What You Should Know: - Tampa General Hospital announces its plan to launch a new healthcare innovation venture fund to improve the quality and access to care across the Tampa/St. Pete metro area in Q1 2021. - Through TGH InnoVentures, Tampa General will partner with Embarc Collective, Tampa Bay's innovation hub and education nonprofit dedicated to helping startups grow into scalable, thriving businesses. Today, Tampa General Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer John
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Johnson & Johnson Innovation Launches 3 Collaborations to Advance Healthcare in China
What You Should Know: - Johnson & Johnson Innovation announces three strategic collaborations with a focus on advancing healthcare solutions in China. - The three strategic collaborations are focused on leveraging advances in science and technology to address areas of high unmet medical need across several areas, including discovery science, lung cancer, and medical devices Johnson & Johnson Innovation, a division of Johnson & Johnson (China) Investment Limited, today
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Intuitive Launches $100M Venture Fund to Accelerate Future of Minimally Invasive Care
What You Should Know: - Technology leader Intuitive forms $100M inaugural fund to invest in the future leaders of minimally invasive care. - The venture fund will invest in innovative early-stage companies across digital, medical device, therapeutic, and diagnostic domains. that will support independent initiatives in the direct and adjacent fields of minimally invasive care. Intuitive, a Sunnyvale, CA-based technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of
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Holy Name, Sheba Medical Center Partner to Develop Digital Health Solutions
What You Should Know: - Holy Name Medical Center based in New Jersey and Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, the largest medical center in the Middle East announced a strategic partnership to develop digital health and telehealth solutions, The Times of Israel reports. - As part of the partnership, Holy Name’s team will Sheba’s ARC (Accelerate, Redesign, Collaborate) Innovation Center with the focus of identifying clinical needs and developing solutions to medical challenges. - ARC
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Humana Taps Cohere Health to Modernize Prior Authorizations for Musculoskeletal Treatment
What You Should Know: - Cohere Health partners with health insurer Humana to modernize the prior authorization process for musculoskeletal treatment across 12 states. - In addition, the company has closed an additional $10M in funding led by Flare Capital Partners and Define Venture, bringing the company’s total funding to $20M. Health insurer Humana has signed an agreement with healthcare collaboration company Cohere Health to improve the prior authorization process for
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Geisinger, OSF, Presbyterian Double Down on Digital Transformation with AVIA
What You Should Know: - AVIA, a healthcare innovation network comprised of 50+ health systems and other healthcare stakeholder groups, today announced that Geisinger, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, and OSF HealthCare have renewed or expanded their partnerships with the organization to accelerate digital transformation within their individual systems. - While hospital spending has steeply declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic, today’s announcement indicates that AVIA Members value
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Cleveland Clinic Names Top 10 Medical Innovations For 2021
Cleveland Clinic’s top clinicians and researchers present the top 10 medical innovations transforming medical advancements and new awards to recognize healthcare innovation. The list of breakthrough technologies was selected by a committee of Cleveland Clinic subject matter experts, led by Will Morris, M.D., executive medical director for Cleveland Clinic Innovations, and Akhil Saklecha, M.D., managing director of Cleveland Clinic Ventures. Here is a look at the top 10 medical
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Backed by Kaiser, Osso VR Raises $14M for VR Surgical Training Platform
What You Should Know: - Osso VR raises $14M in Series A funding led by Kaiser Permanente Ventures (KPV) to expand its virtual reality (VR) surgical training platform. - Using immersive VR technology, Osso VR’s scalable platform offers a realistic, hands-on training environment that leads to real-world performance gains and ultimately improved patient outcomes. Osso VR, a Palo Alto, CA-based validated Virtual Reality (VR) surgical training platform, today announced it has raised $14M
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Humana Taps Salesforce to Power its Enterprise Clinical Operating Model
What You Should Know: Health insurer Humana has selected Salesforce to deliver a more connected, personalized healthcare experience for its members. - Through a new multi-year agreement, Humana will capitalize on infrastructure and capabilities offered by Salesforce Health Cloud to create an integrated health experience for its members. Health insurer Humana has inked a new multi-year agreement with Salesforce to deploy Salesforce Health Cloud to help power its Enterprise Clinical
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Abacus Insights Nabs $35M for Interoperability Platform to Help Health Plans Liberate Data
What You Should Know: - Abacus Insights raises $35M in Series B funding for its data integration platform that enables health insurers to reconcile thousands of unique attributes to create a more personalized healthcare experience in everything from diabetes care and wellness programs to managing the COVID-19 pandemic. - Abacus Insights’ data platform standardizes, curates, and enriches valuable healthcare data that is currently sitting idle, moving it out of restrictive silos, and
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