Coordinated care

Telstra Health's residential aged care app, CareKeeper
By  Adam Ang 10:09 pm March 30, 2022
Digital health company Telstra Health has unveiled its latest mobile app for residential aged care. According to a press statement, the CareKeeper app enables staff to view, capture, and document care by a resident's side in real-time through a mobile device.  It is integrated with Telstra Health's Clinical Manager software so providers can have one source of truth, reduce data duplication, and...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:59 pm March 11, 2022
Tech-backed pharmacy benefit manager SmithRx scooped up $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Venrock, with participation from existing investors, including Founders Fund. The company pitches its Drug Acquisition Platform as a way to provide lower-cost medications, so its employer customers can save on their healthcare spend. According to SmithRx, the platform uses algorithms for each...
Older woman speaking with the doctor about her concerns
By  Emily Olsen 10:10 am January 28, 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, many patients delayed or missed health screenings and visits with providers as they sought to limit their exposure to the virus. According to the CDC, the number of women who received breast cancer screenings through the agency's early detection program declined by 87% in April 2020.  The University of Texas Medical Branch, a safety-net system based in Galveston...
The Centrik connected care platform by Webtools Health
By  Adam Ang 03:09 am November 18, 2021
New Zealand health tech developer Webtools Health has spun off its cloud-based connected care platform Centrik after receiving extra seed funding now totalling NZ$1.75 million ($1.2 million). WHAT IT DOES Connecting the health ecosystem, Centrik is a digital platform comprising different modules. PatientEx, its latest module, enables consumers to register, access records, and communicate and...
A medical professional looking at a tablet with a patient
By  Ricardo Johnson 09:41 am October 29, 2021
Calling the U.S. healthcare system complex would be like calling the universe big: an understatement that poorly conveys its true scale. It's populated with primary care physicians, specialists, pharmacists, insurance companies, labs, therapists, caregivers and others – all using different tools, methods of communication and care delivery solutions. Our healthcare system attempts to deliver...
An overview of the digital therapeutic intervention for hypertension
By  Adam Ang 02:53 am September 17, 2021
A landmark clinical trial has found that a new digital therapeutic app for hypertension is effective in reducing the risks of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Japanese medical technology startup CureApp collaborated with Jichi Medical University in the Tochigi Prefecture to conduct the third phase of the said clinical trial, which marks the world's first trial of a therapeutic app for...
Medical professional using an iPad
By  Mallory Hackett 11:57 am September 14, 2021
Healthcare operations software developer symplr, with backing from Clearlake Capital Group and Charlesbank Capital Partners, announced today it is acquiring the clinical communications platform Halo Health. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Houston, symplr offers a range of software services to its healthcare clients. These include tools for data management, workforce management...
Kenshō Health homepage
By  Emily Olsen 11:53 am August 5, 2021
Morgan Health, JP Morgan Chase’s new healthcare business, is investing $50 million in Vera Whole Health, a company that aims to provide coordinated primary care. “Our goal with this first investment is to build a strong coordinated healthcare model – with outstanding primary care and new ways to help employees navigate a healthcare system that is often very disconnected,” said Dan Mendelson, CEO...
Person with a Dexcom CGM and a smartwatch
By  Mallory Hackett 11:18 am July 16, 2021
Third-party digital health companies can now integrate Dexcom’s continuous glucose monitoring data into their platforms and devices in real-time thanks to a new FDA clearance for the company’s Partner Web APIs. The data integration capabilities are available to companies on an invite-only basis. So far, wearable device-maker Garmin and chronic-condition-management company Livongo have entered the...
Hinge Health user completes MSK session in their home
By  Mallory Hackett 11:15 am July 14, 2021
Digital musculoskeletal clinic Hinge Health can now integrate with users’ electronic medical records through the launch of HingeConnect. The company offers in-home MSK therapy programs available for purchase by individuals or enterprises. Its programs cover early-stage prevention, acute pain, chronic pain and surgical rehabilitation. Hinge Health’s platform guides users through MSK exercises,...