ACA Stress Test: Four Key Takeaways from This Year’s Open Enrollment
With data from open enrollment now coming in, we no longer need to rely on guesswork. Let's take stock of where the ACA Marketplace stands today and what it means for our healthcare system.
How TEFCA Is Speeding Up Disability Benefits Determinations at Hospitals
The Social Security Administration’s move onto the TEFCA interoperability framework is beginning to streamline disability determinations by enabling faster exchange of medical records from hospitals. Dr. David Kaelber, chief health informatics officer at MetroHealth System in Ohio, said the shift is replacing a months-long, fax-driven process with near real-time data sharing.
Oricell Lands $110M to Take Cell Therapy to New Territory in Cancer
There are no FDA-approved therapies for GPC3, a protein highly expressed by liver cancers. Oricell Therapeutics claims its cell therapy could be best in this class, but it faces competition from companies such as AstraZeneca and Eureka Therapeutics.
With $100M Raise, Chapter Targets Medicare Mismatches for Seniors
Chapter’s Series E round was led by Generation Investment Management, with participation from Fifth Down Capital, 8VC, Stripes, XYZ Venture Capital, Addition, Narya Capital, Susa Ventures and Maverick Ventures.
Know Your Patient: How Technology Can Help Health Care Providers Dramatically Improve One Key Aspect of the Patient Experience
Digitization has certainly cut down on the paperwork glut in healthcare. But if that’s the extent of technology’s impact on the patient experience, it’s clearly not enough.