What You Should Know: - Recora today emerged from stealth to announce $20M in Series A funding led by SignalFire with participation from Valor Equity Partners and existing investor Pear VC. - In addition, the company while also unveiled its Cardiac Recovery Program for health systems, medical groups and health plans. Redefining the Future of Heart Health Recora is redesigning heart health, beginning with cardiac recovery. Cardiac rehabilitation is indicated
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Fern Health Taps 10M Mass General De-Identified Patient Records for Pain Management
What You Should Know: - Fern Health will reveal a
first-of-its-kind collaboration with Mass General Hospital where it will inform
existing and future digitally-delivered pain management programs through the
marriage of AI + predictive analytics with 10 million de-identified Mass
General patient records. - MGH will validate emerging Fern Health products and pilot new products in clinical environments, setting the stage for Fern expansion into all aspects of non-invasive multimodal pain
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Omada Health Acquires Telehealth Physical Therapy Company Physera
What You Should Know Tele-physical therapy company Physera announced that
they are joining Omada Health, a digital health company that offers
programs for chronic disease prevention and management, and mental health
support. Through the deal, Omada adds Physera’s musculoskeletal
solution to its suite of digital care programs for the prevention and self-management
of diabetes, hypertension, and mental health. Physera recently launched a
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Social Distancing: Addiction Recovery Programs Go Virtual for COVID-19
We have been following the social distancing guidelines for two weeks now with more weeks to go. One population that truly needs and is literally prescribed social interaction is that of Substance Use Disorder (SUD). In fact, the 12 step (recovery approach) community, relies on being social wherein attending group meetings to share experience, strength, and hope is a part of the proven philosophy. Turns out, social distancing while helpful with the COVID-19 crisis is creating another one;
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CVS Health Adds Livongo, Hinge Health to its Point Solutions Management Offering
What You Need to Know: - CVS Health today announced five new health and well-being point solutions available through Point Solutions Management after a comprehensive clinical, security and business evaluation process. - These solutions address healthcare costs and support clinical outcomes in key areas, including chronic condition management, musculoskeletal health, stress reduction, and mental health management and caregiver support. - The latest offerings include apps like Livongo
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Hinge Health Raises $90M to Expand Digital Musculoskeletal Care Solution
- Backed by Bessemer Ventures, Hinge Health raises $90M in a Series C financing round for its digital musculoskeletal care solution. - The company plans to use the funding to expand across the MSK care continuum, accelerate employer and health plan market growth, and advance surgery prediction and member support. Hinge Health, a San Francisco, CA-based digital musculoskeletal (MSK) solution, today announced a $90 million round of Series C funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with
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Hinge Health Study: Exercise Therapy with Wearable Sensors Improves Chronic Knee Pain by 61%
Hinge Health, a Silicon Valley-based digital health company, today announced the results about the first clinical study, published April 2018 in the Journal of Medical Internet Research demonstrates that a mobile-first, at-home exercise therapy and behavioral coaching solution improves outcomes for chronic knee pain by 61% and elective surgeries by 63% without opioids or surgery (N=162). A cost-benefit analysis estimates that the study’s employer saved $438,000 in avoided surgeries across the
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