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Dr. Patrick Carroll, chief medical officer at Hims & Hers
By  Jessica Hagen 04:09 pm November 16, 2023
Direct-to-consumer virtual care company Hims & Hers Health announced last week the launch of a new AI-enabled offering, MedMatch, which provides healthcare providers with anonymized data points generated from the company's customer database, aimed at helping mental health professionals identify suitable treatments for patients. Dr. Patrick Carroll, chief medical officer at Hims & Hers,...
Healthcare provider sitting in a chair by a desk with a computer on it while talking to someone on a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 04:37 pm November 15, 2023
Amazon's hybrid primary care provider One Medical announced partnerships this week with Hackensack Meridian Health to improve access to care for New Jersey residents, CommonSpirit Health's Virginia Mason Franciscan Health to increase care access to Seattle residents and the Health Transformation Alliance to expand care options for employers.  One Medical, which Amazon purchased for $3.9 billion...
Healthcare provider wearing a mask, a lab coat and a stethoscope around their neck talking to a patient in their home
By  Jessica Hagen 12:47 pm November 8, 2023
Best Buy Health and Mass General Brigham announced the tech giant would provide technology, human-centered aid and omnichannel logistics to scale and support the health system's acute home-based care offering, Home Hospital, and Medicare-certified home health business, Home Care. Home Hospital provides home healthcare for patients with conditions such as infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Walmart storefront
By  Jessica Hagen 01:39 pm November 6, 2023
Retail giant Walmart's healthcare arm, Walmart Health, announced it has signed coordinated care agreements with Florida health insurer Ambetter from Sunshine Health and Orlando Health, a Florida-based network of community and specialty hospitals. Walmart Health centers offer labs, primary care, x-rays and EKG, dental, behavioral health and select specialty services seven days a week with...
Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society
By  Jessica Hagen 02:36 pm November 3, 2023
As vice president, Joe Biden launched the Cancer Moonshot, intending to accelerate progress in cancer treatments and accessibility, and as president, Biden reignited the Moonshot last year. Earlier this year, as part of the Moonshot, the Department of Health and Human Services launched CancerX, a public-private partnership effort to boost cancer innovation in the U.S. The Digital Medicine Society...
Two people sitting at a table with a computer on it and one of them is holding a phone
By  Jessica Hagen 01:52 pm November 2, 2023
Digital gastrointestinal health company Vivante Health has signed a national distribution contract with health insurer UnitedHealthcare, becoming the first digestive solution on the UHC Hub. Vivante's GIThrive platform provides personalized care plans and allows patients to track their symptoms and access educational content and self-guided behavioral health modules. A coordinated team of...
Healthcare provider analyzing diagnostic images hanging on a wall
By  Jessica Hagen 01:10 pm November 1, 2023
Covera Health, an AI-enabled clinical data analysis company focused on improving radiology readings, announced it secured an additional $50 million in Series C funding and finalized its acquisition of CoRead, which uses AI to flag medical errors on radiology examinations.  The funds add to the company's $25 million Series C round announced in 2021.  Insight Partners led the 2021 round and the...
Healthcare provider sitting at a desk looking at a computer
By  Jessica Hagen 01:21 pm October 30, 2023
Midi Health, a virtual care clinic for women 40 years and above, announced it is expanding its offering to employers in all 50 states beginning in January 2024. The announcement comes just weeks after the company relayed it closed a $25 million Series A funding round led by GV (Google Ventures), bringing the company's total raise to $40 million. Earlier this month, the company also announced a...
Eli Levin, economic affairs and innovation, consulate general of Israel to New England
By  Jessica Hagen 01:13 pm October 27, 2023
Israel has long been a hub for healthcare innovation. Since the war began in early October, many of the country's high-skilled tech workers have been recruited by the military. The startup landscape has changed, and companies are struggling to retain the traction they once had in furthering their innovations and garnering investment, says Eli Levin, who works on economic affairs and innovation...