Health Catalyst, a provider of healthcare data warehousing, analytics and outcomes improvement, announced it has raised $70 million in funding led by existing investor Norwest Venture Partners. The round also included contributions from other existing investors Sequoia Capital, Kaiser Permanente Ventures,Sorenson Capital, CHV Capital (an Indiana University Health Company) and Partners HealthCare. Also participating in the round were new strategic investors Sands Capital Ventures, Tenaya Capital,
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Can 3D Animations Improve Patient Engagement at the Point of Care?
Orca Health’s CEO Matthew Berry explains how using 3D animated tools are helping patients see the big picture when it comes to their health.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine the value a 3D animation can yield. That’s the mindset Orca Health’s Matthew Berry wants you to have when considering how such technology can improve communication and education between physicians and patients. But can 3D-animated tools really have that kind of impact?
“They are more than mere attention
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MedStar to Sponsor Entrepreneurially Focused Healthcare Fellowship
MedStar Health is sponsoring an entrepreneurially focused healthcare fellowship, Health For America, that will bring emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds to work among MedStar providers and partners to find innovative, sustainable solutions for more effectively managing chronic disease. Health for America, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has opened its highly competitive applications process to select four fellows for the 2015-16 program that begins in September. The fellowship seeks
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Kareo Acquires DoctorBase To Expand Marketing and Patient Communications Functionality
Kareo, a provider of cloud-based software and services for small medical practices has announced the acquisition of DoctorBase, a practice marketing and patient communications solution for private practices. The acquisition complements Kareo’s existing offerings and focus in the small medical practices market.
Financial terms of the acquisition will not be disclosed. All DoctorBase employees will be joining the Kareo team in their San Francisco office, significantly expanding Kareo’s
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Independa Raises $6.1M to Expand Remote Care for Seniors
Independa, a provider of community engagement and remote care technologies for seniors announced it has closed its $6.1 million in Series B funding. The remote care provider plans to utilize the capital to immediately accelerate Independa’s market expansion, while also funding new product development and advancing innovative solutions.
The company recently entered the consumer market by making its Independa TV available to anyone who is struggling to provide remote care for
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Big Data Analytics App ‘MediDash’ Wins Philips HealthSuite Digital Hackathon
Royal Philips has announced the winners of its first-ever HealthSuite Hackathon. The winning team, 'Team 6 Analytics,' beat out 20 other teams, including a total of 108 participants designing new prototype applications for the Philips HealthSuite Digital Platform (HSDP).
The Digital Platform is an open, secure and interoperable cloud-based infrastructure to support the secure collection of all types of health related data, allowing for integration and analysis. It will enable care
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Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator Reveals 2015 Class of 10 Startups
Ten mobile health-related startup teams from across the country including Israel and New Zealand have arrived in Kansas City to build and strengthen their businesses in their second annual mobile health accelerator. The Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator, Powered by Techstars, is a three-month, immersive, mentor-driven program for startups.
Participating companies are required to temporarily relocate to Kansas City, Mo. and receives up to $120,000 in convertible debt funding in exchange for 6%
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Health Tech Incubator MATTER Roster Tops 70 Members
Chicago based health tech incubator MATTER has added ten more startups to its membership bringing its total to 70 companies, Chicago Tribune reports. The recently launched incubator aims to collectively fuel the future of healthcare innovation in Chicago through mentorship, networking opportunities, partnerships with companies and affordable workspace.
The incubator also recently partnered with the American Medical Association (AMA) to create the transformative health care innovation and
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Stanford, GE Ventures Launch Evidation Health to Validate Digital Health Tools
Today, GE Ventures and Stanford Health Care has announced the launch of Evidation Health, an independent digital health company focused on validating real-world clinical and economic evidence for digital health products and platforms.
According to digital health seed fund Rock Health, more than $4B was invested in over 250 digital health companies in 2014 alone. As this new breed of digital health tools and technologies enter the market, these new products have not been validated to provide
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Sharecare Acquires Behavioral Voice Analysis Technology
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Sharecare, a comprehensive digital health and wellness engagement platform has acquired Germany-based Feingold Technologies, a developer of behavioral voice analysis technology. The acquisition immediately expands Sharecare’s development resources, helping to accelerate growth and engagement of ultra-personalized and frictionless solutions that enable people to optimize their health. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Integration Plans
As part of the acquisition, Feingold
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