What You Should Know: Morgan Health, the JPMorgan Chase & Co. business unit announced a $25M investment in Kindbody, a fertility clinic network and global family-building benefits provider for employers offering the full-spectrum of reproductive care from preconception to postpartum through menopause. Kindbody is a technology-driven fertility clinic network and family-building benefits provider for employers offering virtual and in-person care supporting 112 leading employers, covering
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The Quickening Pulse of the Ambulatory Diagnostic Cardiology Market
The Global Ambulatory Diagnostic Cardiology Market is evolving at a rapid pace, driven by technological developments, and shifting models of healthcare service delivery and funding. The overall market will grow from $2.5 billion in 2021, to $3.3 billion by 2026, with Long-Term ECG and, to a lesser extent, Mobile Cardiac Telemetry (MCT), being the principal engines of growth. Unsurprisingly, these two markets are garnering serious attention from large incumbent vendors in the more established
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39 Organizations Sign Global Heath Equity Pledge to Advance Health Equity Globally
What You Should Know: - Today, World Economic Forum announced that 39 organizations have signed the Global Health Equity Network Zero Health Gaps Pledge. - The pledge includes 10 key commitments all signatories have made to embed health equity principles throughout their operations, workforce and guiding philosophies. It marks the beginning of an historic journey to making health equity an integral part of business strategies globally and an important step towards a world without health
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4 Ways to Prioritize Health Equity In Your Care-At-Home Program
The healthcare industry is in the middle of navigating two major trends: technology is moving into healthcare, and healthcare is moving into the home. As providers, payers, vendors, and industry newcomers scramble to figure out “who’s on first,” we all sense the possibility of this quantum leap moment for healthcare. Many of our collective conversations right now are focused on a critical imperative for these emerging care models: improving health equity across racial, gender, age,
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Medtronic Launches World’s First and Only Infusion Set for Insulin Pumps
What You Should Know: - Medtronic announced the U.S. launch of Medtronic Extended infusion set, the first and only infusion set labeled for up to 7-day wear. An infusion set is tubing that delivers insulin from an insulin pump to the body and typically requires a set change every two to three days. - The Medtronic Extended infusion set uses advanced materials that help reduce insulin preservative loss and maintain insulin flow and stability to double the wear time of an infusion set. The
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JPMorgan Establishes Life Sciences Private Equity Division
What You Should Know: - J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced the establishment of a new life sciences private equity team, Life Sciences Private Capital. - The new team will focus on investing in both early and growth-stage healthcare companies across multiple strategies aligned to specific market opportunities, with a focus on novel therapeutics and technologies in several target areas including Genetic Medicine, Oncology, Neurodegenerative Disease, Rare Diseases, Autoimmunity,
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BioIntelliSense Acquires Patient Monitoring Company AlertWatch
What You Should Know: - BioIntelliSense, Inc. acquires AlertWatch, an FDA-cleared, clinically proven patient monitoring solution. AlertWatch uniquely provides robust integration, data analysis and a patented intuitive display of contextual patient data for more efficient, actionable clinical decisions. - As part of the recently announced strategic partnership with Medtronic, its Patient Monitoring business will distribute AlertWatch to hospitals throughout the U.S.
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Medtronic-BioIntelliSense Partnership Expands Access to RPM Wearables
What You Should Know: - Medtronic announces partnership with BioIntelliSense for exclusive U.S. distribution of multi-parameter wearable for continuous remote patient monitoring from in-hospital to home. - The partnership enables Medtronic to offer access to BioIntellSense’s BioButton® multi-parameter wearable device, which provides scalable personalized patient care, greater workflow automation and proactive clinical interventions for hospitals facing increasing costs and growing
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HealthQuest Capital Closes $675M for Fund IV to Invest in Transformational Healthcare Companies
What You Should Know: - HealthQuest Capital, a sector specialist capital firm focused on companies optimizing value in healthcare, today announced the close of HealthQuest Partners IV, L.P., at its hard cap of $675M . - The oversubscribed fund will enable HealthQuest to continue to invest in growth-stage companies that are revolutionizing the healthcare industry. Providing Growth Capital to Companies Transforming Healthcare Founded in 2013 by Garheng Kong, a physician, scientist, and
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Biofourmis Secures $300M to Expand Virtual Care Offerings
What You Should Know: - Biofourmis, a global leader in virtual care and digital medicine raises $300 million in Series D investment led by leading global growth equity firm General Atlantic. CVS Health and existing investors also participated in the round, - Biofourmis also announced that former Medtronic CEO and Chairperson at Intel, Dr. Omar Ishrak, will join the company’s Board of Directors as Chairman. Transforming Patient Health Through Personalized, Predictive Care Founded in
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