Optum is shutting down its virtual care business after a three-year run. Industry experts aren’t very surprised by the news.
Healthcare leaders agree that this closure reflects broader trends in the telehealth market, in which…
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In-home health screening startup Reperio Health raises $14 million in its latest funding round. The company plans to expand its offerings beyond digital health screening kits and apps to include virtual consults with nurses…
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Food and nutrition tracking app MyFitnessPal announced a new set of tools and content to support members taking GLP-1 medications by helping them maintain proper nutrition and consistency while experiencing weight loss. MyFitnessPal is a…
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On Tuesday, Headspace announced that it is going toe-to-toe with the likes of Talkspace and BetterHelp by bringing its digitized mental health services directly to consumers — starting with text-based mental health coaching. Teletherapy…
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Solera Health, a technology company, has expanded its HALO platform to include solutions that address cardiometabolic conditions like hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and weight management, it announced Tuesday.
Phoenix, Arizona-based Solera Health is a digital…
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Ilant Health, a virtual obesity management company, announced Wednesday that it extended its seed round from $3 million to $5.5 million.
New York City-based Ilant Health is a value-based care company that launched in October….
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The first quarter of 2024 saw a significant rise in M&A activity in the hospital and health system space, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall.
Experts think that this M&A activity will continue…
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The charge nurse is responsible for creating daily nurse/patient assignments, which are informed by the location of the patient within a unit and the clinical judgment of the charge nurse.THE PROBLEM
Assignments typically do not…
Included Health, a navigation and virtual care company, is growing its services to include a new specialty care clinic, which will provide virtual support for costly conditions like cancer, the company announced Wednesday.
San Francisco-based…
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This week, the Federal Trade Commission hit virtual mental health startup Cerebral with a $7 million fine, accusing the company of mishandling users’ sensitive health data and misleading consumers about cancellation policies.
Cerebral agreed to…
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