...infants 1-18 months and 6-30 pounds, but with acute or chronic medical conditions. It also has the unique capability not only to track vital signs but also for the provider to customize alarms for oxygen saturation and pulse rate. Owlet’s BabySat information page explains in plain English the type of medical conditions where the BabySat would be of assistance and the steps to obtain a prescription that is fulfilled through their partner AdaptHealth. A virtual Rx and insurance reimbursement are in the works. A small drawback is that it is only usable with an iPhone. Happily, their stock is also... Continue Reading
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News roundup: with chronic conditions peaking, Twin Health’s metabolic AI gains $50M, Talkspace and Evernow partner for women’s mental health
Chronic conditions on the rise, according to United Health Foundation. The non-profit philanthropic arm of UnitedHealth Group released its annual America’s Health Rankings 2023 report. The report considers 87 measures from 28 distinct data sources for 2022. Topline results in their summary are concerning. Eight chronic conditions reached their highest level in AHR’s tracking history: arthritis, depression, diabetes, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). 29.3 million adults, or 11.2% of the population, reported having three or more chronic conditions. During 2021 and 2022, depression rates grew to 21.7% or 54.2 million... Continue Reading
News roundup: AstraZeneca’s Evinova to market clinical trial health tech; BehaVR-Fern merge; UpHealth sells Cloudbreak telehealth translation; MedwebX launches; Tunstall-UEdinburgh research partnership; NextGen loses 84 after going private
...interesting combination of virtual reality behavioral health (BehaVR) and chronic pain manager Fern Health promises digital therapeutics for value-based chronic pain care management. RealizedCare’s market is health plans, employers and value-based providers, working with them to identify, assess, and engage their members, employees, and patients with chronic pain. Their advanced care management platform is powered by DTx technology to scale pain management. Fern Health is backed by Aachen, Germany pharmaceutical company Grünenthal which will be a strategic investor in RealizedCare. The combined company will be US-based in Nashville. Financials and workforce transitions are not disclosed, but two CEOs are listed... Continue Reading
Virtual nursing comes to the forefront: Avera Health (SD) launches at two hospitals, Doccla launches ‘virtual wards’ at home with Up Care Derbyshire (UK)
...to enable local NHS hospitals to discharge eligible patients and has a peak capacity at present of 200. One objective is faster patient discharge, but the second is to reduce the need for hospitalization for patients with long-term or chronic health conditions. One area that isn’t apparent is if the camera is used as part of evaluations or contact. Doccla is now in one-third of integrated care boards (ICBs) and more than 25 NHS Trusts, with a patient compliance rate of over 95% and an independently verified saving for the NHS of £3 for every £1 spent on Doccla. DigitalHealth.net... Continue Reading
Roundup: Virgin Pulse, NextGen close fast; Elucid, Eleos, Vida, Neteera funding; One Medical-CommonSpirit; Indian Health $2.5B EHR to General Dynamics+Oracle; losses, layoffs at Cano Health, 15% digital cuts at Mass General Brigham
...as network expansion and EHR partnerships. Release Vida Health, which offers health coaching for chronic conditions, primarily obesity and diabetes management, gained $28.5 million in an unlettered round led by existing investors Ally Bridge, Canvas Ventures, General Atlantic, Hercules Capital, and others. Vida also announced a change of CEOs. Joe Murad succeeds Stephanie Tilenius, who is stepping down after nine years as founder/CEO, transitioning to an advisory capacity. Mr. Murad joins the company’s board. He was previously with WithMe Health, where he was president/CEO for nearly five years and previously headed PokitDoc before its acquisition by Change Healthcare in 2018.... Continue Reading
Short takes: Owlet Dream Sock FDA clearance; Best Buy-Mass General partner for at-home care; Amazon offers Prime members deeper One Medical discount
...capabilities such as Geek Squad to supply Mass General Brigham (MGB) patients with delivery of home-based care and logistics management for the care team. MGB plans to introduce Best Buy as part of Home Hospital in five Boston-area acute care hospitals. The program is for patients with heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and infections. While their Home Care operation is stated by MGB to be the largest certified provider in New England, the Home Hospital program can presently cover only 33 patients at a time. MGB’s goal is to shift 10% of inpatient care to patients’ homes over... Continue Reading
News roundup: Waystar’s $8B IPO plan takes delay, Perficient to buy SMEDIX, PicnicHealth buys AllStripes, MDLIVE buys Bright.md, Sage garners $15M, Cureatr shuts suddenly, Calibrate reorganizes, BetterUp lays off 16% (updated)
...as well as a patient/family-facing app connecting them to treatment research. AllStripes had a $50 million Series B funding round in 2021 and PicnicHealth had a $60 million Series C round in 2022 backed by new investor B Capital Group plus existing investors Felicis Ventures and Amplify Partners. But as is usual of late, the acquisition cost is not disclosed. Release In TelehealthLand, MDLIVE is buying Bright.md. Announced at HLTH, MDLIVE, part of Cigna unit Evernorth, will add Bright.md’s asynchronous telehealth capabilities to its existing platform. The expansion will target their virtual urgent care area, adding chronic disease management and... Continue Reading
Short takes: follow up on Cano Health’s survival moves, eMed transitioning Babylon Health UK but Babyl Rwanda shuts, DEA extends telehealth prescribing for controlled substances thru 2024
...website provides FAQs for current users. It leads with promises to expand digital-first primary care services on this registration page for visits, and to develop a chronic care management service starting with medical weight management using Wegovy. The FAQs also state there will be no disruptions to GP at Hand. There is a rebranding (left/above) that sunsets the Babylon name but retains the stylized heart. Babyl Rwanda‘s separate website and the eMed pages for Babyl Rwanda are still up, but a local report from 24 September states that the company has ceased operations in Rwanda. As of August, the government... Continue Reading
Weekend reading: Forbes picks the next $1B startups, is TV streaming analogous to the future of healthcare?
...medical licenses and enrolling doctors in insurance networks. They have more than 300 customers, including Oak Street Health and VillageMD. It’s raised $85 million and has revenue of $13 million. Pendulum Therapeutics is in microbiomes–gut health–and what early usage can produce over a lifetime. Many babies given antibiotics have now been found to be more susceptible to chronic lifelong problems that include asthma, ADHD, diabetes, and celiac disease. Its flagship is a glucose-control probiotic for managing Type 2 diabetes. It’s raised $116 million and has revenue of $11 million. Verifiable verifies the credentials of medical professionals using machine tools. It’s... Continue Reading
Living to fight another day: insurtechs Bright Health, Clover Health, and Oscar Health report improved Q2s, H1s (updated)
...by growing 17% to $314.4 million. In total, Clover recorded a net loss of $28.8 million. But for the year, adjusted EBITDA is projected to remain in the red between $70 and $120 million. Mobihealthnews, FierceHealthcare, release Clover provides both Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in eight states plus a tool for practices, Clover Assistant, which assists in patient chronic care management through machine learning and aggregated data. They also entered value-based care in 2021 in the Medicare Direct Contracting (now ACO REACH) model which was a major loss generator in 2022 (Healthcare Dive) and has been cut back. Clover also... Continue Reading
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