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HIT Consultant | March 13, 2020

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome and Mastercard announced the launch of the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator with a committed $125 million in seed funding to speed-up the response to the COVID-19 epidemic by identifying, assessing, developing, and scaling-up treatments. The partners are committed to equitable access, including making products available and affordable in low-resource settings. While antiviral drugs are approved to lessen the severity of seasonal flu and treat HI...

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY

HandsFree Health | June 04, 2021

HandsFree Health™, provider of WellBe®, a secure, HIPAA compliant, voice-enabled virtual health assistant platform, has been selected to join the Microsoft for Startups program to help further develop its proprietary HIPAA compliant voice platform for healthcare. Microsoft for Startups is a global...

Healthcare Dive | July 15, 2020

Digital health received $6.3 billion in funding in the first half of 2020, shattering all previous funding records, according to a new report from research firm Mercom Capital Group. The amount is a 24% increase from the first half of 2019.Telehealth, perhaps unsurprisingly, received the most money as the COVID-19 pandemic drove unprecedented virtual care adoption, with $1.7 billion in funds.However, the pace of funding slowed in the second quarter with $2.8 billion across 161 deals,...

KipuHealth | October 17, 2020

At a time when telehealth has become increasingly important to manage healthcare needs, KipuHealth, an electronic medical records (EMR) provider that focuses specifically on the treatment of substance use disorder, eating disorders and behavioral health, has enhanced its telehealth options. The company now includes the option to schedule and launch video group sessions directly from the KipuEMR, in addition to the Kipu ...