chronic care

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By  Emily Olsen 01:26 pm March 9, 2022
Chronic condition management platform Omada Health announced Wednesday it would include behavioral health support in its existing programs for diabetes prevention and management, hypertension, and musculoskeletal care. The new behavioral health integration includes anxiety and depression assessment, resources to manage social determinants of health, like access to food, stress management and...
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By  Laura Lovett 03:00 pm March 8, 2022
Current Health is dipping into the chronic care space with new platform features that are designed to help healthcare organizations manage care for patients with a range of long-term health conditions.  The first feature lets clinicians integrate a larger ecosystem of third-party devices, including those that manage hypertension, asthma, COPD, CHF and diabetes. The second feature gives care teams...
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By  Emily Olsen 01:48 pm February 9, 2022
AI-enabled virtual care and remote monitoring company Biofourmis has launched a chronic condition-management service dubbed Biofourmis Care. The new specialty care program currently focuses on heart failure, diabetes, hypertension, atrial fibrillation and lipid management. Using a wearable sensor, patients are remotely monitored by virtual care teams. These teams work with the patient's existing...
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By  Laura Lovett 12:00 pm January 3, 2022
Digital health interventions may be able to help patients self-monitor and manage their health, according to a study published in JAMA. However, researchers found that the interventions did not significantly reduce the rate of hospitalizations among individuals with multiple chronic conditions.  The single-blinded randomized study, conducted in British Columbia, gave patients with two or more...
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By  Emily Olsen 11:00 am December 21, 2021
Though COVID-19 vaccines began their rollout to the public, 2021 was still a turbulent year for healthcare providers as they weathered new virus variants, staffing shortages and burnout.  But the pandemic also created a new wave of interest in virtual care and telehealth. Many providers turned toward the modality to keep in contact with patients in 2020, but startups and other organizations are...
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By  Emily Olsen 01:48 pm December 14, 2021
Remote monitoring and virtual care platform Cadence raised $100 million in a Series B financing round led by Coatue Management, bringing its valuation to more than $1 billion. Existing investors including General Catalyst and Thrive Capital also participated.  The funding comes months after the company emerged from stealth with $41 million and a partnership with health system LifePoint Health to...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:52 pm December 6, 2021
Chronic care management startup Lyn Health emerged from stealth Monday with the goal of officially launching early next year. The company, backed by Summer VC, aims to focus on patients with multiple chronic conditions by working with health plans, employers and providers. It offers a multidisciplinary team of clinicians that connect with patients virtually, coordinate care, assist with...
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By  Emily Olsen 11:16 am October 11, 2021
Scrolling through Dr. Nadia Chaudhri’s Twitter feed, her more than 150,000 followers could see a small window of her life with terminal ovarian cancer: a sun-lit photo of her son eating a mango, a funny tweet about the heart-shaped sticker used to prevent bedsores, the much-retweeted thread from September chronicling her symptoms and eventual diagnosis.  Chaudhri, a neuroscientist and professor...
By  Adam Ang 02:43 am July 14, 2021
Sydney-headquartered telehealth platform Eucalyptus has recently bagged A$30 million ($22.4 million) in a Series B funding round led by NewView Capital, the Silicon Valley-based investor that also backs digital health firms 23andMe and Hims & Hers. The investing round also saw participation from previous investors Blackbird Ventures and W23, as well as new investor AirTree Ventures. WHAT IT...
By  Laura Lovett 02:43 pm October 8, 2020
Digital chronic care management tool Lark Health scooped up $55 million in its Series C round. In addition to the venture funding, the company added another $15 million through venture debt credit.  Kind River Capital led the round with participation from Franklin Templeton, SteelSky Ventures, Olive Tree Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Asset Management Ventures and individual investors.  The...