Digital Health October 10, 2024
Rock Health Q3 Update: Tapestry Weaving October 10, 2024
Rock Health’s Q3 Digital Health Market Update showed that investors have found comfort strolling down a path of “focused funding,” with last quarter’s innovation story shifting from transaction volume to market positioning. The U.S. digital health sector logged $2.4B in venture funding across 110 rounds in Q3 2024, bringing year-to-date funding to $8.2B. The real […]
Startups October 7, 2024
Huma Acquires eConsult, Launches Huma Workspace for Health Systems October 7, 2024
Huma isn’t wasting any time putting its $60M of Series D funding to work, acquiring digital triage and consultation platform eConsult less than a few months after closing the round. The move aligns with Huma’s vision of becoming the “Shopify for Digital Health” by equipping provider orgs and pharma companies with modular platforms / software […]
Digital Health October 3, 2024
2024 Trends Shaping the Health Economy October 3, 2024
Trilliant Health just released its 2024 Trends Shaping the Health Economy Report, delivering a unique perspective on the healthcare market through the lens of supply and demand. The fourth edition of the report builds on the core findings from the previous three: This year’s 164 page analysis is organized into eight sections, each examining a […]
Digital Health September 26, 2024
Sync Fast and Solve Things September 26, 2024
The “move fast and break things” motto might work wonders with consumer products, but a new editorial in npj Digital Medicine makes a compelling case that healthcare needs to flip that paradigm on its head and co-create with clinicians to “sync fast and solve things.” The editorial argues that healthcare practitioners (HCPs) should play an […]
Remote Care September 23, 2024
MedArrive Shifts Gears to ClinOps Orchestration September 23, 2024
The best path forward isn’t always the same one you started down, which is why MedArrive is pivoting from delivering in-home care to “ClinOps orchestration for healthcare@home.” MedArrive got its start at Redesign Health in 2020, powering care-at-home programs for payors and managed care groups by integrating physician-led telemedicine with in-home care from EMS professionals. […]
Startups September 23, 2024
Providence Spin-Out Praia Brings Flywheels to Healthcare September 23, 2024
The ink is officially dry on Providence-spinout Praia Health’s $20M Series A fundraise, and we couldn’t have asked for a better frame up of the startup’s potential impact than SignalFire’s investment memo on why it co-led the round. Praia Health is helping hospitals avoid the commoditized care caravan by enabling the creation of consumer profiles […]
Telehealth September 19, 2024
Fabric Leans In On Virtual Care With TeamHealth September 19, 2024
Fabric is back at it again with another acquisition, this time scooping up the virtual care business of physician practice juggernaut TeamHealth. Here’s the updated timeline leading up to Fabric’s fourth acquisition in 18 months: That’s an unusually hot start for a startup still looking forward to its second birthday, but Fabric CEO Aniq Rahman […]
Artificial Intelligence September 16, 2024
Patients Ready For GenAI, But Not For Everything September 16, 2024
Bain & Company’s US Frontline of Consumer Healthcare Survey turned up the surprising result that patients are more comfortable with generative AI “analyzing their radiology scan and making a diagnosis than answering the phone at their doctor’s office.” That’s quite the headline, but the authors were quick to point out that it’s probably less of […]
Value-Based Care September 12, 2024
Value-Based Care Quality Measure Overkill September 12, 2024
Value-based care has worked better on paper than in practice, and a new research letter in JAMA Health Forum offers a possible explanation for the disparity: administrative overkill. The first-of-its-kind analysis tracked 890 primary care physicians in value-based care contracts from 2020 to 2022, finding that: The first bullet alone shocked the authors of the […]
Startups September 9, 2024
Spotlight on Employers, Thatch and Sounder September 9, 2024
Help is on the way for employers grappling with rising healthcare costs after two separate startups closed rounds to right-size benefits.
Providers September 5, 2024
Shrinkflation Hits Healthcare September 5, 2024
Shrinkflation is hitting healthcare, and patients are not too happy about longer waits for shorter appointments.
Digital Health August 29, 2024
The Dynamics Steering Healthcare in Q3 2024 August 29, 2024
Former HHS policy leader Paul Mango’s stellar mid-year healthcare roundup just qualified as the biggest story of the week.
Population Health August 26, 2024
Employers Feeling the Healthcare Pressure August 26, 2024
The Business Group on Health’s annual survey provides one of the best ways to get a pulse on employers' healthcare priorities.
Providers August 19, 2024
How Much Will GLP-1s Change Hospitals? August 19, 2024
When something bursts onto the scene as fast and furious as GLP-1s, hospitals start wondering if they should rethink their entire model.
Value-Based Care August 15, 2024
Astrana Joins Forces With Awell to Bring CareOps to VBC August 15, 2024
Astrana is teaming up with Awell to advance CareOps and agile development within the value-based care arena.
Payors August 12, 2024
Spotlight on Medicare Advantage, Q2 Results August 12, 2024
Medicare Advantage stole the spotlight last week with a steady barrage of new reports, investigations, and Q2 results.
Digital Health August 8, 2024
Spring Health Eyes IPO After $100M Series E August 8, 2024
If 2024 wasn't already the Year of Mental Healthcare, Spring Health’s $100 million Series E just cemented it.
Artificial Intelligence August 5, 2024
Hidden Flaws Behind High Accuracy of Clinical AI August 5, 2024
AI is getting pretty darn good at patient diagnosis challenges… but don’t bother asking it to show its work.
Startups August 1, 2024
CoachCare Locks Growth Capital for RPM Expansion August 1, 2024
CoachCare locked in a growth investment to advance its mission of becoming the go-to virtual care management platform for providers.
