For about a decade, digital health has been slowly winning the battle against healthcare’s slow pace of change. Digital found an unexpected ally in Covid, as the pandemic forced health systems to adopt virtual solutions wholesale. As we start to come out on the other side, though, some health systems are contemplating returning to the status quo, especially as they’re feeling acute financial strain. The majority, however, understand that the pandemic constitutes a sea change in the
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Q1 2021 Health IT/Digital Health PC/VE, M&A, IPOs/ SPACs Activity
The first quarter of 2021 has been one of investor optimism as the vaccine rollout continues ahead of expectations and economic activity begins to accelerate in response. Within the Health IT industry, the already strong investment and M&A trends seen in 2020 have only accelerated. Over the course of the quarter, we observed $7 billion in private equity and venture capital investment across 158 companies. By comparison, Q1 of 2020 saw $3.2 billion and 127 investments. Health IT
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Executive Hires: Walgreens Appoints New CEO, Cityblock Health, Innovaccer, Others
Walgreens appoints Rosalind (Roz) Brewer as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective on March 15, 2021. Brewer will also join the WBA Board of Directors upon assuming the role. She succeeds Stefano Pessina who, as previously announced, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of WBA. Brewer, 58, will become the first Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. Former Livongo President, Jennifer Schneider, has joined Cityblock Health’s Board of
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Cityblock Health Reaches $1B Valuation, Raises $160M to Address Systemic Healthcare Inequity
What You Should Know: - Cityblock Health, a transformative, value-based healthcare provider focused on improving healthcare outcomes for marginalized communities, today announced a $160M Series C round, bringing its total raised to $300M. - Cityblock is a care delivery trailblazer working to right the injustices of a healthcare system that cycles vulnerable communities through frequent ER visits and hospital stays. Its tech-enabled model delivers primary care, behavioral care, and social
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Elation Health Nabs $40M for Clinical-First Solution to Power Independent Primary Care
What You Should Know: - Elation Health, which provides an easy-to-use and affordable clinical technology platform for more than 14,000 independent primary care clinicians serving 7 million patients - including an EHR raises $40M in Series C funding from Al Gore's sustainable investment firm, Generation Investment Management. - Elation’s API-enabled platform also allows
organizations to transform the patient and provider experience and implement
their own models of data-driven,
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Cityblock Raises $65M to Address Social Determinants of Health in Underserved Communities
Cityblock, a Brooklyn, NY-based company building sustainable, scalable systems that provide high-quality, cost-effective care for underserved populations with complex health needs has raised $65 million in Series B funding. The funding was led by Redpoint Ventures, 8VC (affiliate venture fund with Cambia Health Solutions and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina), Echo Health Ventures and StartUp Health including existing investors Sidewalk Labs, Thrive Capital, Maverick Ventures, Town
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