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Briya, an end-to-end healthcare data exchange platform, today announced completion of an $11.5 million Series A round of financing, bringing the company’s total funding to $17 million. The round was led by Team8, includes existing investors Insight Partners, Amiti Ventures, and is joined by the George Kaiser Family Foundation.The funding will support Briya's mission to transform how data is exchanged between healthcare organizations and life sciences organizations, with
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Rev1 Ventures Launches $30M Fund to Support Research-Based Healthcare Innovation
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Today, Rev1 Ventures, the venture studio that helps entrepreneurs and corporations accelerate innovation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and The Ohio State University announce expanded support for life sciences companies with the launch of Rev1 Catalyst Fund III, a $30 million fund that delivers capital and strategic services for pre-seed, seed stage and early-stage healthcare innovators. Following the success of Rev1 Catalyst Fund II, Rev1
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Roundups: 16 Recent Strategic Digital Health Partnerships
Walgreens and Pearl Health, a provider enablement company has announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the expansion of value-based care in collaboration with community-based primary care physicians. As part of the strategic partnership, Walgreens will provide complementary services, including prescription fulfillment, medication adherence, immunizations, care gap closure and diagnostic testing. In addition, Walgreens will also work with providers to help patients discharged from the
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Geisinger Deploys Exo’s POCUS Ultrasound Workflow Solution
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- Geisinger has announced their implementation of Exo’s point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) workflow software, Exo Works, to simplify and streamline ultrasound exam documents, billing and quality assurance to improve patient outcomes.
- The implementation marks Geisinger as the first health system in PA to implement Exo’s easy-to-use ultrasound workflow solution.
- Exo Works will be deployed in Geisinger’s Emergency, Women’s Health and Sports Medicine
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Mayo Clinic, GE HealthCare Partner on Medical Imaging and Theranostics Innovation
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Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare has formed a strategic healthcare collaboration for research and product development programs aimed to transform the experience of patients and clinicians in the practice of radiology and the delivery of novel therapies.The Strategic Collaboration for Innovation in Medical Imaging and Theranostics comprises Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare scientists, technology developers, clinicians and other healthcare providers. The partnership seeks to
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Q/A: DocStation CEO Shares How AI Will Help Pharmacies Use the DIR Fee Changes to Their Advantage
Early next year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will remove the application of retroactive DIR fees and move DIR fees to the point of sale instead. The major issues with the DIR fees, which are paid by pharmacies to pharmacy benefit managers, are the fact that they drive up the costs of prescriptions for patients and delay reimbursement of care to the pharmacies.
Now, a brand new issue will arise in early 2024 - namely, pharmacies will be facing a DIR “cliff” where
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Summus Raises $19.5M to Revolutionize Virtual Specialty Care Access
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- Summus, a New York City-based virtual health company focused on specialty care, has raised $19.5M in its latest funding round to support the company’s continued growth and work to tackle the access problem in healthcare.
- With a total of $70 million raised to date, Summus aims to expand its innovative approach to care, and this new investment will support the company in its efforts to revolutionize how patients and healthcare professionals share and access
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SohoMD, Withings Integrate to Enhance Mental Health through Remote Monitoring
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SohoMD, the foremost online mental health platform focused on comprehensive biological psychiatry, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Withings Health Solutions, the Healthcare division of Withings, the global leader in at-home connected health.Conceived as part of a holistic approach to mind/body behavioral healthcare, this is the first time a nationally focused online mental health platform has entered into a direct relationship with a
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Blue Shield of California Taps Salesforce to Enhance Member Experience
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Blue Shield of California and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the No. 1 AI CRM, today announced an expanded collaboration to meet members’ need for unified experiences by leveraging the agility and breadth of the Salesforce platform. With its adoption of Salesforce Health Cloud, Blue Shield of California will be able to expand and scale more in-depth care management services to its members, promoting higher quality care.Additionally, with Salesforce, Blue
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Annalise.ai Receives FDA Clearance for Radiology Triage Device
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Annalise.ai, a leader in AI-powered medical imaging solutions, announced the receipt of 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the triage and notification of obstructive hydrocephalus (OHCP) on non-contrast brain CT scans.Annalise.ai has also received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its obstructive hydrocephalus software tool. This is the first radiology triage device to be granted Breakthrough status since the inception of the
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