Digital health companies (DHCs) and their solutions continue to grow at a rapid pace. This is in part being fueled by the record funding for DHCs, with over $29 billion for US-based companies in 2021 alone. As a result, patients are inundated with solutions from every direction – from employers, health plans, and directly through consumer-oriented apps and wearables. Physicians are also getting into the mix by directly prescribing digital therapeutics. On the surface, the blossoming of the
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Pager Secures $70M to Expand Virtual Care Navigation & Journey Platform
What You Should Know:
- Pager, a New York City-based virtual care navigation and collaboration platform, today announced it has raised $70 million as part of an equity and debt financing round led by Susquehanna Private Equity Investments and included new and existing financial and strategic investors, including an affiliate of Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc., New Jersey’s largest health insurer. The new capital brings the total to more than $120 million after a year of explosive growth
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Making the Case: Why Pagers and Smartphones Should Wed
Clinicians in healthcare settings typically have information coming at them from all directions, at all times, and often with little distinction as to the level of urgency. It makes for inefficiency and confusion for today’s busy doctor.
In today’s hospital setting, that disjointed communication creates dissonance and distraction. Even though the world has gravitated to the ubiquitous use of smartphones, that’s not the dominant form of connection for physicians. The vast majority of hospitals
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Pager Goes International, Expands Virtual Care Model to Latin America
- Virtual care companion Pager announces its international expansion in Latin America with Seguros SURA Colombia.
- As part of Seguros SURA Colombia´s virtual healthcare model, Pager will deliver a virtual doctor into the family healthcare experience so that patients can seamlessly interact with their care team anytime, anywhere, via chat, voice, and video.
Pager, a virtual care companion that provides a personalized, connected care experience throughout your healthcare journey has
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