value-based care

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By  Jessica Hagen 11:11 am March 16, 2023
Canadian health tech company PointClickCare has acquired Patient Pattern, a value-based care electronic health record and integrated care management platform.  Patient Pattern works with Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, PACE programs and ACO REACH participants.  The New York-based company offers Care Coach, a workflow management program to help organizations manage fee-for-service and...
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By  Emily Olsen 02:45 pm February 24, 2023
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota announced it had entered into a full-risk value-based care arrangement with hybrid startup Homeward that aims to increase access for rural Minnesotans.  The insurer and the rural healthcare startup said Medicare Advantage members in 24 Minnesota counties outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area will be able to use Homeward's services. The company offers...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:35 pm February 23, 2023
Value-based care startup Vytalize Health garnered a whopping $100 million in funding. Monroe Capital and Enhanced Healthcare Partners led the round, with participation from North Coast Ventures. WHAT IT DOES Vytalize Health offers independent primary care practices treating Medicare patients a value-based care platform with data analytics, including data about their patients, practice, enrollment...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:02 pm February 21, 2023
Healthcare technology company Aledade, which works with independent primary care providers to build tech-enabled accountable care organizations, has acquired AI-enabled value-based care analytics platform Curia.  Before the acquisition, the Maryland-based company piloted Curia's technology, which uses AI to predict the likelihood of adverse outcomes, identify risk gaps and target proper care and...
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By  Emily Olsen 11:14 am January 26, 2023
Pearl Health, which offers a technology platform for primary care practices in value-based care arrangements, announced Thursday it had raised $55 million in Series B funding. The company said it also anticipates receiving a $20 million line of credit outside of the equity raise. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Viking Global Investors, with participation from investors including...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:12 pm December 1, 2022
UpStream Healthcare, which offers technology and support services for value-based primary care practices, raised $140 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Coatue and Dragoneer, with participation from investors including Avidity Partners, Define Ventures and Mubadala.                                             The Series B brings the startup's total funding pot to nearly $185...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:41 pm September 20, 2022
Lyfegen, which offers a platform for value-based contracting for high-cost drugs, announced it had raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by aMoon, with participation from APEX Ventures and other investors. The startup, which is headquartered in Switzerland and the U.S., offers software that aims to help pharma companies, payers, providers and medical technology companies adopt...
value-based care
By  Rachel McArthur 04:51 am September 23, 2021
Healthtech investment offers the best opportunity for business growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) healthcare sector, a new report has revealed. Released by Informa Markets – organisers of Arab Health and Medlab Middle East – and Omnia Health Insights, “Voice of the Healthcare Industry Market Outlook 2021” identified investment in healthcare technology as a key priority, with...
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By  MobiHealthNews 01:33 pm December 10, 2020
Host Jonah Comstock welcomes John Sharp to the show on the occasion of his retirement from HIMSS. Until recently the director of thought advisory at HIMSS, John has worn many hats in his career and become one of the most well-known, respected and beloved voices in the digital health community.  We talked about that community, John's career, and all the ways the space has changed and developed – ...
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By  Ian Chiang and Poorwa Godbole 11:03 am November 6, 2020
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...