Pediatric Telehealth Startup Kismet Health Seeks to Improve Access to Care
In response to emailed questions, Kismet Health Co-founders CEO Dr. Cierra Gromoff and COO Christie Sander talked about why they started the business.
Delivering accessible vaccine and Covid-19 resources for children and families
As new information around vaccines and children continues to evolve and surface, maintaining a single point of entry for this information, that is updated in a timely fashion, can be incredibly helpful to caregivers.
Unlocking Transparency in PBM Pricing
The TSX Venture Exchange has a strong history of helping early-stage health and life sciences companies raise patient capital for research and development.
Brave Care nabs $25M to roll out pediatric clinics supported by tech platform
Brave Care leverages its technology and data platform to provide primary and urgent care for children. It provides care remotely and through its five brick-and-mortar clinics, which it plans to expand to 100 in the next few years.
Maven Clinic raises $110M, achieves unicorn status
The company, which provides telemedicine and digital programs focused on maternal health, will use the funds raised to expand its services to new populations, including international patients and Medicaid members.
Ginger expands mental health app to teens
Ginger, a startup that provides therapy, coaching and other mental health services through an app, is expanding its service to teens ages 13-17. The company plans to roll out the service to some of its members starting next month.
INVEST Precision Medicine conference kicks off today. Register now to be part of the conversation.
Register for the INVEST Precision Medicine conference, which kicks off today. Over the next three days industry experts will talk about precision medicine developments across pediatrics, bioinformatics, startups and more.
At ViVE 2024, Panelists Share Prior Authorization Progress and Frustration in Payer Insights Program
At the Payer Insights sessions on Day 1 of ViVE 2024, a panel on prior authorization offered compelling insights from speakers who shared the positive developments in this area after years of mounting frustration. Speakers also shared challenges as they work with providers to figure out how policy developments and technology will work in practice.
CMS sounds alarm over drop in child vaccinations
The agency reported that child vaccination rates fell 22% between March and May. CMS said vaccination rates have increased since, but still not enough to make up for the gap.
Hazel Health brings healthcare to students’ homes with $33.5M in new funding
The startup connects students to a physician during a telehealth consult while they’re at the school nurse’s office or at home. It plans to use the funding to expand its services this fall, when it will be integrated with districts representing 1.5 million students
Why the future of pediatric care requires Clinically Integrated Networks (CIN)
Clinically Integrated Networks for pediatric organizations hold promise to respond to the shift towards value by creating a structure where independent primary care pediatricians and specialty pediatricians can come together to focus on innovation, care coordination, quality, and patient/family experience.
AstraZeneca sells US rights to RSV drug to Swedish firm for $1.5B
Sobi buys US rights to Synagis, currently the only drug approved for treating RSV, along with 50 percent of US earnings for its successor, the Phase II MEDI8897.
Using Informed Awareness to Transform Care Coordination and Improve the Clinical and Patient Experience
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
In collaboration with Aflac, Sproutel develops companion robot duck to help kids with cancer
Six years after the Providence, Rhode Island-based business got its start with a focus on the plush, robotic Jerry the Bear to help children newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Sproutel has moved into the pediatric cancer space in a collaboration with Aflac.
What will be impact of Trump’s plan to rescind Children’s Health Insurance Program funding?
CHIP, which covers 9 million children from low-income families that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, is mostly federally funded. But states operate the program within federal guidelines.
CareDox raises $16M Series B to support expansion into care management
With the Series B, the business added two new investors to its latest funding round — AI Life Sciences Investments LLC, which is affiliated with Access Industries, and 7wire Ventures.
How can biotech companies avoid losing public’s trust?
Are people wary of genomics and biotech companies, or just what a clinical study might reveal? Two case studies of consent rates for newborn sequencing might shed light on the answer.
Developers of FDA-cleared smart bottle for premature infants building discharge decision tool
Nfant Labs developed a connected baby bottle for use in nenonatal intensive care and is currently developing a tool to harness data generated from the device to help decide when infants should be discharged from the hospital.