drchrono Inc., an mobile EHR provider of practice management, revenue cycle management (RCM) and medical API platform on iPad, iPhone and web, has upgraded its platform to meet the needs of larger medical practices and provider groups.The upgrade includes a built an RCM team with its own RCM platform, RCM Pro, optimizing the workflow of coders, billers, and billing managers making managing multiple practices more fluid. Almost all RCM companies are service organizations that don’t build any
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PediaQ Nabs $4.5M for On-Demand App for Nurse Triage, House Calls
PediaQ, a Dallas, TX-based company that has launched a mobile app platform for on-demand nurse triage and house calls has landed its first partnerships with Memorial Hermann Health System (Houston) and Baylor Scott&White Health (Dallas). In addition, the company has raised $4.5 million in funding which brings its total funding to date at $6.5M since its inception in late 2014. The funding will be utilized to expand the company’s growth in Dallas, Houston and Austin, and will also allow for
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Breg Taps Redox for EHR Integration, Patient Workflow
Breg, Inc., a provider of integrated solutions to help improve the quality and lower the cost of the orthopedic episode is integrating with Redox, an EHR integration platform, today announced a partnership. The integration enables Breg's Vision Cloud Connect software to connect quickly and easily to Epic, Cerner and all other EHRs using Redox's Application Program Interface (API) as a bridge between systems. Together, Breg and Redox integration will reduce the time needed to develop and
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Get Real Health Integrates with Validic’s Patient Generated Platform
Get Real Health, a Rockville, MD-based digital health company is partnering with Validic to integrate patient-generated data from digital health apps, clinical devices and wearables into its patient engagement products, InstantPHR® and CHBase. As part of the integration, Get Real Health will leverage Validic's digital health platform to provide healthcare organizations will be able to access actionable patient data through one easy connection that offers the 360-degree view essential for
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Telehealth Startup Tyto Care Receives FDA Clearance for Digital Stethoscope
Tyto Care Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for its digital stethoscope, a device that will be part of its advanced set of examination tools now being introduced to the world of telehealth. TytoCare is launching a comprehensive telehealth solution that includes digital health tools for examining the ears, throat, skin, heart, lungs, and temperature and a cloud-based platform with video conferencing. By enabling a more
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9 Evidence-based Approaches to Transform Drug Development, Commercialization
Life sciences companies increasingly are seeking new models to connect expanding sets of disparate, non-identified patient-level data streams to better develop and commercialize next-generation medicines. The need for practical, evidence-based approaches is especially acute at a time when scientific advances, the growing need for new medicines, and constrained budgets for healthcare and other social services are colliding.According to a new QuintilesIMS Institute report, connected insights
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Cricket Health Launches to Deliver Value-Based Kidney Care for Patients
Cricket Health, a San Francisco, CA-based digital health startup has officially launched to provide technology-enabled products and services to modernize and transform how kidney care is delivered for people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage renal disease. The company has raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by Cricket Health has raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by First Round Capital, BoxGroup, Seven Peaks Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, and NFX Guild.Founded in
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NewYork-Presbyertian Backs Telehealth Startup Avizia, Raises $6M
Avizia, an end to end telehealth solution provider has announced the completion of its Series A financing totaling $17 million. The company raised an additional $6 million to supplement the initial $11 million, which was announced in July 2016. HealthQuest Capital led the additional round which included investment from strategic partner NewYork-Presbyterian. The additional $6 million in funding from HealthQuest Capital and NewYork-Presbyterian will enable Avizia to further expand its telehealth
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Welkin Health, Serotonin-Plus Partner to Create “Coach in a Pocket” App for Weight Loss
Serotonin-Plus, a Virginia-based medical weight loss program structured around a patented serotonin formula, has partnered with Welkin Health, a San Francisco-based digital health company specializing in patient relationship management, to scale the most important component of their program: human coaching. Welkin's configurable technology will enable Serofit coaches to build relationships with patients and engage and support them in their weight loss goals, all at the patient's convenience.This
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BrainCheck Raises $3M for Neurocognitive Disorders Tracking App
BrainCheck, a mobile brain health tracking solution has raised $3 million in seed funding to expand team and add tools for dementia and other neurocognitive disorders. Founded in 2014 by renowned neuroscientist Dr. David Eagleman, BrainCheck uses simple iPad or desktop screen games to measure, reaction time, visual processing, cognitive processing, coordination and memory in just a few minutes. Thousands of student athletes across multiple sports already use the app to establish their baseline
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