While telehealth is steadily growing in popularity, sometimes there’s just no substitute for seeing the doctor in person. Heal, a healthcare startup bringing technology to old school doctor house calls, lets users book a provider to come to their house either on-demand or for a scheduled appointment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a […]
Healthgrades, a large healthcare data and ratings firm, has expanded its southern presence with an acquisition of healthcare-focused digital marketing platform Influence Health. The Birmingham-based company also has a large Atlanta presence dating back to its acquisition of Atlanta healthcare startup Brightwhistle in 2015. Denver-based Healthgrades also has an office in Atlanta. Though Healthgrades CEO Rob […]
Yolanda Robles has been the family translator since she was eight years old, as is often the case with children in immigrant families. Originally from the Dominican Republic, as an adult Robles succeeded in the fields of technology and healthcare. But as she grew her career, she realized from her childhood experiences that there was a large […]
Patientco, a healthcare patient payments platform, has raised a $28 million Series B funding round led by growth-stage fund Accel-KKR; existing investor BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners/Sandbox Advantage Fund also participated. The capital will be used to increase the Atlanta-headquartered company’s staff by 40 percent and expand sales and marketing across the country. Founded in 2009, […]
Healthcare data solutions company Verscend has acquired Atlanta-based healthcare payments company Cotiviti (NYSE: COTV) for $4.9 billion in cash. According to the company, the acquisition is an opportunity to combine their tools create a more robust solution that addresses the estimated $900 billion in healthcare wasted costs. “We are excited to be combining with Verscend and believe that together […]