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Vizient Debuts Healthcare Supply Chain Help
August 05, 2021

Vizient has rolled out a new product to boost the strength of healthcare supply chains, per an announcement, via its partners. The product will offer visibility supplier manufacturing and distribution sites. The product will also help monitor events that may impact operations as well as...

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JPM’s Vera Investment And Healthcare’s ‘Moment Of Reckoning’ With Payments 
August 05, 2021

JPMorgan Chase’s new healthcare unit, Morgan Health, has made its first investment, putting $50 million into Seattle startup Vera Whole Health. In addition to the investment, JPMorgan will begin offering Vera to its employees during benefits enrollment season this fall. Vera’s core product is its healthcare subscription...

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Blazing 5G Network Connectivity Is Powering A Wave Of Telehealth Innovation
August 05, 2021

Healthcare is transforming before our very eyes. Trends such as telehealth, Internet of Things (IoT)-based medical devices and remote surgery that makes use of state-of-the-art imaging equipment have put medicine at the cusp of innovation, and it’s all thanks to one breakthrough — 5G connectivity....

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JPMorgan Invests $50M In Medical Subscription Startup Vera Whole Health
August 05, 2021

J.P. Morgan Chase is backing healthcare startup Vera Whole Health with $50 million and will soon offer the subscription model plan to its employees. The investment is a first for J.P. Morgan’s healthcare division — Morgan Health — which launched in May, CNBC reported in...

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Today In Healthcare: MedPay, Palta, Embark Veterinary Find Investors; Getting Medical Bills Paid On Time
August 04, 2021

Today in healthcare, MedPay raises $1.2 million in early venture round with a pair of investors, and Palta will use $100 million in funding for preventive healthcare products. Plus, solving the $140 billion unpaid healthcare bills problem and Embark Veterinary’s plans for its $75 million...

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With $140B In Medical Debt, Doctors Saying ‘I’ll Bill You’ Doesn’t Cut It Anymore
August 03, 2021

Healthcare has a $140 billion unpaid bills problem – and it’s growing, Rectangle Health CEO Dominick Colabella told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. Every minute that practitioners spend trying to collect those funds, the price is going up – and the amount of money...

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Today In Healthcare: Spot Fundraising Round Nets $17.5M, Medical Industry Sees Digital Transformation
July 29, 2021

Today in healthcare, InsurTech startup Spot snatches $17.5 million in funding, and the medical industry has adapted to a digital, consumer-based care model. Plus, Hollywood is facing COVID-19 vaccination questions. On-Demand Insurer Spot Raises $17.5M In Funding Spot, an InsurTech startup providing digital, on-demand injury...

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Safety Paves A Path To Digital Healthcare Payments
July 29, 2021

In A Decade of Digital Transformation in 12 Months, 46 C-suite executives spoke with PYMNTS for its Q2 eBook on what the world will look like as recovery rolls on and the next iteration of normal rolls out. In this excerpt, Dominick Colabella, CEO of...

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Today In Healthcare: Using AI To Fight Healthcare Fraud, Delta Variant Triggers More Vax Mandates...
July 27, 2021

Today in healthcare, a study finds few companies use artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against healthcare fraud, waste and abuse, and InComm Payments has partnered with Convey Health for over-the-counter healthcare services. Plus, the Delta variant leads to more vaccine mandates across the U.S...