Carolinas HealthCare System

Fierce Healthcare | April 16, 2018

It’s quite remarkable to think back to our system’s humble beginnings when a group of ambitious, young clinicians, not being satisfied with the services available to the public, relentlessly lobbied for a new hospital to better meet the needs of the community. Their persistence – answering the call to serve others – came to life when we opened our doors as Charlotte Memorial Hospital in 1940. Today, nearly 80 years later, we’re proud to say that we’re known as...

MedCity News | January 13, 2020

Healthcare analytics company Arcadia raised $29.5 million in new funding. The growth capital round was led by Cigna Ventures, with participation from past investors. Burlington, Massachusetts-based Arcadia integrates with more than 40 different electronic health record companies. It aggregates and analyzes records data to help hospitals and accountable care organizations meet metrics for value-based care. The company also develops tools to identify gaps in patient care and find ways to improve o...

mHealthIntelligence | January 13, 2020

Teladoc Health is looking to combine telehealth and telemedicine with a major acquisition announced over the weekend. The Texas-based developer of consumer-to-provider telehealth solutions is adding provider-to-provider services with its planned purchase of InTouch Health. Announced prior to the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference this week in San Francisco, the $600 million deal shakes up the upper echelons of connected health and pushes the industry even further toward integrated, enterprise-lev...

Managed Healthcare Executive | January 13, 2020

Early into 2020, the phrase “20/20 vision” is a trending tagline, but for the health care space, this play on words is fitting. Innovators, investors, industry leaders, analysts, and providers are coming together with a clear vision on how to disrupt the industry and bring about meaningful change. This thought-provoking dialogue comes back to one collective theme: humanize and transform the health care system with a more holistic, outcome-based approach. Progress begins with a shift ...