BioSymetrics, Inc., a technology company that aims to transform data analytics for the biomedical industry, today announced the launch of its pre-processing and analytics platform, Augusta. Augusta is a proprietary technology that allows standardized processing and integration of multiple, diverse raw data types, facilitating rapid deployment of AI projects in precision medicine, drug discovery, and digital health data applications. Currently, Augusta provides over 150 modules for the processing
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Biotricity Awarded FDA 510(k) Clearance for its Biometric Remote Monitoring Device
Biotricity - a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company dedicated to delivering innovative, biometric remote monitoring solutions, that details how the Company has received its 510(k) clearance for its Bioflux device with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This latest 510(k) is the final FDA requirement needed for Biotricity to bring to market Bioflux in the U.S.Bioflux consists of a proprietary mobile ECG monitoring device and an ECG viewer software package, that
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Stitch Health Launches Care Coordination Platform for Healthcare Teams
Today Stitch Health, which aims to make it easy for healthcare teams to provide incredible patient experiences, unveiled their new care coordination platform for providers to work better together. The company's HIPAA-compliant, cross-platform (desktop, iOS, and Android), searchable by a patient, and integrates with existing electronic health records (EHRs). The platform offers tools for three categories of healthcare work: team communication, patient engagement, and patient management.Stitch
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Cigna Acquires Brighter to Expand Digital Health Engagement of Consumers
Health insurer giant Cigna has announced the acquisition of Brighter Inc., a SaaS-based digital health plan platform and engagement service provider to leading health services organizations. The acquisition of Brigther's digital health plan platform will build upon the already successful relationship between Cigna and Brighter by accelerating the development of Cigna’s mobile and desktop platforms and creating new end-to-end experiences that connect health consumers and providers with the
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Healthcare Blockchain Startup Curisium Raises $3.5M to Facilitate Patient-Centric Contracting
Curisium, a Manhattan Beach, CA-based healthcare blockchain startup has raised $3.5 million in seed funding from Flare Capital Partners, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Shuttle Fund, Sanofi Ventures, and Green Bay Ventures. Founded by Peter Kim and Francis Lam, Curisium's healthcare blockchain-based platform eanable payers, providers, and life science companies to efficiently and securely engage in innovative, patient-centric value-based contracts. Nearly a third of the payments in the $3T US
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Doctor.com, Connect Health Merge to Power the Digital Patient Journey
Doctor.com has merged with Connect Healthcare, a provider of SaaS provider directory and reputation management solutions to healthcare enterprises. For the first time, healthcare organizations can manage provider data, search, online listings, patient feedback analysis, reputation monitoring, transparency, and online scheduling -- all from one unified platform.Doctor.com seamlessly integrates provider data warehousing, web-wide listings management, reputation insights, universal online
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Clinicient Acquires Mobile Patient Engagement Startup Keet Health
Clinicient, Inc., a provider of business solutions for outpatient rehabilitation has acquired Keet Health, an Austin, TX-based mobile patient engagement platform. The acquisition will expand Clinicient’s solutions with Keet’s mobile patient engagement platform to enable providers to deliver exceptional patient experiences, improve outcomes and reduce costs.Founded in 2015, Keet Health keeps patients engaged with digital care plans, patient education, secure messaging, and care coordination.
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YC-Backed Elemeno Health Nabs $1.3M for Cloud-Based Virtual Coach
Elemeno Health, a Y Combinator-backed digital health startup has raised $1.3 million in seed funding led by Launchpad Digital Health. The startup plans to use the funding to expand and invest in its proprietary cloud solution for frontline healthcare teams. Currently, Elemeno Health’s app is in use by teams in multiple health systems in California, including UCSF.Founded in 2016 by UCSF Associate Professor Arup Roy-Burman, MD, and veteran Electronic Arts (EA) Game Developer Ed Nanale, Elemeno
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Health IT Company ABILITY Network Raises $545M in Debt Financing
ABILITY Network (ABILITY), a health information technology company that simplifies the complexities of administrative and clinical processes has raised $545 million in debt financing. The proceeds will be used to replace existing debt at lower rates and extended maturities, fund cash to the balance sheet for growth and pay a dividend to shareholders. The new debt financing, along with ABILITY’s strong performance, returns leverage ratios to the same level as when Summit Partners and Bain
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ALKU Acquires Health IT Consulting Firm Holland Square Group
Specialized staffing firm ALKU has acquired Holland Square Group, a Nashville, TN-based provider of health IT consulting and staffing solutions to providers, payers, and suppliers of healthcare technology and services. The acquisiton will help expand and diversify ALKU’s specialized service offerings to the health IT market, as well as establish a market share in the health IT consulting market.“We immediately recognized the unique opportunity that combining with Holland Square Group represents
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