Health IT News from Federal Agencies and Capitol Hill – Edited by Carolyn Bloch
Verato, https://verato.com, a provider of cloud-based patient matching and master patient index technology has raised $10 million in series C financing. The round was led by existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners https://www.bvp.com and Columbia Capital https://colcap.com with participation from Blue Heron Capital https://blueheroncap.com and the California Health Care Foundation https://www.chcf.org. (more…)
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) https://ncats.nih.gov, and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering https://www.nibib.nih.gov (NIBIB) both within NIH, received a series of project awards stemming from an NIH funding opportunity posted on https://grants.nih,gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TR-18-001.html in 2017 to research human physiology and disease. (more…)
Navigator Health https://www.healthnavigator.com delivering clinical content for digital health, telemedicine, and eHealth applications is partnering with the telehealth company Tyto Care https://www.tytocare.com. (more…)
The NIHCM Foundation https://www.nihcm.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, has awarded over $400,000 in grants to support seven university studies. CEO Nancy Chockley said, “Our grants demonstrate NIHCM’s ongoing commitment to high quality research to inform decision-makers and improve healthcare.” (more…)
Researchers at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) http://www.credit-suisse.com a worldwide wealth manager, recently conducted a review of 2019 Employer Benefit Guides to better understand the competitive environment for telehealth. Recently, findings were published summarizing key issues emerging for 2019 affecting the telehealth competitive environment. (more…)
Last November, GE Healthcare https://www.gehealthcare.com and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System https://www.pugetsound.va.gov announced a partnership to accelerate the use of 3D imaging in healthcare. As part of the research agreement, GE Healthcare will provide software and work stations with the VA providing input on their use of the technology. (more…)
IQVIA, https://www.iqvia.com providing advanced analytics, technology solutions and contract research services in the life sciences along with BEPATIENT https://www.bepatient.com, a French start-up, are working together to create a digital platform for linking healthcare players. (more…)