As a physician turned entrepreneur, I’ve learned many lessons in my journey from the patient bedside to the health IT boardroom. As a young physician practicing in my native Denmark, my eyes were opened to the administrative headaches and limited engagement that was a result of too much paperwork and not enough focus on the patient.
Since launching one of the world’s first patient portals in 2001 and subsequently moving to the US and founding my current digital health company in 2015, I’ve
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Cortica Raises $60M to Expand Comprehensive Autism Care Model Nationwide
What You Should Know:
- Cortica, Inc. ("Cortica"), a San Diego, CA-based tech-enabled clinical services for autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions, announced it has raised $60 million in financing to further its mission to transform autism care. The funding was led by Longitude Capital with participation from new investors .406 Ventures and Adam Boehler, along with existing investors Questa Capital and Aperture Venture Partners. Silicon Valley Bank also participated by expanding
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Hims & Hers Rolls Out 1:1 Teletherapy Offering for $99
What You Should Know:
- Hims & Hers, today announced the launch of individual, video-based teletherapy support at $99 per session. With mental health needs ballooning nationwide - and many not able to access care even with insurance or through their employer
- Hims and Hers' offering provides a critical safety net for many -- beyond just its 391,000 current subscribers. The therapy sessions are based on a number of evidenced-based principles
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BioT Raises $6.5M to Transform Medical Devices Into Connected Solutions
What You Should Know:
- BioT, a TEL AVIV, Israel-based provider of medical devices cloud connectivity and remote care, announced $6.5 million Seed Round financing led by Bridges Israel, together with North First Ventures, and XT Hi-Tech.
- Connected Care is quickly becoming a major factor in the healthcare industry by eliminating the need for patients to return to a physician's office for check-ups and monitoring. BioT is a low-code, easy-to-integrate, cloud-based platform for
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Welltok Introduces New Consumer-Facing Marketplace
What You Should Know:
- Welltok, a consumer activation company, introduced The Connect Store, a new consumer-facing marketplace that allows users to spend designated benefits dollars or pay directly for health and wellbeing programs and products that meet their immediate needs.
- This supplemental benefit program features Welltok’s Connect Partners Ecosystem and helps Welltok clients like health plans and employers offer more extensive wellbeing without additional costs
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EchoNous Closes $60M for AI-Assisted Handheld Ultrasound Device
What You Should Know:
- EchoNous, a Redmond, WA-based portable AI-guided ultrasound tools and platform, announced it has raised $60 million in funding from Kennedy Lewis Investment Management (“Kennedy Lewis”).
- The investment from Kennedy Lewis combines senior secured debt and equity and builds on the support of KKR, which has been EchoNous’ principal investor since 2015. Kennedy Lewis' funding will help further the development of and grow adoption for the Kosmos platform, which is
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Ro Acquires At-Home Diagnostic Testing Company Kit – M&A
What You Should Know:
- Healthcare technology company, Ro today announced the acquisition of Kit, an at-home diagnostics company that offers self-administered diagnostic tests, including finger prick blood assays, blood pressure tests, weight measurement tools, and more—all shipped directly to their door. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition of Kit will serve as a critical piece to Ro’s vertically integrated platform, which already offers
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AbleTo Launches Clinically Guided Member Experience for 21M Eligible Lives
What You Should Know:
- AbleTo, a leading provider of high-quality, virtual behavioral health care, today announce new, clinically guided, fully integrated member experience for 21M eligible lives. The launch includes AbleTo Connect, a digital engine that guides members to the right level of care, and the new AbleTo app, a single place to find all AbleTo resources and newly enhanced support features.
- This launch comes at a time when more than
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Mayo Clinic, Spire Health to Co-Develop Remote Pulmonary Rehab Program
- Spire Health and Mayo Clinic announced a strategic collaboration to integrate Mayo Clinic’s remote pulmonary rehabilitation program into Spire Health’s respiratory remote patient monitoring (RPM) service.
- Developed by Dr. Roberto Benzo and his team at the Mindful Breathing Laboratory, Mayo Clinic’s remote pulmonary rehabilitation program has been the recipient of multiple, multi-year grants from the National Institute of Health (NIH).
- The program, validated using randomized
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SUD: Can Digital Health Solutions Remove Stigmas Around Addiction?
We can safely take for granted that a doctor treating your back pain isn’t going to determine the course of care based on whether she thinks you’ll fully commit to getting better. She isn’t likely to start treatment with a contract stating that the only way to stay in treatment is to commit to doing everything she requires and reaching total recovery. She isn’t going to set arbitrary parameters for how fast you should recover.
It’s also safe to assume that your quest to get care for back pain
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