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M&A: Ro Acquires On-Demand, In-Home Platform Workpath

by Fred Pennic 12/08/2020 Leave a Comment

M&A: Ro Acquires On-Demand, In-Home Platform Workpath

What You Should Know: - Ro announced it has acquired Workpath, a technology platform that powers on-demand, in-home healthcare and diagnostics services nationwide. - Through this acquisition, Ro’s platform will now uniquely bring together a patient's doctor, pharmacy, and diagnostics/lab--offering a personalized, end-to-end experience with no insurance required. - Ro is also announcing a partnership with Quest Diagnostics, which operates more than 2,200 locations nationwide, to
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Ready Raises $54M to Become The Uber of On-Demand Healthcare Services

by Jasmine Pennic 09/16/2020 Leave a Comment

Ready Raises $54M to Become the Uber of On-Demand Healthcare Services

What You Should Know: - Ready, a company described as the “Uber” of on-demand health service, just raised $54 million in its Series C funding round. - Ready’s on-demand care model is evolving the healthcare industry with customer service and mobility, just like Uber did for ride sharing and Postmates for food delivery. Ready, an New Orleans, LA-based on-demand healthcare service, today announced that it closed $54 million of new funding to finance the expansion of its operations and
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COVID-19: Why Designers Must Play A Larger Role in Healthcare’s Future

by Stuart Karten, Principal of Karten Design 07/07/2020 Leave a Comment

Karten Design: Design Must Play a Larger Role in Healthcare

Stuart Karten, Principal of Karten Design The coronavirus outbreak has brought epic casualties as more than 7.3 million cases have been confirmed globally and more than 413,000 people--and counting--are known to have died. In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown flaws in our medical system, from basic preparedness to the coordinated distribution of medical equipment.  Within this global tragedy, there are stories of heroism and renewed mind power and energy addressing
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DocuTAP and Practice Velocity Merge to Form Experity

by Fred Pennic 05/09/2019 Leave a Comment

DocuTAP and Practice Velocity Merge to Form Experity

Urgent Care EMR Software & Billing Services | Experity Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm focused on growth investing, has officially merged DocuTAP and Practice Velocity— the two leading providers in the on-demand healthcare and urgent care space. Under the new brand name Experity, the company will deliver an expanded suite of on-demand healthcare solutions to power the patient-centered healthcare revolution.  Leadership Appointments Former
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DispatchHealth Nabs $33M to Expand On-Demand Healthcare Model to High Acuity Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 05/07/2019 Leave a Comment

Philips, Dispatch Health Launch On-Demand Home Care Pilot Program for Arizona Seniors

DispatchHealth (formerly known as True North Health Navigation), a Denver, CO-based provider of on-demand healthcare delivery to a patient’s home has raised $33 million in growth capital funding led by Echo Health Ventures, a strategic collaboration of Cambia Health Solutions and Mosaic Health Solutions. The funding also included participation from existing investors Alta Partners, Questa Capital and additional strategic investors.Founded in 2013 by two mobile health executives, DispatchHealth’s
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Indian Digital Health Startup mfine Nabs $17.2M for Virtual Healthcare Delivery Network

by Jasmine Pennic 04/26/2019 Leave a Comment

Health-tech AI Startup mfine

mfine, an India-based digital health startup has raised $17.2 million in Series B funding led by SBI Investment, a Japan-based venture capital firm and a subsidiary of the SBI Group. Singapore-based SBI Ven Capital which is SBI Group's Southeast-Asian investment arm and tech-focused global venture capital firm BEENEXT also participated in the round alongside existing investors, Stellaris Venture Partners and Prime Venture Partners. Why mfine?Founded in February 2017 by Ashutosh Lawania (Myntra
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Survey: Doctor House Calls Relieve Urgent Care & ER Inconvenience and Cost

by Jasmine Pennic 03/14/2019 Leave a Comment

Heal Doctor Calls

Peer-Reviewed Journal Validate Disruptive Power of Doctor House CallsHeal, a provider of doctor house calls, today announced the results of its 2019 first-time patient user survey. Having delivered more than 110K house calls since February 2015, Heal shared a voluntary survey with more than 6K patients who used Heal for the first time in 2018. Key findings from the survey reveal a substantial reduction in ER and urgent care overuse and pointed to a corresponding increase in timely care
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Philips, DispatchHealth Launch On-Demand Home Care Pilot Program for Arizona Seniors

by Jasmine Pennic 02/22/2019 Leave a Comment

Philips, Dispatch Health Launch On-Demand Home Care Pilot Program for Arizona Seniors

Philips is joining forces on a pilot study with DispatchHealth, a provider of mobile urgent care that delivers convenient, affordable care within one’s home to help enhance care for select Arizona members of Mercy Care. DispatchHealth supports seniors wishing to stay in their homes longer by providing a preventative and proactive treatment where and when seniors need it to help avoid elevating health situations to costly emergency medical services (EMS) and to avoid unnecessary trips to
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PeaceHealth to Acquire On-Demand Healthcare Provider ZOOM+Care

by Fred Pennic 12/19/2018 Leave a Comment

PeaceHealth to Acquire On-Demand Healthcare Provider ZOOM+Care

PeaceHealth to acquire ZOOM+Care to expand access to on-demand primary and specialty care for patients across the Pacific Northwest. PeaceHealth, a Vancouver, WA-based nonprofit Catholic health system serving the Pacific Northwest community, today announced it will acquire ZOOM+Care, a provider of on-demand retail and digital healthcare services including telemedicine. The acquisition increases access to a continuum of care that offers consumers in Oregon and Washington with more choice and
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Utilizing Blockchain in Healthcare: 3 Lessons Learned from Abroad

by Bo Vargas, CTO and co-founder of BitMed 11/26/2018 Leave a Comment

FDA Approves Blockchain/IoT Pilot to Track Specialty Prescription Drugs Across 3 States Blockchain in Healthcare_Next Stop for Data-driven Healthcare: Blockchain

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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