Welltok scoops up messaging company Wellpass to reach Medicaid market
The deal will enable Welltok, which helps organizations connect consumers to health resources, expand its footprint in the managed Medicaid and government markets.
Mental health startup SonderMind brings in $2.5M seed round
Kickstart Seed Fund led the round, and Purple Arch Ventures, SpringTime Ventures, Service Provider Capital and Lanoha Ventures also participated.
Solving Healthcare’s Provider Data Problem Starts with Interoperability
Break down the silos. Take control of your provider data.
Welltok raises $75M Series E round to support customer base expansion into health systems
Among new investors in the $75 million Series E round are Future Fund Management Agency, Ziff Davis -- the company that sold Tea Leaves Health to WellTok, NF Trinity Capital in Hong Kong and ITOCHU Corp.
With Welltok’s $80M acquisition, it gains access to hospitals
Tea Leaves Health is one of several acquisitions Welltok has made to broaden its appeal and boost its technology capabilities.
Three blockchain companies you should know
Blockchain, an emerging technology, is coming to the world of healthcare. Three recently established startups are finding unique ways to apply it to the space.
A Cochlear sound processor made for Apple mobile devices gets greenlight from FDA
The collaboration with Cochlear Ltd. is an example of how Apple has been ramping up its medtech profile.
The Human Algorithm: What AI Can’t Replace in Pharma Engagement
At a time when AI is reshaping pharma, Reverba Global CEO Cheryl Lubbert explained in an interview why empathy, context, and ethics still require a human touch.
UCHealth brings Facebook-like feed to its ED through CareLoop
According to patients, the application of a social feed in the University of Colorado Hospital emergency department helped improve overall communication.
Welltok raises $33.7M Series E round
More than a dozen investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, the Qualcomm Life Fund and New Enterprise Associates, participated in the funding round.
StartUp Health program expands model in first provider collaboration with Colorado
StartUp Health Colorado includes University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the five institutions that form UC Health, and Children's Hospital Colorado.
NextHealth raises $8.5M to expand analytics and behavior change services to control healthcare costs
Norwest Venture Partners led the Series A round.
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The home care industry is booming. As Baby Boomers age and more families seek in-home solutions for loved ones, demand for home care services is at an all-time high.
Annual health IT costs for medical practices now top $32,000 per doc
The Medical Group Management Association found that physician-owned multispecialty practices spent $32,592 per full-time doctor on IT hardware, software, maintenance, staff and other needs in 2015, up 42 percent from 2009.
Can this startup revamp how nurses are hired?
Startup RampUp Nursing is hoping that its new website — still in beta — can bust open the world of recruiting and placing nurses.
‘Microhospitals’ are next evolution of standalone ER
Eyeing fast-growing urban and suburban markets where demand for healthcare services is outstripping supply, some healthcare systems are opening tiny, full-service hospitals with comprehensive emergency services but often fewer than a dozen inpatient beds.
Skywriter MD uses virtual scribes to speed documentation
When a clinician is with a patient, the scribe listens from their location in a "Sky Center" in Denver, Colorado, and transcribes everything directly into the EMR.
Welltok: Health IT design often undermined by lack of empathy for users, patients
“Empathy for all stakeholders is how we will get from usability to desirability,” said Welltok Vice President of Design Aaron Sklar.