Prisma Health

HealthSnap Closes $25 Million Series B Funding Amidst Continued Triple Digit Growth of Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care Management Platform

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

MIAMI, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSnap, a Miami-based Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) solution for healthcare providers, today announced its Series B financing totaling $25 million. The round was led by Sands Capital, with new investments from Comcast Ventures, Acronym Venture Capital, and Florida Opportunity Fund. Existing shareholders, Asclepius Growth Capital, Florida Funders, MacDonald Ventures, and TGH Ventures also participated in the round. Scott Frederick, a Managing Partner at Sands Capital, will join HealthSnap's board of directors.

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  • MIAMI, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSnap , a Miami-based Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) solution for healthcare providers, today announced its Series B financing totaling $25 million.
  • Existing shareholders, Asclepius Growth Capital, Florida Funders, MacDonald Ventures, and TGH Ventures also participated in the round.
  • In the last 18 months, HealthSnap has grown exponentially, bolstered by the successful expansion of its market-leading Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) platform with the addition of a comprehensive Chronic Care Management (CCM) solution.
  • HealthSnap is actively hiring for care navigator nurse positions, customer success managers, and patient enrollment specialists.

BostonGene and Prisma Health Announce Collaboration Aimed at Predicting Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Rare Cancers

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240118823602/en/
    In collaboration with Prisma Health’s Rare Tumor Center, BostonGene will analyze tissue and peripheral blood from rare cancer solid-tumor patients to understand the molecular underpinnings of immune-activating drugs commonly used to enhance a person's innate mechanisms to fight cancer.
  • BostonGene will perform detailed analyses of primary tumors and immunoprofiling of matched peripheral blood collected during this cohort of the trial, which is currently enrolling patients.
  • Prisma Health, the largest healthcare system in South Carolina, established its Rare Tumor Center in 2014 with a focus on improved outcomes for patients with rare cancers.
  • The center is part of the Prisma Health Cancer Institute, which actively participates in more than 300 clinical trials annually.

Imperative Care Announces First-In-Human Study of Novel Implant Designed to Enable Single Antiplatelet Therapy After Aneurysm Treatment

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Imperative Care , a medical technology company developing connected innovations to elevate care for people affected by stroke and other ischemic diseases, today announced the initiation of a first-in-human clinical study for its novel stent system designed to only require single antiplatelet therapy for patients undergoing stent-assisted treatment of wide-neck intracranial aneurysms.

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  • Imperative Care , a medical technology company developing connected innovations to elevate care for people affected by stroke and other ischemic diseases, today announced the initiation of a first-in-human clinical study for its novel stent system designed to only require single antiplatelet therapy for patients undergoing stent-assisted treatment of wide-neck intracranial aneurysms.
  • “The ability for neurovascular implants to avoid dual antiplatelet drug therapy, which carries the risk of serious bleeding complications, will be an important step forward,” said Dr. Sakai.
  • The company intends to investigate versions of the stent for a wider scope of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke-related conditions.
  • In addition to the neurovascular applications, we believe that a single antiplatelet stent could make an important contribution in other targets within the vascular system.”

Q'Apel Medical Inc. Launches "Hippo" The New Generation Aspiration System for Stroke Thrombectomy

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Q'Apel Medical Inc. launches a new generation aspiration technology - the 072 Hippo Aspiration System, developed for patients suffering from a stroke due to a large vessel occlusion.

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  • FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Q'Apel Medical Inc. launches a new generation aspiration technology - the 072 Hippo Aspiration System, developed for patients suffering from a stroke due to a large vessel occlusion.
  • The recent FDA cleared stroke system, comprised of the 072 Hippo Aspiration Catheter and its Cheetah companion, represents a paradigm shift in emergent neurovascular intervention.
  • "Our initial experience with the Hippo Aspiration System really demonstrated outstanding system performance.
  • The Hippo Aspiration System also grants us the ability to offer physicians a complete stroke procedure.

DR. CAROLYN WONG SIMPKINS NAMED PRESIDENT OF ZYNX, A HEARST HEALTH COMPANY

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Monday, November 27, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hearst announced today that Carolyn Wong Simpkins, M.D., Ph.D., has been named president of its Zynx Health business unit, effective immediately.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hearst announced today that Carolyn Wong Simpkins, M.D., Ph.D., has been named president of its Zynx Health business unit, effective immediately.
  • The announcement was made by Steven R. Swartz, president and chief executive officer of Hearst; Gregory Dorn, M.D., president of Hearst Health; and Charles Tuchinda, M.D., executive vice president of Hearst Health.
  • She succeeds Tuchinda, who has served as president of Zynx since 2019 in addition to his Hearst Health group leadership responsibilities.
  • She has served as a medical director at Greenville Health System, focusing on an interdisciplinary cardiovascular risk reduction program and women's health.

Prisma Health Integrates Artera and Gozio to Improve Patient Experience and Unify Patient Messaging

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prisma Health, the largest non-profit healthcare provider in South Carolina, recently paired two leading technologies to deliver a more seamless, integrated digital experience for patients: Gozio Health's location-aware mobile engagement platform, and the Artera patient communications platform. This integration builds on Prisma Health's broader patient engagement strategy, enabling greater patient access and reducing patient fatigue by consolidating messaging into a single patient-facing app: Prisma Health Go. The results: 10x increase in app downloads, from 40 to up to 400 downloads per day, helping Prisma Health reach substantially more patients.

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  • This integration builds on Prisma Health's broader patient engagement strategy, enabling greater patient access and reducing patient fatigue by consolidating messaging into a single patient-facing app: Prisma Health Go.
  • The results: 10x increase in app downloads, from 40 to up to 400 downloads per day, helping Prisma Health reach substantially more patients.
  • "Our priority is to simplify the patient and consumer experience accessing our services," said Rich Rogers, SVP and CIO at Prisma Health.
  • The integration with Gozio is one piece of Prisma Health's broader patient engagement strategy and partnership with Artera.

Gozio Health Launches Marketplace to Promote Optimal Mobile Strategy Execution for Health Systems and Their Patients

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Gozio Health , an open, industry-leading, location-aware digital health platform, today announced it has launched a marketplace of vendors to foster collaboration between health systems and digital application partners.

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  • Gozio Health , an open, industry-leading, location-aware digital health platform, today announced it has launched a marketplace of vendors to foster collaboration between health systems and digital application partners.
  • The new marketplace complements Gozio’s open platform, which allows health systems to customize how they bring together digital experiences into a single health system app, as well as develop unique digital experiences across a wide variety of stakeholders.
  • "We appreciate that Gozio sat down with us as a partner and made some suggestions on how we could increase engagement with patients through our mobile app.
  • Piedmont Healthcare has also realized significant adoption rates through the Gozio platform, with over 300,000 downloads of its branded mobile app.

HealthSnap and Prisma Health Expand Program; Provide Greater Access to Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care Management Platform

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

MIAMI, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSnap, a leading virtual care management platform, and Prisma Health, the largest healthcare organization in South Carolina, today announced the expansion of their existing Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) program following improved provider and patient experience, and clinical outcomes.

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  • MIAMI, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSnap , a leading virtual care management platform, and Prisma Health , the largest healthcare organization in South Carolina, today announced the expansion of their existing Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) program following improved provider and patient experience, and clinical outcomes.
  • Prisma Health has improved health equity, access, and outcomes for thousands of people across South Carolina by successfully delivering next-generation remote care delivery models with a highly-integrated care management solution with Epic.
  • Originally announced in July 2022 , the program has already shown meaningful results across Prisma Health's chronic populations including hypertension, heart failure, Type 2 Diabetes, and obesity.
  • This expansion will enable wider access, including 81 new primary care physicians to provide RPM and CCM service access to more than 20,000 individuals in high-risk chronic populations.

Lifepoint Health Names Elmer Polite President of Eastern Division

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Friday, June 9, 2023

Lifepoint Health®, a diversified healthcare delivery network dedicated to making communities healthier®, has appointed Elmer Polite to the role of president, Eastern Division.

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  • Lifepoint Health®, a diversified healthcare delivery network dedicated to making communities healthier®, has appointed Elmer Polite to the role of president, Eastern Division.
  • Prior to his interim president role, he served as chief financial officer of the Eastern Division.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230609005271/en/
    Elmer Polite, President of Eastern Division (Photo: Business Wire)
    “Elmer is a dynamic and engaging leader who deeply understands the unique challenges and opportunities of the hospitals he oversees, and he is committed to improving their operations to ensure long-term success,” said Jason Zachariah, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Lifepoint Health.
  • “Duke has been impressed with Elmer and his leadership as interim president of the Eastern Division working with Duke LifePoint, and we are excited about his permanent appointment.

Atropos Health Announces Clinical Advisory Board to Further Deliver its Promise on Bringing Real-World Evidence to Healthcare

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Atropos Health, the leader in generating personalized real-world evidence at the point and pace of care, today announced a newly formed Clinical Advisory Board consisting of physicians and executives from Stanford Health Care, John Hopkins Medicine, University of North Carolina Health, and more. The Clinical Advisory Board will further Atropos Health's mission of providing health systems and data companies alike with access to rapid, real-world medical evidence and actionable insights.

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  • The Clinical Advisory Board will further Atropos Health's mission of providing health systems and data companies alike with access to rapid, real-world medical evidence and actionable insights.
  • The Clinical Advisory Board consists of ten inaugural members, led by Chair, Dr. Nick Patel.
  • "Atropos Health has transformed healthcare research and delivery by breaking down barriers to data access and creating an observational insights exchange," said Dr. Patel.
  • Atropos Health's Clinical Advisory Board Members:
    Nick Patel MD - Chair of Advisory Board.