physical therapy
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Digital physical therapy company Sword raises $85M
Sword Health, a startup that uses virtual visits with physical therapists and sensors to guide people through exercises, raised $85 million in funding. The company plans to use the new funds to grow its business through partnerships with health plans.
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Employee Benefits, Health Services
Professional services firm rolls out digital musculoskeletal care program
Employee benefits firm Aon is bundling together three digital health solutions as part of a broader musculoskeletal care offering. It’s partnering with Hinge Health, 98point6 and Employer Direct Healthcare.
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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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How Kiio’s on-demand digital platform for musculoskeletal pain cuts wasteful spending
Kiio CEO Lydia Zeller talks about the digital health company that guides users through personalized therapeutic programs through their smartphone or tablet to reduce and prevent back pain and joint pain.
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With new funding, digital physical therapy startup Kaia strikes partnerships with clinicians
Kaia Health, a startup providing app-based programs for musculoskeletal conditions and COPD, recently raised $75 million in funding. As competitors look to round out their platforms with other services, Kaia is looking to strike partnerships with clinicians.
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Startups, Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech
Digital physical therapy company Hinge Health expands into pain relief
The digital physical therapy company acquired a startup making a small, adhesive device that use electrical pulses for pain treatment.
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Study finds promise in digital programs for treating knee pain
A randomized, controlled study published in JAMA Open found that patients who engaged in a virtual physical therapy program saw a greater reduction in knee pain than those who continued with their usual care plan at home. However, the study was not blinded, which could affect patients’ self-reported pain scores.
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Virtual physical therapy startup Hinge Health reaches $3B valuation
Hinge Health, a startup offering virtual physical therapy, recently raised $300 million in funding. The company now has a value of more than $3 billion, the company confirmed.
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Physical therapy can create a path for reduced opioid use
Opioid abuse is a widely recognized public health crisis in the United States and the […]
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Omada Health acquires remote physical therapy company
Omada Health acquired Physera Health, a company that offers telehealth physical therapy appointments. The deal would add another digital health platform to Omada’s toolbox, which includes solutions for diabetes, hypertension and behavioral health.
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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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Reflexion Health working on back and spine surgery indication for rehab remote monitoring
Reflexion Health is attracting new customers for its remote monitoring tools such as insurers, self-insured employers, and worker’s compensation insurance companies.
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Digital physical therapy business Physitrack teams up with specialist EMR vendor Raintree Systems
Raintree will offer UK-based Physitrack to clients that include independent rehabilitation centers as well as those affiliated with hospital systems and institutions, as part of the agreement
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Force Therapeutics raises $2.5M for expansion of remote physical therapy business
The New York-based company, which is part of StartUp Health’s portfolio, is one of several businesses that present themselves as a way to support the roll out of bundled payments, starting with hip and knee replacement surgery.
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In push to advance remote patient monitoring, Reflexion Health raises $18M in Series B
In a statement it said it would use the $18 million towards completing an evaluation of its first FDA cleared product, product development, and scaling its VERA platform nationally among U.S. healthcare systems.
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Clinicient raises $5M to expand rehab revenue cycle management business
Clinicient CEO Rick Jung said the funding came from Catalyst Investors, an existing investor.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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