What You Should Know: - AiCure launches digital biomarker platform to remotely detect subtle changes in a patient's condition, leverages computer vision and AI to gather and analyze visual and auditory cues directly through the patient's smartphone camera. - AiCure appoints Ed Ikeguchi, M.D. as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to advance AiCure's commitment to improving holistic health through an understanding of the science behind human responses to illness and treatment. AiCure,
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Rock Health Report: Is 2019 The Year of the Digital Health IPO?
Digital health funding reached a new record of $4.2 billion across 180 deals in the first half of 2019, according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund dedicated to digital health. The digital health sector is on track for an $8.4B year in 2019—and may even break 2018’s annual funding total. The report also validates the continued trend of the large $100M+ mega deals, attributing to 30% of venture funding in H1 2019. The 2019 Midyear Digital Health Market Update reflects a maturing digital
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Digital Health Company Livongo Files for $100M IPO
Livongo Health, Inc., today announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. Livongo has applied to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "LVGO."Livongo Growth MetricsFounded in 2014, Livongo offers an integrated suite of solutions to promote sustainable health behavior change based on easy, real-time data
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March 2019 News, Merger & Acquisition, IPO, Public Company Performance Summary
A brief summary of noteworthy news, health IT M&A activity, IPOs, and public company performance during the month of March. Noteworthy News Amazon, JP Morgan, Berkshire Names New Joint Venture Haven Amazon, J.P. Morgan, and Berkshire Hathaway name joint venture Haven. In January 2018, the three founding companies announced plans to create this independent organization, now called Haven, which is free from profit-making incentives and constraints. Haven’s focus is the 1.2 million
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Change Healthcare Files for $100M IPO Under CHNG Symbol on Nasdaq
Revenue cycle management company Change Healthcare has filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a $100 million initial public offering (IPO). The company plans to be listed on the Nasdaq Exchange under the trading symbol "CHNG."Founded in 2005, the Nashville-based company provides data and analytics-driven solutions to improve clinical, financial and patient engagement outcomes through its suite of comprehensive suite of software, analytics, technology-enabled
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NantHealth Files for $92M IPO: 8 Things to Know
On late Friday last week, NantHealth, a company combining genomic science and big data to transform healthcare filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $92 million in capital, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.NantHealth's approach to the science and delivery of precision care is powered by their integrated and adaptive Systems Infrastructure, Knowledge Platform,Provider Platform and Payor Platform known as Comprehensive Learning Integrated NantHealth
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