- Patient financial engagement startup MedPilot raises $1.5M in funding to fuel its next stage of growth, bringing its total to date to $3.6M.
- MedPilot’s patient financial relationship platform transforms patient billing through customized outreach tailored to people's preferences.
MedPilot, a
Cleveland, OH-based patient financial engagement company announced it has
raised $1.5M in funding led by JumpStart, TurnCap, Northcoast Fund, Wavemaker
Three-Sixty Health, Valley Growth
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Incredible Health Raises $15M to Transform The Way Nurses Get Hired
- Incredible Health raises $15M in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to solve America’s looming health care labor crisis.
- Founded in 2017 by a former physician and an MIT alum from a family of nurses, the company has pioneered a new custom matching algorithm that personalizes a hospital’s hiring experience.
- The platform empowers hospitals to apply to nurses seeking permanent positions, matching their needs to skilled professionals who fit the bill.
Incredible
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Cedars-Sinai Named Coordinating Center for Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network
Patrick Lyden, MD, is leading a National Institutes of Health study about strokesQuick Glance- Cedars-Sinai named the coordinating center for the multicenter stroke research program- First-of-Its-Kind Program Will Help Doctors Analyze Several New Potential Stroke TreatmentsCedars-Sinai has been named the coordinating center for a multicenter stroke research program that will be the first of its kind in the U.S. Named the Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network (SPAN) will assess the effectiveness
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Digital Medical Tech Raises $1.5M for Hospital Management & Asset Tracking
Digital Medical Tech
(DMT), an Annapolis, MD-based solution provider for hospital management and
asset tracking, recently raised $1.5 million in seed capital led by DMTI
Capital Partners, LLC. The company plans to use the funding to launch a
nationwide engagement program for targeting healthcare providers and potential
partnerships.
Solutions for Hospital Management & Asset Tracking
Founded in 2016 by CEO Matthew Nicholson, Digital Medical Tech’s enables health systems to
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Cedars-Sinai Research: Patients Using On-Demand VR Reduces Pain Scores
Cedars-Sinai researchers reveal hospitalized patients on-demand use of virtual reality (VR) resulted in statistically significant improvements in pain
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A new study led by Cedars-Sinai's Health Service Research, published in PLOS|ONE, the Public Library of Science, demonstrates the effectiveness of using therapeutic virtual reality (VR) to
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Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Reveals 5th Class of 11 Digital Health Startups
Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, today announced 11 new digital health startups selected to participate in its fifth class from across the United States and Europe. From artificial intelligence to a smart brace for knee replacement patients, 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,
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Censinet Nabs $7.8M for Third-Party Vendor Risk Management Platform
Censinet, a third-party risk management company for healthcare providers has raised $7.8 million in Series A funding co-led by HLM Venture Partners and Cedars-Sinai Health System. The Series A round also includes participation from seed investors Schooner Capital, LRVHealth and Excelerate Health Ventures.The Problem with Provider Vendor Risk Management TodayHospitals today work with 700 vendors on average, each requiring a risk assessment that can take eight weeks or more to complete. Due to the
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Livongo Adds HIPAA-Compliant Amazon Alexa Healthcare Skill for Diabetes
Livongo, the leading Applied Health Signals company, today announced the Livongo for Diabetes program will now leverage Amazon Alexa's voice service to offer its Members the ability to ask any of their Alexa-enabled devices to provide their blood glucose readings and health tips via the new Livongo skill. The integration marks Livongo as the first consumer digital health company to collaborate with Amazon Alexa on a new HIPAA-compliant healthcare skill, which builds on Livongo's efforts to make
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Cedars-Sinai Selects Alexa for Smart Hospital Room Pilot to Enhance Patient Experience
Los Angeles-based health system Cedars-Sinai, today announced a new smart hospital room pilot that will allow patients to use an Alexa-powered platform known as Aiva to interact hands-free with nurses and control their entertainment. The aim of the pilot project is to move patient interaction into the 21st century when hospital rooms will need more intelligence and convenience to accommodate changing patient needs."Patients young and old are now used to voice-activated devices in their homes.
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Cedars-Sinai Launches Apple Watch App to Connect Patients With Doctors
Cedars-Sinai, a Los Angeles-based academic medical center has unveiled new Apple Watch app that helps makes it easier for patients to connect with doctors, get directions to the nearest hospital and access their medical records. Working in conjunction to the provider’s iPhone app, the update provides a complete resource for managing your medical records, connecting with your care team and exploring all Cedars-Sinai has to offer. The free app, which pairs with your iPhone and can be found in the
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