Jessica Hagen

Jessica Hagen

Jessica Hagen is the Executive Editor of MobiHealthNews. She covers the growth of digital health, including the medical extended reality (XR) industry, and reports in-depth on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. As a hobby, Jessica co-hosts a podcast with Dr. Kim Bullock, a medical XR pioneer at Stanford University, about immersive technology use in psychiatric care. She received a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in Journalism from California State University, Northridge.

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By  Jessica Hagen 10:19 am October 14, 2022
NeuroFlow, a behavioral health company, secured a $25 million investment led by growth equity impact investor SEMCAP Health, bringing its total funding to $32 million. The company raised $7.5 million in a Series A funding round in 2019 and $20 million in Series B financing in 2021. WHAT THEY DO NeuroFlow's cloud-based platform allows healthcare providers to track, assess and connect with patients...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:09 pm October 13, 2022
Thirty-seven percent of adults used telemedicine within the past 12 months, according to a report by the CDC. The analysis outlined the percentage of adults who used telemedicine in the past 12 months by geographic and sociodemographic characteristics based on the 2021 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Women were more likely to report telehealth use, with 42% reporting using telemedicine...
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By  Jessica Hagen 10:52 am October 13, 2022
American VR digital therapeutic company MyndVR and European company Oroi announced a strategic partnership to expand MyndVR's catalog of cognitive, physical and occupational therapies using Oroi content.  Oroi is a VR content platform aimed at improving the wellbeing and cognitive stimulation of seniors. The company currently works in Spain, France, Germany and the U.K. With the partnership,...
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By  Jessica Hagen 10:36 am October 12, 2022
After raising $65 million in a Series C round approximately one month ago, Redesign Health, a company that builds, launches and finds funding for other healthcare startups, is laying off 67 employees, or roughly 20% of its workforce. Redesign Health forwarded MobiHealthNews CEO Brett Shaheen's email that he sent to the employees.  In his correspondence, Shaheen said the company "made the decision...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:22 pm October 11, 2022
Rite Aid and Google Cloud announced a new multiyear partnership where Google Cloud will provide Rite Aid with technological insight to make its pharmacies more data-driven and personalized. The drugstore chain will migrate its key applications to Google Cloud's Anthos, a platform providing companies with machine learning analytics, data protection through security technology, team collaboration...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:36 pm October 10, 2022
Canadian health tech company PointClickCare launched Virtual Health, a telemedicine service for skilled nursing facilities that offers 24/7 access to hospitalists. Virtual Health is being implemented in more than half of U.S. states with the assistance of its partner, Sound Physicians, a physician partner to hospitals, health plans, physician groups and post-acute providers. "Telehealth is no...
Oliver Bleck, Area Head of Europe South at Roche
By  Jessica Hagen 01:10 pm October 10, 2022
Roche, one of the largest pharma companies in Europe, has been expanding its ambitions in genomic and personalized medicine, emerging practices that use information about a patient's genetic profile or proteins to prevent, diagnose or treat disease.  Dr. Oliver Bleck, area head of Europe South at Roche, joined MobiHealthNews to discuss Roche's advancements in oncology, its current work in...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:57 pm October 7, 2022
Capital Blue Cross and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) announced a collaboration to allow Capital members and community organizers to access lower-cost prescription drugs via MCCPDC. MCCPDC is a public-benefit corporation and online pharmacy that provides patients access to medications at a lower cost by working directly with distributors and manufacturers, bypassing what Mark Cuban...
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By  Jessica Hagen 11:11 am October 7, 2022
The estimated 73 million individuals who make up the baby boomer generation are projected to reach age 65 and older by 2030. The overall aging of the U.S. population accompanies the need for increased home care technology for seniors. This concern was explored at a Parks Associates' Connected Health Summit 2022 session, Seniors and Caretakers: Living Independently. The event focused on gathering...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:44 pm October 6, 2022
Direct-to-patient healthcare company Ro announced an agreement with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to develop the Registry for Equal Access to Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (REACT-AD). Ro will employ its telehealth platform to screen and recruit patients at elevated risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) or other related dementia to join REACT-AD for potential participation...