UCHealth’s innovation team, today announced it will develop a healthcare innovation hub in Denver that will leverage brilliant minds both inside and outside the health system – to help transform health care delivery of the future. The new healthcare innovation hub will be housed at the Catalyst Health-Tech Innovation building in Denver’s River North District (RiNo) as one of the facility’s largest tenants.The hub will bring together more than 70 organizations that will all work together in a
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GPB Capital Acquires Revenue Cycle Provider Health Prime International
GPB Capital, today announced it has acquired a majority ownership take in Health Prime International (HPI), a National Harbor, MD-based provider of practice management and revenue cycle management solutions for medical practices. GPB Capital plans to optimize HPI’s product offerings by integrating HPI with its existing healthcare IT portfolio companies including Cantata Health, Itelagen Healthcare, MDS Medical, Meta Healthcare IT Solutions. Financial terms of the acquisition were not
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Brook Lands $4M for AI-Powered Diabetes Assistant App, Partners With Independent Health
Brook, a Seattle-based personalized diabetes assistant app platform for personal empowerment and intelligent support has raised $4M in funding from a group of investors. In addition to the funding, the startup has inked a strategic partnership with Independent Health, a Western New York State health plan to provide enhanced resources to help its 380,000 members self-manage their care and make the best decisions about their health. The partnership builds on the 2017 pilot program with Independent
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Medidata Acquires SHYFT Analytics for $195M to Power Digital Transformation in Life Sciences
Medidata today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SHYFT Analytics for $195 million in cash, closing the loop on clinical development with commercial and real-world data analytics. SHYFT Analytics cloud data analytics platform for life sciences provides insights on 45B patient records and 2M providers. Medidata's unified platform, pioneering analytics, and unrivaled expertise power the development of new therapies for over 1,000 pharmaceutical companies, biotech,
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Inova Personalized Health Accelerator Invests in Prior Authorization Platform, CoverMyTest
Inova Personalized Health Accelerator (IPHA), an unique program providing health IT entrepreneurs with C-suite coaches, early-stage capital and strategic partners, today announced it has invested in health IT startup CoverMyTest. The New York-based startup partners with labs to optimize and automate prior authorization (PAs) workflows.CoverMyTest is the only PA service provider solely focused on assisting laboratories offering genetic and genomic testing. This PA software comes at a critical
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Zebra Medical Vision Raises $30M, Unveils AI-Based Chest X-Ray Reader
Zebra Medical Vision, an Israeli-based machine and deep learning startup utilizing big data to diagnose diseases far better than radiology has raised $30 million in Series C funding led by aMoon Ventures. The round also included particpation from Aurum, Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc. and Intermountain Healthcare and leading global AI scientists Professor Fei Fei Lee and Richard Socher. The latest round brings the total investment in the company to $50M. Founded in 2014, Zebra
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nference Raises $11M to Synthesize the World’s Biomedical Knowledge
nference, a Cambridge, MA-based company on a mission to synthesize the exponentially growing biomedical knowledge has raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Matrix Partners. The round also included participation from existing investor Matrix Capital Management. The company plans to utilize the funding to develop the company’s AI and R&D platforms, expand scientific operations in Cambridge MA and establish nference Labs in Bangalore, India.Founded by Murali Aravamudan and Venky
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Risalto Health Lands $1.5M for Concierge Musculoskeletal Care Service
Risalto Health, a digital health startup delivering concierge service for musculoskeletal care with cutting-edge care pathways for patients, has raised $1.5M in seed stage capital from Health Catalyst Capital Management (HCCM). The seed round also included participation from Oxeon Partners. Risalto plans to use the funding to expands its care concierge program to enable superior outcomes and cost savings for patients experiencing back, neck, knee, and hip pain. Musculoskeletal ailments affect
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Health Tech Startup Bridge Connector Raises $4.5M for Healthcare Data Integration Platform
Bridge Connector, a healthcare data integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that delivers streamlined integration solutions for healthcare organizations, today announced it has raised $4.5 million in seed funding led by Axioma Ventures LLC. The seed round also includes participation from Alex Jenkins, co-founding partner of Axioma Ventures; Hannibal Baldwin, Chief Financial Officer of Baldwin Beach Capital and Co-CEO of SiteZeus; and Jeffrey S. Wenger, M.D., a board-certified
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Parachute Health Nabs $9.5M for ePrescribing Platform for DME and Supplies
Parachute Health, a New York-based ePrescribing platform transforming the way patients receive the care they need to properly manage their health and recovery at home has raised $9.5 million in new funding led by Harley Miller and Dan Ahrens of Insight Venture Partners. The funding also included participation from GNYHA Ventures, the business arm of the Greater New York Hospital Association and Anthony Welters, formerly of UnitedHealth Group. The company plans to use the funding to expand
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