Cytox, a precision medicine company focused on commercializing polygenic risk scoring (PRS) approaches for assessing genetic risk for developing Alzheimer’s has entered into a research collaboration with Mayo Clinic to test current and develop new proprietary algorithms relating to the diagnosis and prognosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Under the agreement Cytox will assess genetic risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease using its current commercially available approaches developed to run on the
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Iora Health Lands $100M for Relationship-Driven Primary Care Model
Iora Health, a Boston, MA-based value-based primary care provider focused on Medicare has raised $100 million in Series E funding from global investors including .406 Ventures, Devonshire Investors, F-Prime Capital, Flare Capital Partners, GE Ventures, Humana, Khosla Ventures, Polaris Partners and Temasek. The company plans to utilize the funding to expand operations and invest further development of its proprietary collaborative care IT platform, Chirp that enables Iora's teams to care for
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Hinge Health Study: Exercise Therapy with Wearable Sensors Improves Chronic Knee Pain by 61%
Hinge Health, a Silicon Valley-based digital health company, today announced the results about the first clinical study, published April 2018 in the Journal of Medical Internet Research demonstrates that a mobile-first, at-home exercise therapy and behavioral coaching solution improves outcomes for chronic knee pain by 61% and elective surgeries by 63% without opioids or surgery (N=162). A cost-benefit analysis estimates that the study’s employer saved $438,000 in avoided surgeries across the
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In-Home Care Startup Honor Lands $50M to Grow Network of Home Care Agencies
Honor, an in-home care startup has raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Naspers Ventures, with participation from existing investors, bringing the company’s total funding amount to $115 million. The latest round comes as the larger healthcare industry is increasingly recognizing non-medical home care as a vital component to value-based care. In April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that Medicare Advantage plans will be able to cover non-medical home care
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Luma Health Raises $6.33M for Patient-Provider Communications Platform
Luma Health, a San Francisco, CA-based smart patient-provider communications platform, today announced it has completed a $6.33 Million round of Series A funding led by U.S. Venture Partners along with continued participation from the Stanford-StartX Fund and existing investors. Luma Health plans to used the latest round of funding to extend its go-to-market operation, including sales and marketing, while also expanding its engineering team to support the company’s growing product roadmap. The
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Eye Care Telemedicine Startup Simple Contacts Raises $16M for Tech-Enabled Prescription Lenses
Simple Contacts, a New York City-based telemedicine startup for eye care has raised $16 million in funding led by Waypoint Capital Partners, with participation from returning investors Goodwater Capital, Steven Cohen, executives from Flatiron Health and a number of the nation’s top ophthalmologists. The company plans to use the new funding to invest in marketing and customer service, open new offices, and eventually expand the business to address additional healthcare categories. The latest
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TriNetX Launches Research Analytics Solutions for Use with Its Clinical & Genomic Data
TriNetX, the global health research network, today announced the availability of TriNetX Research, a suite of analytics solutions to leverage real-world data when conducting observational and outcomes research. TriNetX Research combines longitudinal clinical and genomic data from its global network with powerful, state-of-the-art analytics on a single self-service platform. Researchers will now have access to the fastest and easiest method to create real-world evidence (RWE) and enable
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How Telemedicine is Transforming the Doctor-Patient Relationship
If telemedicine hasn’t revolutionized healthcare, it has certainly revamped it. It has extended providers’ reach to areas where care might not be readily available, and allowed patients much-needed access.Such convenience is the primary reason telemedicine -- defined as two-way, real-time interactive communication between a healthcare professional and a patient -- has taken hold, among not only among those in far-flung areas but those in urban settings where healthcare might be lacking. Cost is
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Gender Parity Remains Elusive in Health IT, Despite Recent Progress
Chasm Partners, a leading executive search firm in the healthcare technology and services space, recently convened a roundtable discussion to evaluate the state of gender parity in the healthcare IT space, as well as explore the benefits that gender diversity creates for health organizations. The discussion revealed gender parity is most effective when it’s a component of broader, organization-wide cultural change and women must known their own value to effectively become their own advocates of
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CipherHealth Raises $37.5M to Expand Patient Engagement Platform
CipherHealth, a NYC-based patient communication, engagement and care coordination software company today announced that it has received a significant strategic growth investment from JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies. Since 2009, CipherHealth's integrated solutions have enabled providers across the care continuum to improve patient communication and care coordination with the latest technologies. With each technology, the company delivers highly
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