What You Should Know:
- HeyRenee, the newest health-tech innovation from Dr. Renee Dua and Nick Desai, the founders of Heal, today announced an oversubscribed $4.4M Seed II funding round led by Quiet Capital, with participation from City Light Capital, Fika Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Mucker Capital, SaaS Ventures, and Tau Ventures. HeyRenee has raised a total of $8.2 million and tripled its valuation in just five months.
- Set to launch in early spring 2022, HeyRenee aims
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Hidden Vulnerabilities in Clinical Workflow Put PHI at Risk
If you’re a healthcare CIO or CISO, you already know that cybercriminals are targeting protected health information (PHI). A recent report shows that stolen PHI can sell for as much as $1,000 per record on the Dark Web. The value of patient records has driven a surge of attacks targeting healthcare organizations. 2020 saw a 25% increase in healthcare data breaches, with more than 29 million records exposed. It’s no longer a question of if you will face a breach, but when.
I’ve had hundreds of
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PerfectServe Acquires AnesthesiaGo to Enhance OR Case Scheduling
What You Should Know:
- PerfectServe, a clinical communication and provider scheduling provider, today announced the acquisition of AnesthesiaGo, creator of the only solution on the market that automatically matches available anesthesia staff with the best daily case schedule.Los Angeles-based AnesthesiaGo went live in 2021 after extensive research and product testing. Creating daily anesthesia case assignments is almost always a complex, stressful, and time-consuming affair, and the duty
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Aledade Acquires Advance Care Planning Company Iris Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- Aledade acquires Iris Healthcare, a provider of advanced care planning solutions for tens of thousands of patients across the country. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- As Aledade continues to grow exponentially, the company plans to integrate new patient care solutions to help extend the capabilities of its partner primary care practices.
When individuals face a serious illness, healthcare becomes central to their life. In a crisis,
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Revenue Cycle Management Can Help Advance The Cybersecurity Mandate
Holding steady in the No. 1 spot, the healthcare industry has held the top rank in IBM’s Cost of Data Breach report for the past 11 years. It’s a lead that seems secure. In just a year from 2020-2021, the average total cost for healthcare for an event increased 29.5%, and now sits at $9.23 million.
Even amidst that threat landscape, the percentage those in the healthcare space spend on cybersecurity hasn’t climbed out of the single digits. Only 6% or less of the IT budget is typically
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R1 Acquires Revenue Cycle Company Cloudmed for $4.1B
What You Should Know:
- R1, a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that reduce friction in healthcare, has just acquired CloudMed, a leader in Revenue Intelligence™ for healthcare providers in a $4.1B cash deal.
- Upon closing of the transaction, current R1 shareholders will own approximately 70% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis and Cloudmed equity holders will own approximately 30%. Cloudmed equity holders will enter into an 18-month lockup agreement, subject to
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J&J Medical Devices Partner with Microsoft to Expand Digital Surgery Solutions
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Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies (JJMDC) announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to further enable our digital surgery solutions.
The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies (JJMDC) today announced that it will collaborate with Microsoft to further enable and expand JJMDC’s secure and compliant digital surgery ecosystem. The Microsoft Cloud will help JJMDC realize its vision of
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mPulse Mobile Acquires HealthCrowd, Receives Growth Investment
What You Should Know:
mPulse Mobile, a leader in conversational AI and digital engagement solutions for the healthcare industry, released 2 major announcements:
- acquired HealthCrowd, a leading communications platform-as-a-service innovator focused primarily on the Medicaid market
- received a growth investment from PSG, a leading growth equity firm partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies.
Acquisition Impact for mPulse
mPulse took part in
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Medically Home Secures $110M to Expand Hospital-At-Home Platform
What You Should Know:
- Medically Home today announced a new, $110M round of funding from strategic investors including Baxter International Inc., Global Medical Response (GMR) and Cardinal Health who will each have representation on the company's Board. Cardinal Health, Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente are providing additional capital on top of their previous investments, demonstrating confidence in the growing expansion of the model nationwide.
- The Medically Home model
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How Hospitals Can Build Trust and Bolster Patient Experience Through Data and Insights
In any industry, the systems created to enhance customer experience are in orbit around a singular premise: trust. In healthcare, trust is foundational to patient experience, yet it is still largely ignored in our conversations about healthcare transformation.
In order for patients to feel confident in the care they are receiving—and for a great patient experience—they need to trust their care providers. It’s an endemic challenge across healthcare as patients deal with a widening
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