News 3/23/22

Top News

Membership-based telemedicine company Antidote Health will use a new $22 million investment to enhance its primary and chronic condition care services, and to further develop AI screening and clinical decision support system capabilities.

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Webinars

April 6 (Wednesday) 1 ET. “19 Massive Best Practices We’ve Learned from 4 Million Telehealth Visits.” Sponsor: Mend. Presenter: Matt McBride, MBA, founder, president, and CEO, Mend. Virtual visits have graduated from a quickly implemented technical novelty to a key healthcare strategy. The challenge now is to define how telehealth can work seamlessly with in-person visits. This webinar will address patient satisfaction, reducing no-show rates to single digits, and using technology to make telehealth easy to use and accessible for all patients. The presenter will share best practices that have been gleaned from millions of telehealth visits and how they have been incorporated into a leading telemedicine and AI-powered patient engagement platform.

Previous webinars are on our YouTube channel. Contact Lorre to present your own

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Digital stethoscope company Eko has extended its series C funding by an additional $30 million, bringing the total round to $95 million. Eko has announced it will launch its first clinical decision support software, Eko App, giving providers the ability to immediately capture and analyze ECG data from their stethoscopes.

EHR vendor Qualifacts + Credible rebrands to Qualifacts. The company offers software for behavioral health, human services, and rehab services organizations. Qualifacts and Credible Behavioral Health merged to become one business in 2020.

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People

Cityblock Health promotes co-founder Toyin Ajayi to CEO. She takes over from co-founder Iyah Romm, who left the company last fall to focus on his mental health. Former CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt had been serving as interim CEO.

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Announcements and Implementations

Virtual behavioral healthcare provider PursueCare expands its services for substance use disorders to Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It has also opened its first outpatient clinic. The Allentown, PA-based facility will be followed by another in New Jersey later this month.

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Sponsor Updates

• AdvancedMD recognizes Channel Marketing Manager Carri Hamilton with a FIT Award.

Blog Posts

• The First Step: Patient-Centered Medical Home (EClinicalWorks)

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Contacts

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