What You Should Know:
- The Good Health Pass Collaborative announced the release of the Good Health Pass Interoperability Blueprint, a proposed new set of interoperability specifications which, as they are adopted, will allow airlines and governments to verify travelers’ COVID status (proof of vaccination, testing, and recovery), while simultaneously ensuring that core principles – such as privacy, security, user-control, and equity – are protected.
- Over the past six
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AMA Forms External Advisory Group to Advance Equity in Healthcare Innovation
What You Should Know:
- The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced the creation of an external advisory group, the Equity and Innovation Advisory Group dedicated to advance equity in healthcare innovation.
- The advisory group plans to recommend strategies that will help drive equitable resources to health solutions created by marginalized innovators and include marginalized patients’ voices in health innovation development processes – with a target of ultimately reaching a
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Butterfly Network, Caption Health Partner on AI-Based Guidance and Diagnostics
What You Should Know:
- Butterfly Networks and Caption Health are partnering to bring life-saving portable AI diagnostic imaging/ultrasound to every medical provider, regardless of their experience.
- Butterfly and Caption’s integrated solution will enhance cardiac assessment by improving the ease of image capture and image interpretation in a variety of care settings including the hospital, clinic, and home. This move can lead to faster diagnosis and treatment for patients with cardiac
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HIMSS21 Day 3 Roundup: Sharecare Acquires CareLinx, Verizon Telehealth, Samsung
Sharecare Acquires On-Demand Home Health Platform CareLinx for $65M
Sharecare today announced that it has closed its acquisition of CareLinx , an on-demand home health platform of tech-enabled care providers from Europ Assistance, one of the largest global assistance companies. Under the terms of the agreement, the acquisition is valued at approximately $65M, consisting of $54.6M in cash and $10.4M in Sharecare common stock. The acquisition marks Sharecare’s 18th acquisition since
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HIMSS21 Day 2 Roundup: CVS Health Virtual Primary Care, M&A Activity, Funding, More
Raintree Systems Mourns the Passing of its CEO, Richard Welty
Raintree Systems, a software development company that provides value-based solutions for the healthcare industry, announces the passing of the company's Founder and CEO, Richard Welty. Terrence Sims, former Chief Operating Officer and current President of Strategic Growth & Marketing has been appointed Interim CEO.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Olive Enters Clearinghouse Market with Acquisition of Healthcare
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Elektra Health Raises $3.75M for Evidence-Based Menopause Care
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- Elektra Health, a new women’s health tech company on a mission to smash the menopause taboo, is announcing $3.75M in seed funding co-led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six and Flare Capital Partners, with participation from City Light Capital, January Ventures, Human Ventures, The Fund, Community Fund, and notable angels including Hannah & Guy Raz, Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Jenny Fielding, and others.
- With a mission to smash the menopause taboo, Elektra is the first
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Olive Enters Clearinghouse Market with Acquisition of Healthcare IP
What You Should Know:
- Olive, a healthcare automation company today announced the acquisition of Healthcare IP, an integrated partner of healthcare provider and payer organizations, advocating data transparency and user experience in the revenue cycle. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- Healthcare IP is a clearinghouse that has been streamlining payment management since 2013 for top hospitals and health systems across the United States to help manage their
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Nanox Acquires Medical Imaging Platform Zebra Medical Vision for $200M
What You Should Know:
- Nanox, the innovative medical imaging company, today announced the acquisition of Zebra Medical Vision, the deep-learning medical imaging analytics company.
- In a deal valued at up to $200M, the medical imaging pioneers will leverage Zebra-Med’s industry-leading team, cutting-edge AI technology, and cloud capabilities, and unprecedented regulatory framework to form the next-generation Medtech juggernaut.
- Nanox also announced today that it has
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CVS Health Rolls Out Nationwide Virtual Primary Care Solution
What You Should Know:
- Aetna, a CVS Health company, today announced the launch of Aetna Virtual Primary Care, which reimagines the primary care experience and makes it easier for people to get the health services they need, anytime, anywhere.
- Aetna Virtual Primary Care is powered by Teladoc Health's longitudinal, physician-led care team model, and complemented by the strength of Aetna's provider network, and CVS Health services.
Aetna Virtual Primary Care Solution
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Innovaccer Unveils the Innovation Accelerator Program with 14 Digital Health Innovators
What You Should Know:
- Today, Innovaccer Inc. launched the Innovation Accelerator program, an exciting new partner and marketplace ecosystem aimed at helping digital health innovators rapidly create breakthrough clinical, financial, and operational solutions through the power of the Innovaccer Health Cloud.
- The Innovation Accelerator program empowers partners and digital health innovators to create truly interoperable solutions and enhancements that leverage the Innovaccer
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