Connected health for active aging provider GreatCall Inc. has acquired Healthsense, a provider of of passive remote monitoring services for the senior care, managed care and home care. Healthsense remote monitoring service is based on industry-leading passive technology that track activities of daily living (ADLs).For GreatCall the acquisition will expand its portfolio of connected health services for senior living and healthcare. . GreatCall's products and services include: Lively, Jitterbug
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Zipari Nabs $7M for CRM, Consumer Experience Platform for Health Insurance
Zipari, a Brooklyn, NY-based startup has raised$7 million in Series A funding led by Vertical Venture Partners. The company plans to utilize the funding to expand their suite of CRM-centered software as a service solutions for the health insurance vertical.Founded in 2014, Zipari provides carriers with CX platform, a SaaS based insurance-specific consumer experience platform featuring real-time insights into consumer behavior at every touch-point, enabling member segmentation with predictive
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PatientBank Lands $2.2M to Help People Request Medical Records Online
PatientBank, a Y Combinator-backed startup focused on helping people gather and share medical records online has raised $2.2 million seed funding co-led by General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures, with participation from SV Angel, Spectrum 28, and Data Collective. For just a processing fee of $30 for each medical record, patients, doctors, and researchers can use PatientBank to request medical records from anywhere in the United States.The process is simple and easy: all the user have to do is
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Vida Health Raises $18M for Digital Health Coaching Platform
Vida Health, a San Francisco, CA-based digital health platform that pairs individuals with expert health coaches has raised $18 million in Series B funding led by Canvas Ventures with participation from Nokia Growth Partners (NGP) and returning investor Aspect Ventures. The company plans to utilize the funding expand its digital health platform to serve more consumers who are managing chronic conditions or simply want to improve their health.Founded in 2014, Vida pairs individuals with a human
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Augmedix Nabs $23M to Expand Google Glass-based Remote Scribe Services Nationwide
Augmedix, Inc., a Google Glass-focused digital health startup, has raised $23 million in funding from McKesson Ventures and OrbiMed with participation from the existing VCs Redmile Group, Emergence Capital and DCM Ventures. The company plans to utilize the funding to expand its remote scribe services nationwide and build out its platform with tools and services that continue to drive improvements in physician productivity and patient care.Founded by Stanford grads, CEO Ian Shakil and Chief
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Crossover Health Nabs $92M to Fuel Primary Care Technology Platform
Crossover Health, an Aliso Viejo, CA-based next generation provider of employee healthcare that develops on-site and near-site health centers, has raised $92 million in funding from Gurnet Point Capital, an investment firm focused on the healthcare and life sciences sectors. The investment will increase the capital available for Crossover Health’s expansion as well as redeem a portion of the existing preferred and common shares, resulting in Crossover Health management and Gurnet Point becoming
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Specimatch Launches Clinical Trial Monitoring Platform for Cancer Patients
Specimatch, a continual clinical trial monitoring service, has unveiled the web-based software service for cancer patients and oncologists. On Specimatch.com, users can easily and intuitively connect to clinical trials personally matched to the patient’s genetic and clinical profiles.Founded in 2016 by Dr. Ken Dixon, founder/surgical oncologist of Surgical Oncologists of Northeast Georgia, Specimatch.com’s interface was created to let both clinicians and patients take part in the management of
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PatientPing Lands $31.6M to Expand National Care Coordination Network
Boston-based healthcare IT company PatientPing has raised $31.6 million from Andreessen Horowitz (Menlo Park) and Leerink Transformation Partners (Boston) to accelerate growth of its national care coordination network nationally. Additionally, PatientPing plans to at least double the size of its team by actively hiring inspired change-makers for its growth, operations, engineering and product development teams.The average Medicare patient receives care from seven different providers across four
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Heal Nabs $14.8M to Expand On-Demand Doctor House Calls
On-demand doctor house call service provider Heal has raised $14.8 million in Series B funding from Fidelity Management and Research Company. The latest round will allow Heal to further expand its geographical footprint, broaden the range of medical services it offers and increase patient reach. Last month, the company announced that it raised $26.9 million in its Series A round led by Thomas Tull’s Tull Investment Group.In addition to the latest funding, Heal has appointed former House
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Digital Health Funding 101: 3 Insights to Overcome the Series A Crunch
Catalyze co-founders Travis Good and Mohan Balachandran share their company’s success in obtaining Series B funding and the insights that helped them get there.Although investment dollars continue to pour into healthcare IT at a breakneck pace globally, many startups could end up enduring some serious whiplash. Obtaining seed funding is one thing, but reaching the next round is another. Investors are becoming less impressed by innovations and more discerning with their dollars. Thus, the
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