Redox, a Madison, WI-based company that
is changing the way healthcare providers and software vendors share data has
raised $33 million in Series C funding led by Battery Ventures. The Series C
round also included participation from existing investors .406 Ventures, RRE
Ventures, and Intermountain Ventures.
Finally. A Scalable Way to Exchange Healthcare Data
Currently, inconsistent data formats and redundant connections slow, or completely prevent the flow of critical health information,
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Healthcare Data Exchange, Integration, and Analytics
CareCloud EHR Integrates With Google Cloud Healthcare API for FHIR
CareCloud, an EHR and practice management platform for high-growth medical groups, announced today that it is integrating its omnidirectional data transfer process with Google Cloud Healthcare API. The integration will enable payer data to be securely, rapidly and cost-effectively shared and used in real-time with existing payer and provider systems handling activities such as member eligibility verification, claims history and claims processing.Integration Creates FHIR Bridge in Google
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Pfizer & Concerto HealthAI Team Up on Precision Oncology Collaboration
Concerto HealthAI announced a deal
with Pfizer, through which Pfizer will
harness Concerto HealthAI’s eurekaHealth AI platform
and real-world data (RWD) to help identify new and more precise treatment
options as well as accelerate completion times for various outcomes studies. Concerto
HealthAI is comprised of the leading healthcare data scientists, health
economists, epidemiologists, and AI software engineers to advance flexible and
increasingly enterprise grade solutions for advancing RWE into
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HealthVerity Raises $25M for Cloud Marketplace for Licensing Patient Data
HealthVerity, a Philadelphia, PA-based company focused on the rapid creation, exchange, and management of healthcare and consumer data has raised $25 million in Series C funding led by existing investor Foresite Capital with participation from Flare Capital Partners, Greycroft Partners, and other existing investors. The company plans to use the funding to support continued growth and investment in HealthVerity’s technology platform and go-to-market activities.HealthVerity BackgroundFounded in
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Hackers in Healthcare: What Damage Could They Do With Your Medical Data?
Conversa Health’s Scott Anderson provides a brief take on the state of data security in healthcare.The wave that is big-data doesn’t appear to be cresting in healthcare anytime soon, and unfortunately, neither are the threats waged against it. Hijacking and hacking into personal health information (PHI) has become a growing trend that’s here to stay. So, the question remains: what should be done about it?The last couple of years have unveiled a fair share of data breaches in healthcare: in 2017,
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Proteus Launches Digital Cancer Chemotherapy Pill Program for Cancer Patients
Proteus Digital Health, Inc., Fairview Health Services, and the University of Minnesota Health announced that for the first time cancer patients are using digital oncology medicines to support treatment regimens and improve outcomes. This advancement helps patients complete oral chemotherapy cycles while oncologists gain new insights into their patients’ treatment progress and overall health status. Proteus, Fairview, and the University of Minnesota Health unveiled the care model for digital
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Definitive Healthcare Acquires HIMSS Analytics’ Data Services Business
Definitive Healthcare, a provider of data, intelligence, and analytics on the healthcare provider market, announced today that it has acquired the vendor data services business of HIMSS Analytics, which includes the Logic, Predict, Analyze and custom research products. The acquisition will build on the Definitive's articulated growth strategy to deliver the most reliable and consistent view of healthcare data and analytics available in the market.“HIMSS Analytics has developed an extraordinarily
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VRHealth Launches First Telehealth VR Medical Platform
VRHealth, a Boston and Israel-based digital health company providing specialized virtual reality (VR) technology solutions and data analysis, today announced the launch of the first telehealth-VR medical platform that includes apps specifically designed for consumers to use at home. VR Health is participating in AARP Innovation Labs. As part of the company’s collaboration with AARP, VRhealth has a residency in AARP Innovation Lab and is integrating core features of its product into the “Health
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Utilizing Blockchain in Healthcare: 3 Lessons Learned from Abroad
According to the Edelman Trust Barometer, America is suffering from a serious trust issue, and one of the areas which Americans seem to have the least faith in is their healthcare system. According to a recent New York Times article, in 1966, more than three-fourths of Americans had great confidence in medical practitioners, compared to as little as 34 percent today.Many argue that the US healthcare system is deeply flawed and is designed to benefit medical providers and insurance carriers
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Industry Roundtable: AI, Greater Collaboration, Integration are Key to Unlocking Healthcare Data’s Ability to Enhance Care Delivery
Chasm Partners, an executive search firm in the healthcare technology and services space recently convened a roundtable discussion to assess how the transformation of “big data” in clinical informatics provides the healthcare industry with an opportunity to gain new insights into patient care, as well as key lessons learned about artificial intelligence’s impact on the industry.Hosted as part of the firm’s quality newsletter, ChasmPOV featured viewpoints from three recognized thought leaders in
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