Amazon's hybrid primary care provider One Medical announced partnerships this week with Hackensack Meridian Health to improve access to care for New Jersey residents, CommonSpirit Health's Virginia Mason Franciscan Health to increase care access to Seattle residents and the Health Transformation Alliance to expand care options for employers.
One Medical, which Amazon purchased for $3.9 billion...
Elation Health, which supplies tools for telehealth and patient engagement, and an EHR geared toward primary care providers, announced it's partnering with Suvida Healthcare, a primary care group for Medicare-eligible Hispanic adults.
California-based Elation Health offers healthcare providers tools to help digitize their practice, including cloud-based clinical-based electronic health records,...
Amazon closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care provider One Medical shortly after multiple news outlets reported the Federal Trade Commission wouldn't sue to block the deal.
The acquisition marks another move into healthcare for the tech and retail giant. It's launched a number of ventures in the space, including the new Amazon Clinic and the recently shuttered Amazon Care offering...
Elation Health, which offers tools for telehealth, patient engagement and an EHR geared toward primary care providers, announced on Thursday that it had acquired billing and practice-management company Lightning MD.
Elation said it would combine the billing and revenue cycle software with its tools to offer an all-in-one product in beta starting this summer. Practices who use other management and...
UpStream Healthcare, which offers technology and support services for value-based primary care practices, raised $140 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Coatue and Dragoneer, with participation from investors including Avidity Partners, Define Ventures and Mubadala.
The Series B brings the startup's total funding pot to nearly $185...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will offer a new virtual primary care option next year through partnerships with Carbon Health and Firefly Health.
The insurer said the offering, available starting Jan. 1, will be included in the "majority" of its commercial health plans. Members will choose a primary care provider through Carbon or Firefly, and they'll be able to access primary care,...
Virtual care company Teladoc Health announced last week it's expanding its primary care program, Primary360, with same-day medication delivery and at-home lab collection.
The new services come via partnerships with digital pharmacy Capsule and Scarlet Health, a division of BioReference Laboratories that offers specimen collection and delivery. It will also add in-network referrals to its primary...
Indian health tech company Pristyn Care has bought Lybrate, a mobile health platform, for an undisclosed amount as part of its expansion into primary care.
Founded in 2014, Lybrate helps connect over 300,000 doctors to patients. It claims to have managed more than 200 million annual interactions in India over the last five years. The company also runs a doctor-facing app called GoodMD which...
Consumer genetics company 23andMe announced Friday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire telehealth and online prescription platform Lemonaid Health for $400 million.
The price tag, subject to downward adjustments, will be made up of 25% in cash and 75% in stock. The companies expect the acquisition to close by the end of the year.
“We believe that by combining Lemonaid Health’s...
Oak Street Health, a chain of primary care clinics geared toward the Medicare population, has acquired virtual specialty care provider RubiconMD for up to $190 million.
The deal includes a base $130 million in cash with up to $60 million added subject to performance, paid either in cash or a cash and stock combination, according to an investor presentation.
RubiconMD provides a network of...
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