Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Understanding EGPA: The Role of Eosinophils and Advancements in Treatment Options
FASENRA® (benralizumab) injection, for subcutaneous use, 30 mg is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). FASENRA provides a treatment option for HCPs to consider when managing this challenging disease.
Virtual care’s popularity notwithstanding, patient preference will still drive healthcare delivery
It is clear that virtual care is here to stay, but it is not the availability of technology that will govern how care is delivered. Rather, patients' preferences, along with their underlying social needs, will determine which care delivery strategy providers need to use to ensure optimal outcomes.
Cityblock nets another $192M, plans to expand into maternity and pediatrics
The startup, which provides primary care services to Medicaid patients, plans to use the funds to expand into new states and add maternity and pediatrics services lines. It also recently launched a vaccination site in conjunction with the New York Department of Health.
Top digital health exec’s advice to startups: Once you think you “know” you’ve lost the game
After Livongo sold to Teladoc last year, the company’s former president, Dr. Jennifer Schneider, is starting a new chapter on Cityblock’s board of directors. In an interview with MedCity News, she shared more about why she joined Cityblock and lessons learned during her time at Livongo.
Alphabet spinoff CityBlock Health raises $54 million
CityBlock Health, a company building out healthcare services for low-income communities, raised $53.5 million in a series B extension. The company plans to use the funds to expand its clinical programs and further develop its technology.
Changes in Nurse Staffing Answer Clinician Demands
The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs. In order to retain and attract staff, it’s in a facility’s best interest to understand what nurses want.
Cityblock Health raises $65 million to bring healthcare services to underserved communities
Cityblock combines primary care services, behavioral care, chronic disease management, substance abuse treatment and services that address social determinants like transportation, housing and access to healthy food.
Cityblock Health CEO: Why there’s a business case for focusing on social determinants of health
"The evidence is clear that non-medical factors have a dramatic impact on a person's health," said Iyah Romm, CEO of Cityblock Health, a startup that spun out of Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs last year.
Andy Slavitt highlights health tech startups geared to Medicaid patients
In an interview, Slavitt highlighted some of the health tech startups that he thinks are addressing the needs of Medicaid patients by providing much-needed services behind their technologies.