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- Today, BioIntelliSense announced it has formed a strategic collaboration with Jasper Health, an emerging leader of digital engagement for people diagnosed with cancer.
- As part of the strategic collaboration, Jasper Health will integrate the BioIntelliSense FDA-cleared BioSticker and medical grade BioButton® wearable devices as part of its remote member engagement and guidance platform. This new offering will enable Jasper Health members to leverage the
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Connect America Acquires Remote Patient Monitoring Platform 100Plus
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- Connect America LLC, a provider of digital health and connected care for seniors and vulnerable populations, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100Plus, the remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI).
- Connect America, a portfolio company of Detroit-based Rockbridge Growth Equity, is adding complimentary digital health products and technologies to enable both passive monitoring of patients in
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Cadence Launches with $41M & LifePoint Health Partnership for Remote Patient Monitoring Platform
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Cadence, a New York City-based health IT company empowering care outside the four walls of the hospital announced its official launch with $41 million in funding and a foundational partnership with national healthcare company, LifePoint Health. The funding was led by General Catalyst and Thrive Capital.
- Cadence has built a breakthrough remote care management platform that will deliver better care to people managing chronic conditions at scale.
- As part of the
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Mayo Clinic, Spire Health to Co-Develop Remote Pulmonary Rehab Program
- Spire Health and Mayo Clinic announced a strategic collaboration to integrate Mayo Clinic’s remote pulmonary rehabilitation program into Spire Health’s respiratory remote patient monitoring (RPM) service.
- Developed by Dr. Roberto Benzo and his team at the Mindful Breathing Laboratory, Mayo Clinic’s remote pulmonary rehabilitation program has been the recipient of multiple, multi-year grants from the National Institute of Health (NIH).
- The program, validated using randomized
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4 Common Pitfalls of Remote Patient Monitoring to Avoid
COVID-19 created a colossal opportunity for health plans and providers to reimagine how they engage with patients. With patients apprehensive about going to the doctor during the pandemic, it became even more vital to keep track of their health in between visits. This is where remote patient monitoring (RPM) becomes critical to every payer and provider’s virtual health strategy. RPM uses digital technologies to collect data about symptoms, medications, treatment, and biometrics from individuals
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How a Virtual Care Mindset Leads to Greater Patient Acceptance and Sustainable Telehealth Growth
There's no question that the demand for telehealth and virtual care has grown exponentially over the last twelve months. With that growth has come a fundamental shift in the attitude toward virtual care. No longer do patients and providers take a "let's try it" approach—now, it's "we must do it." This is evidenced by the number of telehealth claims filed. In 2020, telehealth claims skyrocketed, increasing by 2,938% in November 2020 versus November 2019 as patients demanded virtual options and as
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Key Lessons from COVID-19 & How We Can Better Support our Healthcare Provider
COVID-19 has been a novel pandemic in many ways beyond the actual virus itself – from the irreparable impacts it’s having on society, to the immense strain it’s put on the healthcare industry. A recent report stated that 93% of healthcare professionals reported experiencing stress, 86% reported experiencing anxiety, and 76% reported exhaustion and burnout [1]. Considering that the virus will continue to have an impact in 2021 and the reality that COVID-19 will likely not be the last epidemic we
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Could ‘Hospitals Without Walls’ Be the New Normal for Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring?
The statistics surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be startling, despite the ever-growing mental and physical fatigue that we’ve all experienced living through this frightening, intimidating and unprecedented era. More than 125 million cases worldwide have resulted in a death toll closing in on three million, while in the United States alone, 30 million reported infections have resulted in a death toll that reached 550,000. (1) One thing that can be said for certain about
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Ro Nabs $500M to Strengthen Vertically Integrated Primary Care Platform
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- Ro, the healthcare technology company, today announced it has raised $500 million in Series D fundraising round led by existing investors General Catalyst, FirstMark Capital and TQ Ventures, with significant participation from existing investors SignalFire, Torch and BoxGroup as well as new investors Altimeter, Baupost, Dragoneer, Shawspring, Radcliff, and 776. The Series D brings Ro’s total fundraising since its founding in 2017 to $876 million.
- This news
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Glooko Raises $30M to Expand Digital Diabetes Management Platform
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- Glooko, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of remote patient monitoring and chronic care management solutions including diabetes and obesity, today announced that they have raised a $30 million Series D round of funding. The funding was led by Health Catalyst Capital along with participation from existing investors Canaan Partners, Georgian, Novo Nordisk, Insulet and Mayo Clinic.
- Glooko plans to use these proceeds from this funding to accelerate organic growth and
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