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Belong.Life Raises $14M to Expand AI-Powered Social Network for Cancer Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 07/02/2019 Leave a Comment

Belong.Life Raises $14M to Expand AI-Powered Social Network for Cancer Patients

Belong.Life, creators of the "Belong - Beating Cancer Together" mobile app, the world's largest social network and navigator app for cancer patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals announced it has raised $14M in Series B funding led by IQVI. The Series B round also included participation from The Group Ventures and other existing investors.Founded in 2015 by noted entrepreneurs Eliran Malki, Irad Deutsch and Ohad Rubin after each lost relatives to cancer, Belong - Beating Cancer
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Digital Prescribing Platform Xealth Raises Additional $3M to Close $14M Series A Round

by Jasmine Pennic 06/20/2019 Leave a Comment

Digital Prescribing Platform Xealth Raises $11M to Expand Digital Health Tools

Xealth, a Seattle-based digital prescribing platform has raised an additional $3 million in its Series A financing, bringing the amount raised in this round to $14 million total. New investors Atrium Health, Cleveland Clinic and MemorialCare Innovation Fund join McKesson Ventures, Novartis, Philips, ResMed, Threshold Ventures (formerly DFJ Venture), Providence Ventures, UPMC and Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin health network. Investments from this round will be used to advance the
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Allscripts Acquires Prescription & Prior Authorization Platform ZappRx

by Jasmine Pennic 06/14/2019 Leave a Comment

Allscripts Acquires Prescription & Prior Authorization Platform ZappRx

EHR vendor Allscripts has reached an agreement to acquire prescription and prior authorization platform ZappRx, according to CNBC. The acquisition will help Allscripts diversify its business outside of electronic medical record (EHR). The company has raised a total of $40M in funding to date.Founded in 2012 by Zoe Barry who previously worked at athenahealth, ZappRx streamlines the complex process required to order specialty medications, increasing efficiencies when collecting and maintaining the
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American College of Cardiology to Launch Ambulatory Chronic Disease Network

by Fred Pennic 06/13/2019 Leave a Comment

American College of Cardiology to Launch Ambulatory Chronic Disease Network

The American College of Cardiology and Veradigm have announced a strategic partnership create the largest ambulatory chronic disease network in the United States with more than 250,000 clinicians and 100 million patients. The partnership will integrate Veradigm's technology and analytic capabilities with ACC's NCDR PINNACLE Registry and Diabetes Collaborative Registry.In addition, the integration will leverage Veradigm's large specialist and primary care provider network on Allscripts and
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How Patients Suffer From The Worst Kept Secret in Health IT

by Mark LaRow, CEO of Verato 06/11/2019 Leave a Comment

Recently, articles in The Atlantic and Fortune highlighted a risk that plagues the healthcare system but is rarely talked about. The in-depth pieces uncover real-life patient stories resulting from mismatched and incorrect patient medical records. These tragic stories unfold in the articles and highlight scenarios that include permanent brain damage in a 5-year old; a cancer scare due to an incomplete radiological history; the missed diagnosis of a fatal brain aneurysm in a 47-year old woman;
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PE Firm Exploring Sale of HealthChannels’ Portfolio of 4 RCM Companies

by Fred Pennic 06/11/2019 Leave a Comment

PE Firm Exploring Sale of HealthChannels’ Portfolio of 4 RCM Companies

Vesey Street Capital Partners (VSP), a strategic private equity firm with substantial and differentiated Healthcare Services sector and sourcing expertise is exploring the sale of its portfolio company HealthChannels. With 13,000 employees across 50 states and three countries, HealthChannels is comprised of four highly specialized revenue cycle management companies:- ScribeAmerica, the nation’s most frequently used medical scribe company, with a reach of over 30 million patients through more
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2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award Category Winners Announced

by Jasmine Pennic 06/06/2019 Leave a Comment

2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award Category Winners Announced

MedTech Breakthrough, a market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies, and products in the global digital health and medical technology market has unveiled the results of its 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Awards program, showcasing technologies and companies that drive innovation and exemplify the best in medical and health-related technology solutions across the globe.MedTech Breakthrough Awards Program OverviewThe MedTech Breakthrough Awards program is the
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Cerner Launches 2019 code App Challenge to Advance Consumers’ Access to EHRs

by Fred Pennic 06/04/2019 Leave a Comment

Cerner Launches 2019 code App Challenge to Advance Consumers’ Access to EHRs

Cerner is challenging innovators and application developers to advance consumers’ access to electronic health records (EHRs) with the 2019 code App Challenge. Participants will join Cerner’s pursuit of the next groundbreaking advancement, with a focus on helping consumers easily access and understand health records.2019 Cerner code App Challenge Rules & RequirementsWith the 2019 code App Challenge, Cerner encourages innovators to build apps on its industry-leading platforms that further
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Why An Integrated Healthcare CRM Is Critical to Patient Engagement

by Sawad Thotathil, MD MCE MHM and AVP, Persistent Systems 06/04/2019 Leave a Comment

Why An Integrated Healthcare CRM Is Critical to Patient Engagement

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is the well-known backbone of commercial sales forces across the globe. But what many don’t realize is that CRM has a utility that extends far beyond relationship-building in a traditional business setting. CRM systems are now engaging more than customers. They’re engaging patients in a healthcare setting far more complex than any retail or B2B enterprise. CRM applications are used to engage patients by providing them with a superior experience from their
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Innovaccer, Launches InAPI to Aggregate Healthcare Data for Providers, Payers, and Vendors

by Jasmine Pennic 06/03/2019 Leave a Comment

Innovaccer, Launches InAPI to Aggregate Healthcare Data for Providers, Payers, and Vendors

Healthcare organizations are riding the wave of digital disruption with increased adoption of applications to power patient centric-care, communications, and collaboration with peer organizations in the network. With this objective, they are seeking to integrate crucial information across the care continuum and establish interoperability among complex and disparate data systems- including legacy systems.Existing Interoperability ChallengesThere are over 200 EHRs in the US healthcare space,
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