What You Should Know:
Uber Health, Uber’s healthcare arm, today announced same-day prescription delivery on its HIPAA-supported, centralized platform.For the first time, those using Uber Health—including healthcare providers and health plans—will be able to manage prescription delivery from any pharmacy in their service area through the same platform they already use to coordinate transportation for patients. This launch enables providers to offer a full suite of care solutions that
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Hyundai Motor Group & NowRx to Explore Autonomous Vehicles for Medication Delivery
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- Hyundai Motor Group (the Group), the global scale mobility provider including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation has partnered with tech-powered pharmacy NowRx on a pilot project to explore autonomous vehicles for medication delivery
- The pilot project will test and develop automated dispatch, fleet management, and other last-mile optimization technologies for same-day prescription delivery, with the possibility of testing
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FemTec Health Taps GeniusRx as Exclusive Online Pharmacy Partner for D2C Platform
What You Should Know:
- Today, FemTec Health, the leading health and beauty sciences company, announced an exclusive partnership with online pharmacy company GeniusRx that will provide Awesome Woman members access to on-demand, door-to-door prescription delivery.
- Launching later this month, Awesome Woman is FemTec Health’s consumer brand that will provide personalized health and wellness services along with products that are meaningful and effective to women at all life stages.
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NowRx Launches $73M Equity Crowdfunding Round to Expand Same-Day Prescription Delivery & Telehealth Services
What You Should Know:
- NowRx, a Mountain View, CA-based provider of same-day prescription delivery and telehealth services, today announced it is raising a $73M in Series C funding through equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest.
- By leveraging customized robotic dispensing, industry-leading consumer and driver apps, and QuickFill, a proprietary pharmacy management and logistics system, NowRx can offer same-day end-to-end services, from online prescribing to
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How to Capitalize on Digital Health Momentum in 2021
As we re-examine the healthcare system in the wake of the pandemic, we are continually identifying opportunities to rebuild parts of the system to new and improved specifications. One critical facet is digital health, where we continue to struggle with what should really be table stakes: the ability to integrate data from disparate organizations and systems into a unified view of the whole person and take action.
During the height of the pandemic, telehealth made it possible to deliver care
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TruePill Raises $75M to Launch At-Home Lab Testing Network
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- Truepill raises $75 million in Series C funding To expand platform services and launch an at-home lab diagnostics network.
- The company plans to use the funds to expand Truepill’s ecosystem of direct-to-patient capabilities, which includes the Truepill Health telehealth network, pharmacy fulfillment, a custom-built EMR, and more.
Truepill, a San Mateo, CA-based building world-class patient experiences through its API-connected healthcare infrastructure,
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Uber Health Launches Contactless Prescription Delivery in Seattle and Dallas
What You Should Know:
- NimbleRx and Uber Health launches contactless prescription delivery from pharmacies in Seattle, WA, and Dallas, TX, and soon, other parts of the country.
- Following the initial launches in Seattle and Dallas, Nimble and Uber Health are already working to expand the partnership in additional regions across the United States. To date, Nimble has completed over 15,000 deliveries via the partnership with Uber Health.
NimbleRx, a Redwood City, CA-based platform
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Medly Pharmacy Lands $100M to Expand Digital On-Demand Pharmacy Platform
What You Should Know:
- Medly Pharmacy raises $100M investment co-led by
Volition Capital and Greycroft to propel Medly's leadership in the $500B+
digital on-demand pharmacy market.
- Medly will use the funding to expand its digital on-demand pharmacy platform, enter new markets, and provide category-leading services to patients and partners across the country that is well-positioned to meet new customer needs.
Medly Pharmacy (Medly), an industry-leading full-service digital
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Phil Lands $10M to Expand End-to-End Prescription Delivery Service App
Phil, a San Francisco, CA-based end-to-end prescription management and delivery service connecting patients with local pharmacies has raised $10 million in funding led by Crosslink Capital. The round also includes participation from Eniac Ventures, Softtech VC, Forerunner Ventures, SV Angel, Silicon Valley Bank, and Transmedia Capital.Founded in 2015, Phil connects users with community-based pharmacies to eliminate the frustration that can be associated with the prescription refill process
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