San Francisco-based appointment booking application Solv Health announced that it has raised $16.8 million in Series B funding from Greylock Partners, along with Benchmark and Aspect Ventures. The company also unveiled its new Solv Pay feature, which helps to make payment quicker and easier for its users.
In a bid to sweeten its deal for Fortis Healthcare, Manipal Health Enterprises has proposed merging of both enterprises that pegs the value of the beleaguered Fortis at Rs. 8,358 crores. The buyout efforts of Manipal have been backed by US private equity firm TPG.
Lately, Biotech and immunotherapy have been widely covered by media, but there’s more to healthcare than taking leaps of faith on new tech. New companies are addressing administrative functions, personalized medicine, and proactive wellness in their approach to the health industry.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a plan to set up 20 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) across the country.
GPs will be actively involved in the delivery of the Federal Government’s My Health Record, with a new partnership designed to train doctors in the use of the national online health information repository and prepare them to answer patients’ questions.
Highlighting the ubiquity and importance of smartphones across multiple industries, a new report by ACT | The App Association indicated that two out of three businesses utilize enterprise apps. And many of those opportunities are rising up throughout the healthcare industry.
RapidSOS, a five-year-old startup focused on updating emergency response systems with data-driven technology, has raised $16 million in funding from Highland Capital, Microsoft Ventures, and CSAA Insurance Group, according to a statement. Forté Ventures also contributed.
A new survey from customer experience agency Verndale found consumers most strongly want healthcare apps to provide the ability to manage appointments. Other most desired features among all patients include providing an alert when an appointment is running late, the ability to refill prescriptions and access to medical records.
The AMA and Google are joining forces on an mHealth challenge designed to improve care coordination for people with chronic conditions through mobile health platforms linking the patient with the doctor.
Pfizer announced today that it is receiving applications for its Pfizer Healthcare Hub: London competitive grant. This is the second time that Pfizer has held the startup-focused program, which representatives from biopharmaceutical company said had a strong inaugural year in 2017.
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