CirrusMD, a Denver, CO-based chat-first virtual care solution, today announced that it has raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Drive Capital, Colorado Impact Fund and other prior investors, bringing total funding to-date to $26 million. The company also announced a new contract with Iron Bow as a subcontractor to the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) for improved care access and delivery for the veteran community.
Care Without Barriers
Founded in 2012 by Blake
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Indian Digital Health Startup mfine Nabs $17.2M for Virtual Healthcare Delivery Network
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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Humana Launches First Virtual Primary Care Plan for Members
Health
insurer Humana and virtual care provider Doctor
On Demand has announced the launch of On Hand, an innovative
and affordable health plan that centers on comprehensive virtual primary care
for members. On Hand addresses the
number one reason small businesses don’t offer health insurance-- cost -- by
offering a plan 50% lower than the industry standard monthly premiums.
On Hand Primary Care Plan Overview
Employers and members who
elect this primary care plan will gain access to a
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Cone Health, Babyscripts Expands Partnership to Develop Digital Solutions for Prenatal & Postpartum Health
Babyscripts, a virtual care platform for managing obstetrics, has expanded its partnership with Cone Health, a leading not-for-profit network of healthcare providers in North Carolina. The expanded partnership seeks to develop new digital modules to improve access to high-quality pregnancy care for risk-specific populations.Cone Health’s Expanded Partnership with BabyscriptsAs part of the partnership, Cone Health provides Babyscripts invaluable clinical input, access to clinical staff and
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How Can Health System Command Centers Reduce Cost Growth?
Scott Newton, DNP, RN, MHA, EMT-P, VP of Care Model Solutions at Teletracking In our decentralized care landscape, health system command centers (HSCC) are coordinating high-quality care through complex and integrated delivery networks (IDN). Recently, command centers were recognized by KLAS and Gartner as a new model of care delivery with the potential to impact clinical, financial, and operational outcomes. That means in addition to improving routine health system operations—and increasing
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Canadian Virtual Care Startup OnCall Health Raises $1.5M to Expand Operations in North America
OnCall Health, a Toronto, CA-based platform that provides simple, secure virtual care technology and services for healthcare providers, today announced it has raised $2 million CAD ($1.5M USD) in seed funding led by Ripple Ventures with participation from Panache Ventures, Stout Street Capital, and Maple Leaf Angels.OnCall Health BackgroundFounded in 2016, OnCall’s secure virtual care (telemedicine) technology facilitates video or text-based consultations for healthcare practices and streamlines
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The Four Cs: A Call to Action for Digital Health Tools
The United States spends more of their GDP on healthcare than any other developed nation, and yet it produces some of the poorest outcomes — notably in the field of maternal and infant health.
The advent of digital health has presented the opportunity for a paradigm shift in the delivery of care, and support from investors and policy-makers shows that as far as they’re concerned, digital health is not a new frontier for healthcare, but the current playing field.
A staggering $14.6B in funding
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Zipnosis Launches Personalized Virtual Care Offering for Health Systems
Virtual care software company, Zipnosis has announced the launch of ZipPlus – a customized virtual care platform offering designed to give health systems the tools and support they need to deliver truly personalized care. Today’s Health Systems Not Realizing Benefits of Virtual CareHealth systems are not fully realizing the benefits of virtual care as they struggle to overcome disparate technologies that are designed without the patient at the center, and implemented without provider workflow
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Cincinnati Children’s, Teladoc to Develop First Pediatric-Specific Consumer Telehealth Platform
Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati Children’s) is teaming up
with virtual care provider Teladoc Health
to develop the industry’s first consumer pediatric telehealth platform. The
pediatric-specific consumer telehealth
platform builds off Cincinnati Children’s existing Center for
Telehealth that currently offers video-based
telemedicine clinics, video consults, e-visits and remote provider case
conferences to help build relationships with physicians and families to speed
up
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InTouch Health Unveils Integrated Virtual Care Platform For Any Use Case
Virtual care platform InTouch Health today announced the launch of its fully integrated, end-to-end virtual care platform, Solo by InTouch. The next generation software platform delivers enterprise solutions to provide high-quality, patient-centric virtual care for every use case and any clinical setting.According to reports, more than 50 percent of healthcare can be delivered virtually. With Solo by InTouch, healthcare providers can leverage for every type of user and use case, including
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