What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Air Force has awarded NeuroFlow a $1.5M contract to leverage its digital integrated behavioral health solutions that will help counselors manage symptoms -- like trauma, depression, anxiety -- of Airmen remotely and in real-time. using journals and self-reported data insights.
- The technology will support Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) in an effort to digitally enhance and reinforce the mental health of service members. It will also involve the 'risk
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Centene Becomes First Payer to Join AVIA’s Medicaid Transformation Project
What You Should Know:
- AVIA announces that Centene Corporation has become the first payer to join the Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP), which aims to transform healthcare and related social needs for vulnerable populations through digitally-enabled care models and new technology solutions
- Led by AVIA and
former CMS chief Andy Slavitt. Collaboration among Centene, 30 health systems,
and provider-sponsored health plans in MTP will enable these stakeholders to
improve outcomes
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Lifespeak Lands $42M for Digital Mental Health and Wellness Platform
What You Should Know:
- Toronto-based digital mental health and wellness
platform, LifeSpeak raises $42M CAD in minority equity investment to accelerate
its global growth trajectory.
- The platform, offered remotely to employees and health plan members, covers topics such as preventative health, mental health (including depression, anxiety, addiction, isolation, suicide, etc.), marital and relationship advice, parenting, and eldercare.
LifeSpeak Inc., a Toronto, ON-based
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Finland, Cerner to Co-Develop Health and Social Services Digital Platform
What You Should Know:
- Finland regional leadership has selected Cerner to
establish a new healthcare and social services digital platform to support four
regions in Central Finland.
- The co-design digital platform will support Aster, a co-operational organization across four of Finland’s nineteen regions; including Central Finland, Ostrobothnia, South Savo, and North Karelia.
Today, Cerner announced it has been selected by Finland regional leadership to deliver more coordinated
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Analysis: August Health IT M&A Activity; Public Company Performance
– Healthcare Growth Partners’ (HGP) summary of Health IT/digital health mergers & acquisition (M&A) activity, and public company performance during the month of August 2020.
M&A is back and the velocity of the rebound has outpaced all expectations. The recovery quickly worked its way across the spectrum from large to small-cap, beginning with the larger cap NASDAQ rally of nearly 80% from lows in late March (only to soften in recent days), followed by multi-billion
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Magellan Health and Livongo to Co-Market Behavioral Health Services
What You Should Know:
- Magellan Health announced a strategic relationship with
Livongo, making Livongo for Behavioral Health the new digital entry point to a
wide range of solutions for Magellan Health customers and their members.
- As part of the strategic relationship, Magellan and
Livongo will co-market behavioral health services and collaborate on product
innovations.
Magellan Health,
Inc., today announced a strategic relationship with Livongo the leading Applied Health
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New Voice-Based App Enables Behavioral Health Measurement Anytime, Anywhere
What You Should Know:
- Ellipsis Health launches new voice-based Rising
Higher app, enabling behavioral health measurement anytime, anywhere.
- The
HIPAA-compliant platform facilitates longitudinal visibility into behavioral health symptoms
for enhanced clinical decision support.
Ellipsis Health,
pioneer of the first commercial-grade voice-based vital signs to
quantify and manage depression and anxiety symptoms at scale, has announced
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Lyra Health Reaches $1.1B Valuation After $110M Series D to Meet Demand for Teletherapy
What You Should Know:
- Mental health benefits provider Lyra Health raises $110M
in Series D funding, bringing its valuation to $1.1 billion.
- Lyra has grown significantly in 2020. So far this year,
the company has added more than 800,000 new members to the population eligible
to receive Lyra benefits, bringing its total member population to more than 1.5
million.
- Amid, the COVID-19 pandemic, Lyra is focused on
expanding its enhanced teletherapy offering — Lyra Blended Care —
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Led by Mount Sinai, Trellus Health Nabs $5M for Precision Platform for Complex Chronic Conditions
What You Should Know:
- Trellus Health secures $5M in seed funding and
collaborates with Mount Sinai to deliver resilience-driven, connected care,
integrating expert clinical and behavioral health for better outcomes.
- The first disease Trellus will tackle is IBD, which is
one of the costliest chronic conditions with a high mental health burden.
Trellus Health, a New York City-based provider of resilience-driven care for people with complex chronic conditions, announced it has
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Brightline Raises $20M for Virtual Pediatric Behavioral Health Platform
What You Should Know:
- Brightline raises $20 million to bring its virtual behavioral
healthcare platform to kids and families across California and beyond.
- Brightline delivers integrated care through innovative
technology, virtual behavioral health services, and a collaborative care team
focused on supporting children across developmental stages and their families.
Brightline, a
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of technology-enabled pediatric behavioral healthcare,
announced it has
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