What You Should Know:
- Cognoa, a pediatric behavioral health company appoints Dr. Sharief Taraman as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Taraman previously served as Cognoa’s Chief Medical Officer and brings nearly two decades of clinical specialization in neurodevelopmental conditions, clinical informatics, and business acumen.
- Dr. Taraman served as the company’s Chief Medical Officer since 2017, leading clinical evidence generation and regulatory milestones of Canvas Dx and those resulting
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Salesforce Unveils Patient 360 for Health innovations to Improve Patient Outcomes
What You Should Know:
- Today, Salesforce announced a new Patient 360 for Health innovations providing cost-saving automation, real-time data, and personalized intelligence for healthcare and life sciences organizations to deliver comprehensive patient engagement and equitable care with greater efficiency.- According to Salesforce’s 2022 Success Metrics Global Highlights study, healthcare and life sciences organizations using Salesforce are seeing an average of 25%* savings on operational
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Rock Health Reveals 4 2022 Digital Health M&A Trends to Watch
What You Should Know:
- The choppy waters of this year’s market have forced a significant slowdown in digital health investment, but buyers and builders alike are seizing the moment to consider mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as strategic opportunities.
- In their latest report, Rock Health explores the sell-side and buy-side dynamics that are making conditions ripe for M&A activity and dig into four M&A approaches being pursued by acquirers in this market moment.
Key
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How to Build Better Relationships with the Health Insurance & Payer Communities
Modern healthcare is an intricate dance between quality and quantity.
Payers and insurance providers want better patient outcomes due to the high cost of poor health, while health providers want to ensure their patients aren’t overlooked and are appropriately cared for.
To understand how we can satisfy the needs of both patients and payers, we’ll have to take a step back and look at the relationship between payer communities and telehealth services.
Behavioral
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Valera Health Secures $45M to Increase Mental Health Access for High Acuity Patients
What You Should Know:
Valera Health, a virtual mental health provider serving high acuity patients raises $44.5M in growth equity raise led by Heritage Group.
The round also included participation from Cigna Ventures, Horizon Healthcare Services and existing investors, which include Windham Ventures, AXA Venture Partners, Aquiline Technology Partners, Trinnovate Ventures (BCBS AZ), Figure Eight Investments, Watershed VC, and Alsora Capital.
Care that is comprehensive, inclusive, and
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Color Acquires Mood Lifters, Launches Behavioral Health Product
What You Should Know:
- Color Health acquires Mood Lifters, a leading group-based mental health company and launches a new behavioral health product. The new solution will expand access to mental healthcare for organizations tackling public and population health.
- Mood Lifters uses an evidence-based treatment paradigm developed by Dr. Patricia Deldin and Dr. Cecilia Votta at the University of Michigan. Crucially, groups are led by participants who have
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JPMorgan Chase Launches 3 Advanced Primary Care Centers
What You Should Know:
- Vera Whole Health announced a collaboration with Central Ohio Primary Care (COPC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to launch three new on-site advanced primary care centers across the company’s Columbus offices.
- These new centers provide a full suite of comprehensive in-person and virtual health and wellness services for more than 20,000 JPMorgan Chase employees. Vera and COPC will provide the same advanced primary care services at two near-site care centers to
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Payers Must Increasingly See The Consumer As The Customer
Last year, the average annual premium for employer-sponsored family health coverage rose 4% to $22,221—including employer and worker contributions—according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. While employers are most often the ones selecting the health plan options and insurance for employees, the worker is the one who is left to navigate the healthcare continuum (including their true cost of care). In a recent study, 96% of patients indicated that the quality of their financial experience
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NeuroFlow Secures $25M for Behavioral Health Integration Platform
What You Should Know:
- NeuroFlow, the market leader in behavioral health integration technology, has secured $25 million in growth capital, led by SEMCAP Health.
- With SEMCAP Health as a new strategic partner and investor, the company will continue to expand its groundbreaking referral network and deepen its relationships with payors and providers, determined to identify and triage individuals with behavioral health needs across the spectrum of care
Accelerating
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FOLX Health Raises $30M, Launches Expert-Led Support Groups for LGBTQIA+ Community
What You Should Know:
- FOLX Health, the first digital healthcare service provider designed by and for the medical needs of the LGBTQIA+ community, today announced $30M in new financing led by 7wireVentures, with participation from new investor Foresite Capital and existing investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Define Ventures, and Polaris Partners.
- Lee Shapiro, Managing Partner of 7wireVentures and former Chief Financial Officer of Livongo Health, will join FOLX Health’s Board
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