Health Services, Health Tech
Pear’s digital therapeutic for alcohol use disorder gets breakthrough designation
By Elise Reuter
The company got a breakthrough device designation for its app-based program for alcohol use disorder, reset-A. Pear currently has FDA-cleared digital therapeutics to address opioid use and substance use disorders.
Health Services, Health Tech
In competitive market for MSK, Sword valued at $2B
By Elise Reuter
Sword Health, one of several companies looking to take a digital approach to musculoskeletal care, recently closed an oversubscribed $163 million series D round, giving it a $2 billion valuation.
Health IT
Athenahealth to change hands again in $17B deal
By Elise Reuter
Affiliates of Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman struck a deal to buy the health IT company from its current private equity owners, Veritas Capital and an affiliate of activist investor Elliott Management. The two took the company private through a takeover bid in 2019.
Retail Health, Health Services, Pharmacy
Walgreens bets all its chips on a new healthcare strategy. Will patients buy in?
By Elise Reuter
The company launched a new health division, and has doubled down on its plans to open primary care clinics with VillageMD. It faces big competitors in CVS and Walmart, and it’ll take time to see if its new strategy pays off.
Health Tech
Study shows Fitbit can detect AFib, but faces hurdles to clinical use
By Elise Reuter
The results, shared at AHA 2021, found that a third of adults who used an ECG patch after getting a heart rhythm notification from their Fitbit had atrial fibrillation. However, the study faced some challenges with adherence, as many patients who got a notification did not follow up.
Startups, Health Services, Health Tech
H1 scores $100M to build out clinician network
By Elise Reuter
The company, which pulls together information on clinicians and researchers, recently closed a funding round led by Altimeter Capital. It plans to use the funds to build out more features and grow its network.
Health IT, Health Services
To innovate in population health, start with the basics
By Elise Reuter
To succeed in population health, companies must first consider the basics, such as wrangling patient data and making sure it matches up. Panelists at INVEST Pop Health spoke about the challenges of taking this information and translating it into meaningful health outcomes.
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