Despite some estimates showing wound care accounts for over $50 billion dollars of annual expenditure (over 10 times the annual budget of the World Health Organization), it’s an area often overlooked by healthcare professionals and investors alike.
Read MoreThe collaboration will expand the use of Vivante's digital platform beyond treatment, toward prediction and early interception. Many seemingly healthy people are unknowingly incubating chronic inflammatory diseases. By using clinically relevant data to build a predictive disease model, those who are likely to develop disease or experience disease progression may be identified earlier. A digital medicine platform could then screen large populations, engage more deeply with those who are at increased risk, and potentially deliver meaningful solutions.
Read MoreEnable Dental announced the closing of its Series A financing in December, led by FCA Venture Partners, to scale its proprietary portable dental solution model. The uniquely developed solution leverages technological advancements in equipment and systems to serve in-need populations including geriatric, special needs, and people who are not well served by a traditional brick and mortar dental office. Enable’s on-premise services have been delivered at independent and assisted living facilities, skilled nursing homes, substance abuse centers, group homes, healthcare institutions, hospitals, and personal residences.
Read MoreFCA Portfolio Company Vivante will leverage the $5.8 million Series A1 funds to accelerate its bold efforts to provide relief to thousands of Americans who struggle with chronic GI symptoms, using a first-of-its kind digital health solution called GIThrive.
Read MoreFCA Venture Partners V Portfolio Company Lumere announced today that it has been acquired by GHX Healthcare. FCA led the Lumere’s $4.0M Series A Round in March 2014 investing $3.2M in the company when it had nine employees and less than a million dollars in annual revenue. Since then, the company has rapidly expanded, raising a Series B round of financing, which FCA participated in, and growing the Lumere team to more than 100 employees. The acquisition by GHX was an exceptional outcome for Lumere and resulted in a fantastic return on investment for FCA’s limited partners.
Read MoreMaternity-related care is one of the largest expenses for the U.S. healthcare system today. The growing cost of care is shouldered by individuals, employers, and insurers alike, threatening to reach unsustainable levels. Despite the volume of capital these stakeholders are sacrificing for maternity and birth services, the country is still experiencing an epidemic involving soaring rates of premature births, postnatal complications, unnecessary cesarean procedures, and maternal mortality. After recognizing these trends, most of which have manifested in hospital settings, more American women are pursuing birth centers as an alternative delivery option.
Read MoreIn a growing, dynamic healthcare regulatory environment it is becoming consistently more important for vendors to provide extremely flexible software solutions to all clinicians. Clinical decision support systems are poised to become the user interface of choice for clinical interactions with health IT.
Read MoreMedicare is undergoing a remarkable reorganization. In recent years, Americans over the age of 65 have shifted from traditional Medicare plans to Medicare plans operated by private insurers — also known as Medicare Advantage (MA) plans — at staggering rates. In light of this growth, MA insurers are fighting to stay competitive. One key component: star ratings.
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