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Inova Health System partners with, invests $500K in Babyscripts

In addition to the $500,000 investment in the startup, Inova will deploy Babyscripts' offering to its employee health plan, then to its entire system.

Inova Health System in Falls Church, Virginia, has teamed up with Babyscripts, a startup with a platform for managing obstetrics. In addition to the strategic partnership, Inova has invested $500,000 in the Washington, D.C.-based company.

As part of the partnership, Inova will deploy Babyscripts’ offering to its employee health plan, then to its entire system.

The startup’s offering seeks to assist women with prenatal and postpartum care. Patients get access to the Babyscripts mobile app and its remote monitoring technology, and doctors can then enroll them in one of the Babyscripts modules. Physicians receive patient data in real time and can intervene and alter individuals’ care pathways as needed.

“Babyscripts offers the opportunity to further the impact of our wellness programs on the lives of expecting families in the region,” Inova assistant vice president of sustainability and wellness Seema Wadhwa said in a news release. “We currently see over 11,000 people through our childbirth and parenting education, and we are pleased to expand our holistic care offerings for pregnant moms and their families with this additional tool.”

Last month, Babyscripts unveiled a collaboration with another health system, this one in Pennsylvania. The company and Penn Medicine teamed up to develop a solution for the remote monitoring of patients with postpartum hypertension. In addition to pinpointing those who need additional attention, the organizations seek to increase the number of blood pressure readings in the postpartum stage to catch rising blood pressure sooner, decrease the length of hospital stay and reduce readmissions after delivery.

And the $500,000 investment from Inova isn’t the only funding Babyscripts has gained as of late. In January, the D.C. startup said it secured a $6 million financing round led by Philips. StartUp Health and NueCura Partners also participated.

In addition to the $6 million, Babyscripts said it plans to partner with the Mother/Baby unit of Philips Healthcare. The aim is to extend Babyscripts’ footprint through Philips’ existing customer base.

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