What You Should Know:
- Particle Health announces the launch of its Beta Program that will enable consumer applications such as PHRs and other providers instant access to patient records stored across health exchanges - using its single API.
- The Beta Program is aimed at helping developers deliver next-gen healthcare solutions that have now been enabled with the recent passing of the Anti-Information Blocking Rule in the CURES Act.
- Now the Anti-Information Blocking Rule is in
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Halma Acquires AI-Powered Perinatal Platform PeriGen for $58M
- Halma, a UK global group of life-saving technology companies that provide innovative solutions to key problems facing the world today has acquired PeriGen, a leader in artificial intelligence that improves safety during childbirth for $58M in cash.
- The acquisition provides access to a supportive network and additional resources so that PeriGen can expand its perinatal safety technology throughout the U.S. and
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CareCloud to Pay $3.8M to Settle Whistleblower Case Alleging Kickbacks
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- Miami-based EHR company CareCloud has agreed to pay $3.8 million to the federal government to settle a “qui tam” lawsuit filed on behalf of a whistleblower by Phillips & Cohen LLP that alleged CareCloud paid kickbacks to healthcare providers to boost sales of its EHR products.
- The “relator” (whistleblower) in the qui tam lawsuit, Ada de la Vega, was a senior manager at CareCloud who has since left the company and was awarded de la Vega approximately 21% of the
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CareCar Raises $3M to Expand Tech-enabled Benefit Manager Platform
What You Should Know:
- CareCar, a tech-enabled benefit manager and value-based healthcare services platform, announced that it has raised $3M in seed funding led by Kapor Capital and Impact America Fund, with Concrete Rose participating as a co-investor.
- CareCar specializes in managing non-emergency medical transportation benefits and in-home care benefits (ADLs, IADLs, Home Assessments & Modifications). The platform automates the logistics, HIT, and UM & QA aspects of
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CVS Health Launches Employer-Based COVID-19 Vaccination Program
What You Should Know:
Today, CVS Health announced it recently began administering COVID-19 vaccines at employer-based vaccination clinics through Return Ready, the company’s comprehensive COVID-19 solution that helps employers return and maintain healthy workforces.
- With vaccine hesitancy on the rise, federal and state governments are looking to partners, like employers and CVS Health, to help by making vaccines more convenient to access and enhancing public education
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How Mobile Channels Improve Patient Engagement and Outcomes
The past year’s pandemic struck a painful blow to health organizations’ pre-COVID patient engagement efforts. A recent report detailed fewer patient visits amidst coronavirus fears and stay-at-home orders. People are simply not going into clinics to address non-COVID medical needs. The result is more serious health issues developing, such as cancers being found at later stages and chronic conditions advancing beyond easy treatment options.
As patient engagement strategies ramp up, mobile
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Outcomes4Me Raises $12M for AI-Powered Cancer Patient Empowerment Platform
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- Outcomes4Me Inc., a Cambridge, MA-based developer of an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered platform to empower cancer patients to navigate their care, today announced it has raised $12 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Northpond Ventures, with participation from all existing investors, including Sierra Ventures, Asset Management Ventures, Merstal Ltd, IRA Capital, and others. Andrea Jackson, a Northpond Ventures Director, will
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Digital Therapeutics Startup Kaia Health Raises $75M to Optimize MSK & COPD Care
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- Digital therapeutics company, Kaia Health, has raised $75M Series C round (total: $125M) to expand clinical capabilities and transform the treatment path for Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care in the U.S. and Europe.
- The Series C round was led by an unnamed leading growth equity fund with support from existing investors, including Optum Ventures, Eurazeo, 3VC, Balderton Capital, Heartcore Capital,
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Caresyntax Raises $100M to Expand Digital Surgery Platform in Key Markets
What You Should Know:
- Caresyntax, a Boston-based enterprise-level digital surgery platform delivering actionable insights to make surgery smarter and safer, today announced that it has closed a significantly oversubscribed $100 million Series C funding round led by PFM Health Sciences LP, which also included participation from Optum Ventures, Intel Capital, Lauxera Capital Partners, Vesalius Biocapital Partners, Arno Capital, Rezayat Investments, as well as current investors IPF Partners,
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Why the Digital Front Door is Critical to the Healthcare Revenue Cycle
The COVID-19 crisis has upended many of our traditional business procedures and processes. However, because digital transformations were well underway before the pandemic, the shift to remote work and contactless consumer self-service was swift. In healthcare, digital strategies that were expected to take 10 years to accomplish may now be compressed into three. That acceleration is especially evident with the “digital front door” – a strategy for engaging patients at every major touchpoint of
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