What You Should Know:
- Philips announced the launch of Virtual Care Station, a
telehealth environment delivering virtual care services to patients in
convenient neighborhood locations, such as retail settings, libraries, town
halls and universities.
- Using proven Philips technology developed for the ATLAS
program (Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations), which was created
to serve healthcare needs of U.S. Veterans, Virtual Care Station provides all
patients, including those
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$5M Research Grant Launches to Evaluate Efficacy of Virtual Diabetes Care
What You Should Know:
- DreaMed Diabetes, the developer of personalized,
AI-based diabetes management solutions, will participate in a clinical study,
led by Jaeb Center for Health Research Foundation, to evaluate the efficacy of virtual
treatment for diabetes patients. The research is funded by a $5 million grant
from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
- DreaMed uses AI-powered technology to seamlessly treat
patients remotely with its virtual diabetes management
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Salesforce, CVS Health Integrates COVID-19 Return to Work and Campus Solutions
What You Should Know:
- Salesforce and CVS Health announced
a strategic relationship to help organizations, including employers and
universities, return critical populations to the workplace or campus. With this
new joint offering, which combines Salesforce Work.com capabilities
with CVS Health’s Return Ready, worksite and campus
locations will be able to provide complementary services for wellness
assessments, COVID-19 testing and manual contact
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M&A Analysis: 3 Benefits of Siemens Healthineers’ $16.4B Acquisition of Varian Medical
What You Should Know:
- Siemens Healthineers and Varian Medical announce a $16.4B deal in an all-cash transaction on 2nd August 2020.
- Deal expected to close in 1H 2021.
- Varian Medical will maintain its brand name and operate “independently”
- Siemens AG will drop holding in Siemens Healthineers from 85% to 72% as part of the transaction.
News of the deal between Siemens Healthineers and Varian Medical will have caught many industry onlookers off guard on Sunday evening.
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New Tech Solution Lets People Securely Share COVID-19 Testing Results
What You Should Know:
- TransUnion, in partnership with CLX Health, a joint venture from UST Global and SiriusIQ, announced the launch of HealthyAmerica, a technology solution that will give individuals the power to securely share their COVID-19 testing results while maintaining their individual privacy – helping businesses and schools across the country to minimize risk and reopen with greater confidence.
- Businesses and schools seeking to welcome back
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Blue Shield of CA Taps Cricket Health to Offer AI-Driven, Personalized Kidney Care Plans for Members At No Cost
What You Should Know:
- Blue Shield of CA and kidney care provider Cricket
Health announced a partnership to offer a personalized, virtual,
multidisciplinary care available for members with kidney disease or kidney
failure at no extra cost
- By offering remote care, via phone or virtually online,
Cricket Health’s approach to kidney care is designed to keep Blue Shield
members living with kidney disease healthy at home, and out of clinics or
hospitals whenever possible.
Health
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Ginger Lands $50M to Expand On-Demand Mental Health Support Platform
What You Should Know:
- Ginger announces $50 Million in Series D funding to expand
access to its on-demand mental healthcare system led by Advance Venture
Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners; joined by Cigna Ventures and existing
investors.
- Company has more than tripled revenue over the past year, now brings access to on-demand mental healthcare to millions around the world through 200+ employer clients and leading health plans.
Ginger, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of
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Cerner Invests in Xealth to Jointly Develop Digital Health Solutions for Clinicians
What You Should Know:
- Cerner and Xealth announce a collaboration to foster
tighter physician-patient relationships by giving patients easier access to
digital health tools.
- These assets will be prescribed directly within the physician’s EHR workflow to manage conditions including chronic diseases, behavioral health, maternity care, and surgery preparation.
- Cerner and LRVHealth have together invested $6 million
in Xealth as part of this agreement, with Cerner and Xealth planning
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Teladoc Health and Livongo Merge in $18.5B Deal: 5 Things to Know
What You Should Know:
- Teladoc Health to merge with Livongo for $18.5B in cash
and stock to create a powerhouse leader in consumer-centered virtual care.
- Teladoc Health shareholders will own approximately 58
percent and existing Livongo shareholders will own approximately 42 percent of
the combined company.
- Jason Gorevic, current CEO of Teladoc Health, will be
the CEO of the combined company.
Teladoc Health
(TDOC) and Livongo (LVGO), today
announced that they have entered
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Amwell Appoints Amazon Exec Serkan Kutan as Chief Technology Officer
Serkan Kutan, CTO at Amwell
Amwell,
a national telehealth
provider, announced today that Serkan Kutan has joined the company as
Chief Technology Officer. As part of his new role as CTO, Serkan will lead
building upon and further scaling Amwell’s national telehealth platform to
serve the needs of hospitals and health systems, health plans, innovators, and
patients.
“Serkan’s experience in innovating, building and maturing transformative healthcare technologies will play a significant
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