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- Brightline, the category leader in virtual behavioral healthcare for children, adolescents, and families, announced a $10M investment by Northwell Health, New York's largest healthcare provider, bringing its total Series C funding to $115M.
- This strategic investment and partnership will create greater access to innovative pediatric mental health services across the New York Metro area at a critical time for families.
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$3.7 Trillion Reasons to Centralize Chronic Disease Management
59% of all Americans (194 million) suffer from at least one chronic disease, and almost one in three adults has three or more chronic conditions. Unfortunately, the problem will only get worse with time.
On the business front of chronic disease management, health care systems are already struggling with rising costs and uneven quality despite the hard work of well-intentioned, well-trained clinicians.
Health care leaders and policymakers have tried countless
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Geisinger Taps Cohere Health to Streamline Prior Authorizations
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- Today Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) and Cohere Health, a provider of utilization management (UM) technology, announced they are joining forces to streamline the prior authorization process for providers.
- Cohere’s collaborative UM platform will help GHP support value-based care delivery, reduce administrative costs, and lead the nation in aligning quality improvement initiatives across all its lines of business, including
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Glooko Launches Diabetes Medical Education Academy in Ireland
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- Glooko announced, in partnership with the Diabetes Technology Network (DTN)/Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD), the expansion into Ireland of Academy, the company’s online medical education program for clinicians who treat people with diabetes.
- Originally inspired after discussions with the National Health Service England (NHSE) as part of its effort to ensure all healthcare professionals learn uniformly about technology, the program will help
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FDA Clears Eko’s Heart Disease Detection AI for Adults and Pediatrics
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- Today, Eko, a digital health company advancing heart and lung disease detection, has announced the FDA has issued clearance for its Eko Murmur Analysis Software (EMAS), the first and only machine learning algorithm to screen for valvular heart disease (VHD).
- The next generation of Eko’s murmur detection capabilities grants Eko the first and only smart stethoscope on the market that can identify and
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Sharecare Appoints Harsha Panyadahundi as Chief Technology Officer
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- Sharecare appoints Harsha Panyadahundi as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to further the company’s goals to accelerate growth and create greater value for customers and shareholders. Harsha brings a purpose- and results-driven approach to his new role overseeing all engineering and technology development and operations across Sharecare.
- Harsha joins Sharecare from Wolters Kluwer, where he led technology for its Health, Governance Risk and Compliance, and
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Moving Analytics Nabs $20M for Virtual & Remote Cardiac Rehab Program
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- Moving Analytics, an Irvine, CA-based telehealth provider of cardiovascular prevention programs raises $20M in Series A funding led by Wellington Access Ventures and Seae Ventures with participation from Philips Ventures, SteelSky Ventures, Aphelion Capital (American Heart Association's official VC fund), Nueterra Capital, and Citi Ventures. This round brings the company's total funding to $30M.
- Moving Analytics plans to use the new funds to
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RefleXion Medical Raises $125M for Biology-Guided Radiotherapy
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- RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering the use of biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) for all stages of cancer, today announced the closing of a $125M debt facility, of which $55M is available immediately to repay the company’s existing $50M of debt.
- The remaining $70M of the new facility will be made available upon reaching certain regulatory and commercial milestones. The funds will support the continued commercialization of the RefleXion X1
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COTA Appoints Noel Alaka as VP of Life Sciences
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Today, oncology real-world data analytics company COTA announced the appointment of Noel Alaka as Vice President of Life Sciences.
As VP of Life Sciences, Alaka will be responsible for helping grow and build partnerships with leading life sciences companies that are looking to adopt real-world data and real-world evidence to help accelerate innovation in treatments for patients facing cancer.
Noel Alaka Bio/Background
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Leveraging Telemedicine as a Workforce Multiplier for Clinicians
COVID has shown us that telemedicine is effective and easy to use. But why limit the use of virtual care to public health emergencies? With providers and clinicians under increasing strain from staffing gaps and other issues, telemedicine is a valuable solution.
Telemedicine has been a crucial tool in the fight against COVID-19, allowing patients and providers to stay connected even when quarantine rules keep them physically separated.
During the first phase of
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