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PlayMaker Health Acquires viaDirect to Improve Healthcare Data Insights for Post-Acute Care

by Fred Pennic 07/17/2018 Leave a Comment

PlayMaker Health Acquires viaDirect to Improve Healthcare Data Insights for Post-Acute Care

Playmaker Health, a Nashville, TN-based provider of market intelligence to post-acute providers, has acquired one of its competitors, ViaDirect.  Hospices, LTCs, SNFs and others are still in the early stages of using analytics to refine their strategies around referral sources, opportunities for market expansion, and everything in between.    With the ViaDirect acquisition, Playmaker’s platform includes not just Medicare and commercial claims data, but Lexis/Nexus data analytics as well. This
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Kindly Care Lands $5.4M to Expand Elder Care Marketplace

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Kindly Care Lands $5.4M to Expand Elder Care Marketplace

Kindly Care, a San Francisco, CA-based elder care marketplace, today announced it has raised $5.4 million in Series A funding led by Javelin Venture Partners. The round also included participation from MHS Capital and Jackson Square Ventures.  Kindly Care plans to utilize the latest round of funding to fuel additional growth of the company’s vision to provide a simple and safe solution for affordable elderly care, fund development of additional capabilities for the platform, and to support
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Embleema Launches Blockchain-Powered Personal Health Record Platform

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Embleema comes out of stealth to connect patients, life sciences, and regulators through its healthcare blockchain-enabled personal health record (PHR) platform. Embleema, a NYC-based patient-focused healthcare blockchain network, today emerged from stealth after one year of R&D, to launch the public beta release of its patient-driven, HIPAA-compliant, blockchain-enabled personal health records (PHR) platform. The new blockchain-driven PHR platform give patients complete control over their
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Cricket Health Appoints Dr. Carmen A. Peralta as New Chief Medical Officer

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Cricket Health Appoints Dr. Carmen A. Peralta as Chief Medical Officer

Cricket Health, a specialty care provider for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, announced today that Carmen A. Peralta, MD, MAS, has been named the company’s chief medical officer (CMO). Dr. Peralta, Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and a renowned nephrologist who has served on Cricket Health’s medical advisory board, will lead the company’s medical team as it expands its programs and clinical footprint around
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Octave Bioscience Grabs $14M for Care Management Platform Focused on Neurodegenerative Diseases

by Fred Pennic 07/12/2018 Leave a Comment

Octave Bioscience Grabs $14M for Care Management Platform Focused on Neurodegenerative Diseases

Octave Bioscience lands $14M to bring expertise in chronic neurodegenerative markets and molecular Insights for improved care.Octave Bioscience, a Menlo Park, CA-based developer of a fully integrated care management platform delivering powerful insights for patients with neurodegenerative diseases, today announced it has raised $14 million in Series A funding. The round was led by BCBS Venture Partners with participation from Echo Health Ventures (a strategic collaboration of Cambia Health
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Lumiata Raises $11 Million to Accelerate AI Powered Health Analytics

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Lumiata Raises $11 Million to Accelerate AI Powered Health Analytics

Lumiata raises $11M from Khosla Ventures, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, and Intel Capital to fuel transformation of healthcare across insurers, providers and employers through predictive analytics. Lumiata, a San Mateo, CA-based provider of AI-powered health analytics for managing cost and risk, today announced it has raised $11 million in funding co-led by Khosla Ventures and BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners. The investment was secured under the leadership of Dilawar Syed, who was
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Rimidi Raises $6.575M for Cloud-based Enterprise Solution for Diabetes Management

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Rimidi Raises $6.575M for Cloud-based Enterprise Solution for Diabetes Management

Rimidi, Inc.(formerly known as Rimidi Diabetes), an Atlanta-based digital health startup that provides software and clinical analytics for chronic disease management, announced it has raised $6.575 million in Series A-1 financing, which includes a strategic investment by Eli Lilly and Company, an investment from Turner Investments, and participation from existing investors Cox Enterprises, Village Capital, The Jump Fund, and JAMB Global. The company plans to use the funding round to fuel growth
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Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Reveals 4th Class of 9 Digital Health Startups

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Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Reveals 4th Class of 9 Digital Health Startups

Cedars-Sinai, today announced 9 new digital health startups selected to participate in its fourth class. From artificial intelligence to new devices and disruptive services, these innovative healthcare-focused startups are working to transform health and healthcare delivery as part of the Los Angeles-based accelerator program. Through their innovations, the companies seek to address some of healthcare’s most pressing challenges, particularly the experience of patients. The program is based in
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Carepoynt Lands $2M for Health-Focused Rewards Platform

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Carepoynt Lands $2M for Health-Focused Rewards Platform

Carepoynt — a Newport Beach, CA-based health- and wellness-focused rewards company has raised $2 million in seed funding. The funding will be used to help Carepoynt continue to accelerate its innovative and disruptive shift of the status quo by offering its unique Rewardsware for Healthcare engagement program, platform and network to the massive Health & Wellness marketplace that is seeking more engaging experiences and rewarding results from a healthcare ecosystem that has become more
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Rock Health H1 2018: Digital Health Funding Breaks $3.4B Across 193 Deals

by Jasmine Pennic 07/03/2018 Leave a Comment

Rock Health Mid-Year 2018: Digital Health Funding Breaks $3.4B Across 193 Deals

Digital health funding reached a new record of $3.4 billion across 193 deals in the first half of 2018, according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund dedicated to digital health.The 2018 Midyear Funding Review reveals a maturing market with an increasing number of digital health companies are hitting key validation milestones, creating a stable funding environment based on proven outcomes;investors are taking notice and rewarding companies with larger deals. The average deal size
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