilot DetailsAs part of the know-how license agreement, a breast imaging research specialist at Mayo Clinic will spearhead Imago's pilot and pivotal studies to clinically validate Imago's visual intelligence software as
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Lilly Launches Innovation Challenge to Transform IBD Care Through Digital Health
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is launching an open innovation challenge to encourage individuals and teams across the U.S. to identify and submit pioneering digital health solutions aimed at transforming inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care. The challenge, "Transforming IBD Care: Better disease monitoring, management, and care for people with inflammatory bowel disease" focuses on innovation in IBD monitoring, condition management or care enhancements.Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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OSF Ventures Joins $35M Funding Round for Handheld, Exo Ultrasound Device
OSF Ventures, the investment arm of OSF HealthCare has joined a $35M Series B funding round to support medical device startup Exo Imaging that’s developing a breakthrough handheld, AI ultrasound device that will allow healthcare providers to make critical, real-time diagnostic decisions.Performance Ultrasound PlatformFounded in 2015, Exo (pronounced “Echo”) is bringing diagnostic-grade medical imaging to the pocket of every caregiver and clinician worldwide. The company is developing an
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Medable Joins the American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology & Innovation Innovators Network
Medable Inc., a provider of digitally-enabled and data-driven clinical trials, will join the American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology & Innovation (the Center) Innovators Network. The Center is focused on building health-tech relationships to drive innovative and scalable solutions across the health continuum.American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology & Innovation Innovators NetworkThe Center helps members of its Innovators Network in the healthcare
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