Tomorrow Health, a startup looking to streamline the process of getting medical equipment and supplies for home care, raised $25 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.
What You Should Know: – Firefly Health, a virtual-first healthcare company with a mission of delivering half-priced healthcare that’s twice as good, has announced that it has recently closed $40M in Series B financing, led by Andreesen Horowitz (a16z). a16z General Partner Julie Yoo will… Read More »Firefly Health Raises $40M to Expand Virtual Primary Care Platform
Mark Prather MD, MBA, CEO & Co-founder at DispatchHealth The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed how we interact with one another, with businesses, and with the world around us. From social distancing to hand sanitation to remote working, its impact on society is immense. And among… Read More »How the Pandemic is Accelerating the Shift to Alternative Care Delivery Models
Per the partnership, Geisinger Health Plan’s half a million members will gain access to Tomorrow Health’s services, which focus on coordinating medical supplies for home-based care. Tomorrow Health’s platform connects patients to medical equipment suppliers and guides them through the purchase process.
Moha Desai, Principal, Healthcare Strategy & Transformation Health systems across the country will require a plan to react to government deep spending cuts and revenue shortfalls due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospital services have seen a significant downturn in demand in 2020, and the recent… Read More »11 Best Practices of a Successful Care Model Transformation Plan
At the end of December 2020, Philips announced the planned acquisition of BioTelemetry for $2.8 billion in cash. – BioTelemetry was formed in 2013 after a series of acquisitions from the initial founding company CardioNet, Inc. – CardioNet, Inc. based in San Diego, USA was… Read More »How Will Philips Acquisition of BioTelemetry Impact The Cardiac Monitoring Market?
Lisa Romano, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer at CipherHealth I was the voice of social distancing, a proponent of mask-wearing from the very start. Still, after months of keeping distance from loved ones, the idea of a quick, safe, outdoor family gathering on a beautiful… Read More »Telehealth Helped Me Beat COVID-19, But It’s Just A Start
What You Should Know: – Humana Inc. and DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical care, today announced an agreement to provide Humana members with access to an advanced level of care in the home – to help enhance patients’ experience and health outcomes. The Dispatch-Humana… Read More »Humana Taps DispatchHealth to Power Hospital-Level Care in the Home
What You Should Know: – Ro announced it has acquired Workpath, a technology platform that powers on-demand, in-home healthcare and diagnostics services nationwide. – Through this acquisition, Ro’s platform will now uniquely bring together a patient’s doctor, pharmacy, and diagnostics/lab–offering a personalized, end-to-end experience with… Read More »M&A: Ro Acquires On-Demand, In-Home Platform Workpath
Mark Denissen, President and CEO, Anelto Many in the healthcare industry are keeping an eye on the rollout of 5G wireless, which promises to connect people and things at higher speed and lower latency. In the healthcare realm, this means high-resolution images such as CT… Read More »While We Wait for 5G, Is Wi-Fi or Cellular Better for RPM Solutions?
Honor, a San Francisco-based startup that strikes partnerships with home care companies, raised $140 million in a series D round. The company helps manage back-office functions in exchange for a portion of their revenue.
What You Should Know: – Doctor On Demand and CareLinx, one of the largest professional networks for in-home care, have announced a collaboration to bring in-home virtual care services to CareLinx clients. – At a time when seniors have been encouraged to stay home to… Read More »CareLinx, Doctor on Demand Partner to Bring In-Home Virtual Care to Seniors
What You Should Know: – Tyto Care and Amwell® announced an expanded partnership, allowing the companies to develop new integrations to enhance virtual care offerings for providers. – By pairing Tyto Care’s TytoHome device and platform with Amwell’s platform, the two companies will together provide patients and providers with augmented virtual care… Read More »Amwell, Tyto Care Expand Partnership to Power Augmented Virtual Care Experiences
What You Should Know: – Revenue cycle management provider Waystar acquires eSolutions, a provider of Medicare and Multi-Payer revenue cycle management, workflow automation, and data analytics tools at a $1.3B valuation. – The acquisition will create the first unified healthcare payments platform with both commercial… Read More »Waystar Acquires Medicare RCM Company eSolutions at $1.3B Valuation