Nashville
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Nashville Entrepreneur Center Gears Up for Virtual Care Delivery Conference September 21
Telehealth Academy III, a conference exploring the virtual care delivery landscape, will be one of the highlights of an inaugural week of events organized in the healthcare provider hub of Nashville, referred to as Nashville Healthcare Sessions.
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The Vibe at ViVE: A Progress Report on Healthcare Transformation
Hear from healthcare executives such as Nicholas Turos, vice president of business development with Babson Diagnostics, Marcus Perez, Altera Digital Health president, and Integra Connect COO Cory Wiegert on how they are meeting the challenges of healthcare innovation.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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One Way To Improve Cybersecurity in Healthcare: Provide Training in Smaller Doses More Frequently
Executives from health systems and subject matter experts shared how they are contending with data security challenges, particularly training to change behavior and acquiring expertise in cybersecurity.
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Understanding the Healthcare Cybersecurity War and How to Defend Against It
David Finn, CHIME Association Executive Healthcare and Information Sector, lead of the cybersecurity pavilion initiatives at ViVE 2023, does not mince words. With ransomware attacks surging to an all time high this month, Finn said in an interview that security is no longer a defensive posture; we are engaged in a war.
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Expanding Health Equity into Technology: A Preview of the Techquity Conversation at ViVE
The newly launched Techquity for Health Coalition from the HLTH Foundation will share findings from its first national survey of techquity at the conference. Healthcare leaders will also discuss on ways to improve health tech design, tech literacy, accessibility, workforce equity, patient trust, and equitable use of data.
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Addiction treatment startup Wayspring gets new name, $75M in funding
The Nashville-based startup offers services to help people navigate treatment for substance use disorder. It recently raised $75 million, with backers including value-based care investor Valtruis and multiple payers.
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In-home kidney care startup Monogram raises $160M
Monogram Health, a Tennessee-based startup that offers in-home care services for patients with chronic kidney disease raised $160 million in funding. The startup plans to use the funds to fuel its expansion across the U.S.
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With $5M investment, Bridge Connector readies new product to tackle interoperability
The Tennessee-based startup said the product is designed to patch together disparate healthcare systems without extra coding or IT help.
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Dental company SmileDirectClub files to go public
The company offers personalized 3-D printed clear aligners – essentially a form of transparent plastic braces – in a direct to consumer model that it touts as cheaper and more convenient than traditional options.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Experian Healthcare acquires scheduling services company MyHealthDirect
MyDirectHealth was founded in 2006 and has developed a SaaS model intended to enable better care coordination by providing software allowing patients to more easily book appointments.
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Newly merged Dignity-CHI health system offers patients home recovery care services
CommonSpirit Health has partnered with a company called Contessa to introduce a new home care option, which offers patients virtual physician visits and remote monitoring, among other features.
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Nashville healthcare innovation fund Jumpstart Foundry adds 15 startups to its portfolio
The fund’s latest cohort addresses issues like physician documentation burden, treatment for opioid addiction recovery and hand hygiene compliance, among others.
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Interoperability-focused startup Bridge Connector nabs $10M
The company intends to use the funding, which came from Axioma Ventures, to advance its technology, differentiate product verticals and grow its sales, technology and product teams.
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Clover Health is laying off a quarter of its workforce, two months after $500M fundraise
The Medicare Advantage startup positioned the layoffs as a way to focus more on developing specific expertise in Medicare Advantage and healthcare.
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Health IT, Hospitals, Patient Engagement
Nashville-based Change Healthcare files for $100 million IPO
The company is currently owned by a joint venture consisting of McKesson – which owns around 70 percent of the company – and private equity firms Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman.