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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Caradigm Sale – The Final Step in GE’s Exit From PHM/Value-based Care?
- On 13th June 2018, cancer informatics and digital pathology workflow vendor, Inspirata, announced that it was purchasing GE Healthcare’s remaining population health management (PHM) interest, Caradigm- This follows the announcement in April 2018 that GE Healthcare was selling its ambulatory value-based care business to Veritas Capital- This latest announcement now means that GE Healthcare has exited the population health management market from both an enterprise and ambulatory perspective- It
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SMART Brain Aging Launches First Scientifically-Supported App for Early Stage Dementia
Healthcare technology company SMART Brain Aging, Inc. has announced that its one-on-one patient intervention program for aging brain health -- Brain U Online -- is now available to adults age 50+ through online subscription and iOS app, Brain U Lite. The new program is the result of 5 years of clinical trials with more than 3,000 participants at Harvard Medical School/Boston University School of Medicine. Used by the country’s leading memory care facilities, Brain U Online and Brain U Lite are
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NIA Awards $4.5M Grant to Develop In-Home Care Solutions for Dementia Caregivers
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded $4.5 million over three years to white label Internet of Things (IoT) software provider, People Power to focus on developing in-home care supportive solutions for dementia caregivers. National Institute on Aging mission is to improve the health and wellness of older Americans through biomedical, social and behavioral research focused on aging processes and age-related diseases. The results of the collaborative research with University of
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