The health systems are sinking a combined $100 million into Medically Home Group, which enables clinicians to provide hospital-level care in patients' homes. The funds are intended to scale the company's operations and expand access to its care delivery model.
DrFirst, which provides an array of services including telehealth and e-prescribing, received a $50 million equity investment from Sixth Street Growth. The company plans to use the funds to expand its offerings and further connect healthcare stakeholders.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The Covid-19 pandemic pushed the already impressive growth in healthcare investing to new heights, with valuations on the rise and companies gaining access to vast sums of money. But speakers at a MedCity INVEST panel warned that raising more capital than needed is not always a good thing.
During a panel discussion at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, three physicians from Stanford Medicine discussed the investment opportunities that can help accelerate innovation in healthcare in the coming year.
Healthcare consumers are increasingly aware of specific therapies in development or on the market that can help treat the diseases they or their loved ones may be suffering from — and this growing awareness is changing the precision medicine arena.
The Florida-based hospital plans to launch the fund next year, under the leadership of a newly named vice president of innovation. It will be used to support startups and invest directly in healthcare companies.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Months into the Covid-19 pandemic, the pace of new investments for startups has picked back up. Five VCs shared what's changed and how they're working in the midst of the crisis.
Digital health companies once again set a record for funding in 2020, according to a report by Rock Health. They raised a total of $5.4 billion in the first half of the year.
Venture capital firms are making fewer investments as the Covid-19 pandemic surges in the U.S. But many still say they are still open for business.
Asset Management Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based health tech investment firm, is raising $150 million for a new fund, according to financial documents.
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Digital health companies have raised large funding rounds, but have struggled to make major traction with physicians and patients. Executives with Johnson & Johnson and Intel shared what they see as the path to a solution.
Investors at the SoCalbio Digital Health Conference said they look for good data first when investing in digital health companies.
This investment in Rx.Health, which has a solution that enables physicians to prescribe evidence-based apps, marks the first time the AGA has invested in a startup.
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.
Deals worth $50 million or more are becoming more frequent, even in Series A. But a VC investor said underlying drivers in life sciences are different from the technology sector.