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News 3/8/23

HIStalk - (Wednesday March 8, 2023)
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Transcarent will acquire virtual primary care company 98point6’s care delivery division — which includes an AI-powered chatbot, physician group, and self-insured employer business — for $100 million.
Transcarent, which has relied on contracted clinicians,…

Organ Preservation Company Rakes In $24M to Expand Commercial Footprint

MedCity News - (Wednesday March 8, 2023)
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Paragonix Technologies — a company that launched in 2010 as a response to the lack of innovation in the donor organ preservation and transport process — closed a Series B funding round on Tuesday….

4 Measures Hospitals Should Take to Improve Peripartum Depression Outcomes

MedCity News - (Wednesday March 8, 2023)
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Most new moms experience the “baby blues.” But some struggle with far worse. Peripartum depression (an inclusive term that includes postpartum depression) is defined by Johns Hopkins Guides as a “major depressive episode” that…

Transcarent To Acquire 98point6 for $100M, Gain AI-powered Virtual Care Platform

MedCity News - (Wednesday March 8, 2023)
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Virtual health provider Transcarent announced Monday that it will acquire digital health company 98point6 in a $100 million deal, which will allow Transcarent to gain access to 98point6’s AI-powered virtual care platform.
The $100 million…

Long-Term Care Insurtech Assured Allies Nabs $42.5M to Power Successful Aging

HIT Consultant - (Wednesday March 8, 2023)
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What You Should Know:– Assured Allies, an insurtech company for evidence-based successful aging raises $42.5M in Series B funding round co-led by FinTLV Ventures and existing investor Harel Insurance, and was joined by new…

WeightWatchers Acquires Clinical Weight Management Platform Sequence for $106M

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday March 7, 2023)
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What You Should Know:– WeightWatchers has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Weekend Health, Inc., d/b/a Sequence, a subscription telehealth platform offering access to healthcare providers specializing in chronic weight management.– Sequence seamlessly…

Wave Life Secures $6M to Increase Mental Health Access For Gen Z

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday March 7, 2023)
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What You Should Know:– Wave Life, the science-backed mental health platform aimed at supporting Gen Z raises $6M in seed funding led by Santé Ventures. The seed round also included participation from Hannah Grey,…

Accolade cuts workforce, downsizes office footprint

MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday March 7, 2023)
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Accolade, which offers virtual healthcare as well as care and benefits navigation services, will cut staff and downsize its office footprint, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company declined to comment on…

NTT DATA Survey Reveals Lack Of Awareness Around Healthcare-At-Home Options & Preference for Telehealth

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday March 7, 2023)
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What You Should Know:– A new NTT DATA survey reveals that 52% of U.S. adults did not know that healthcare providers are testing or working towards providing in-home medical care as opposed to requiring an in-office or…

Pharmacies Primed to put Patient Needs Back at the Forefront of Care

MedCity News - (Tuesday March 7, 2023)
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Chronic conditions and ongoing illnesses such as long Covid are on the rise across the United States; they’re being referred to as “silent pandemics”  by  the CDC. Naturally, to narrow down possible diagnoses, physicians…


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