ORLANDO – At HIMSS24, Georgia Health Information Network discussed its Georgia Unity platform, a health information exchange network developed with local community partners, created due to the need to understand total health in Georgia’s rural communities.
Dr. Denise Hines, executive director at Georgia Health Information Network, and Shirelle King, program manager at Georgia Health Information...
Healthcare data analytics startup Socially Determined announced Tuesday that it had closed a $26 million Series B funding round led by Questa Capital.
Other participants in the raise include existing investors LRVHealth, OSF Healthcare, Ziegler Link-Age Funds and HealthWorx. The startup wrapped up its $11.1 million Series A in early 2020.
WHAT IT DOES
Socially Determined is focused on using data...
Newly merged virtual care company Grand Rounds Health and Doctor On Demand is partnering with large employers like Walmart and Target to launch a program aimed at reducing health inequities for Black Americans.
The Black Community Innovation Coalition includes large companies like Best Buy, Medtronic, State Farm and Accenture. The goal is to remove barriers to care and build a care concierge and...
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the subsequent evacuation of 123,000 civilians has created another wave in the ongoing refugee crisis. Historically, refugees and displaced persons have faced a number of challenges, including finding access to housing, school, healthcare and other social determinants of health.
Inadequate services, language barriers and the transient nature of refugee...
Soda Health, a new digital health company aiming to reduce health inequalities by creating a technology framework that allows health plans to reimburse for goods and services not supported by traditional medical claims, launched today with $6 million in seed funding.
The company’s lead investors are Lightspeed Venture Partners and Define Ventures, with additional support from Qiming Venture...
Social determinants of health-focused Unite Us announced plans Tuesday to acquire health analytics firm Carrot Health for an undisclosed sum.
Unite Us’ care-coordination platform allows healthcare and social service providers to communicate and refer patients while tracking those patients’ journeys and outcomes. Unite Us said Carrot’s large dataset will help partner organizations address ...
Healthcare software and services company WellSky is deepening its social determinants of health (SDOH) offerings by acquiring Healthify.
The New York-based startup has created an SDOH infrastructure that builds and supports networks of community-based organizations and local healthcare providers. Its interoperable technology platform then allows providers to search for local social services,...
Cityblock Health, a startup using a tech platform to address health disparities and provide cost-effective care services, has announced a $160 million Series C round. General Catalyst led the raise, which also included Willington Management and unnamed prior backers.
These investments come just a few months after the startup raised $53.5 million in a Series B+ round. The round brings the company'...
About the Authors: Ian Chiang is a principal at Flare Capital Partners, a healthcare technology and services-focused VC firm. Prior to joining Flare, he was the SVP of product and innovation and a founding member of Cigna’s CareAllies. Previously, he was a digital health entrepreneur and a former management consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Poorwa Godbole is an MBA candidate at the Wharton...
Telehealth has been applauded for its ability to increase access to healthcare, especially during the pandemic, but when looking at telehealth usage for different social determinant health categories significant disparities exist, according to analysis from Kantar Health.
Kantar Health’s Social Determinants of Telehealth monitor combines results from its National Health and Wellness survey with...
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