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– Lightbeam Health Solutions, Inc., a provider of population health management solutions and services has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets related to Jvion, Inc., including Jvion’s market-leading AI-enabled prescriptive analytics and social determinants of health (SDoH) solutions.
-The strategic partnership combines Lightbeam’s health analytics and outcomes for payers and providers with the Jvion’s predictive technology.
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AWS Launches New Healthcare Accelerator Focused on Health Equity
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- Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the launch of the next AWS Healthcare Accelerator—this year with a new focus on health equity. The Accelerator is open to startups with US operations and applications open today.
- This is part of AWS’s efforts to help organizations use the power of the cloud to help tackle the health equity gap – other efforts include the $40 million AWS Health Equity Initiative, which AWS also provided an
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CareFirst BCBS Launches Enterprise-Wide Social Risk Intelligence Strategy with Socially Determined
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- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the largest health plan in the mid-Atlantic region announces a first-of-its kind initiative with analytics company Socially Determined to use social determinants of health (SDoH) analytics across all business functions.
- Access to these actionable insights will support CareFirst’s mission to advance health equity and advocate for affordable, accessible, and quality care for members, employers and the communities they
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Raising Clinical Outcomes and Engagement Through Healthcare Equity: What Health Plans Need to Know
Structural racism and poverty are correlated with a higher incidence of obesity among Black Americans (49%). Social drivers of health, which impact a disproportionate number of non-white Americans who live below the poverty line, account for as much as 90% of individuals’ health outcomes.
These are just two examples of data that highlight the need for equity.
Health plans are well-aware that shifting this dynamic and boosting clinical outcomes is possible through better,
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Magellan Federal Launches Population Health Platform for Military Families
What You Should Know:
- Magellan Federal, which serves 300 U.S. military bases, has partnered with NeuroFlow to support United States military families with personalized, digital behavioral health and well-being support.
- The platform will give hundreds of thousands of service members the ability to track their mood, report on the highs and lows of military life, and engage with counselors if needed.
NeuroFlow’s Population Health Platform for Military Families
The 18-month-long
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AWS Awards Arine Grant to Develop Solutions to Reduce Health Inequity
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- Intelligent medical optimization company Arine has been awarded has been selected for Amazon Web Services' (AWS) $40M global program supporting organizations that are developing solutions to reduce health inequities. The latest funding will be used to support NotiSphere's hiring to expand adoption across the industry and enable scalability to support the rapidly growing number of users.
- Arine’s proprietary tech platform analyzes comprehensive data from across the
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Reema Health Secures $8M for Personalized, Community-Based Health Platform
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- Reema Health, a Minneapolis, MN-based community-based health technology platform raises $8M in seed funding led by MaC Venture Capital and DNA Capital. Combined with a previous $1.25 million pre-seed round and earlier preliminary investments, Reema’s has raised over $10 million to date.
- Reema uses technology to power human relationships with the goal of improving health outcomes for people who are hardest to reach. Reema’s breakthrough health
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Invitae Launches Genomics-Forward Digital Health Platform
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- Invitae launches a seamless digital platform to enhance patient and provider experiences and further bring genetics to mainstream medicine.
- Offering seamless integrations with EHR solutions, Invitae Digital Health will provide healthcare systems with a customizable suite of tools in a single, intuitive platform.
Invitae, a San Francisco, CA, based medical genetics company, announced the launch of Invitae Digital Health—a connected
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Cityblock Health Names Co-Founder Dr. Toyin Ajayi as CEO
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- Cityblock Health, a value-based healthcare provider for Medicaid, dually-eligible and lower-income Medicare beneficiaries appoints co-founder Dr. Toyin Ajayi to CEO. Co-founder Iyah Romm is stepping down as CEO but will continue serving as a member of the board.
- Dr. Ajayi most recently served as president, where she oversaw the company's growth and clinical model. As CEO, Toyin will help lead the next stage of Cityblock’s growth and further its vision of an
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Ciox Health Unveils Social Determinant Insights to Expand Data Utilities Suite
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Ciox Health®, a Datavant company, today announced the addition of Social Determinant Insights™ to the recently announced Ciox Data Utilities™.
Ciox Data Utilities Suite Overview
Ciox Data Utilities is a suite of solutions designed to add value to digital clinical chart retrievals. The clinical data supplementation suite is offered either stand-alone or as a bundle with Ciox Digital Direct, the leading solution for automated EMR chart extraction. Ciox Data
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