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News 2/19/25
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Azara Healthcare, a Massachusetts-based company specializing in population health and value-based care software and services, acquires I2I Population Health and announces an undisclosed amount of funding from Insight Partners.
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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock
Frontera Health launches with $32 million in seed funding. The company offers AI-powered diagnosis and assessment software for autism therapy, and will soon open its first clinic in Denver.
Walgreens shares jump on the news that private equity firm Sycamore Partners has revitalized its interest in acquiring the retail pharmacy chain. Analysts had declared the potential take-private deal “dead” several weeks ago after the firm’s initial interest first surfaced in early December.
Canadian software business acquisition company Valsoft acquires North Carolina-based Chordline Health, which specializes in managed care software.
People
Morganne Rudd (Tebra) joins Lightning Step Technologies as VP of customer success technology enablement and strategic programs.
Research and Innovation
Patients are still warming up to the idea of AI, according to a recent survey of 1,113 people conducted last September. Nearly a third of those surveyed say they are open to the idea of using AI tools for common tasks related to scheduling appointments and determining balances due if it resulted in faster service.
Other
The local news profiles Eyebot, a consumer-focused, vision-testing startup that offers 90-second screenings, AI-powered assessments, and eyeglass prescriptions via kiosk. The Boston-based company, which has raised $6 million, has installed its kiosks at shopping centers, pharmacies, and grocery stores in California and New England. Co-founder and CEO Matthias Hofmann spent several years as an engineer at smartphone-based vision exam company EyeNetra.
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