Morning Headlines 9/9/20
A federal court dismisses a class action lawsuit that was brought by a University of Chicago Medical Center patient who objected that the hospital shares the de-identified records of adult patients with Google for machine learning research.
NIH awards Fairfax company $39M contract
The National Institutes of Health awards Vibrent Health a $39 million contract to continue providing participant management technology for its All of Us research program.
ConnectiveRx and HelpAround Transform Mobile Access for Specialty Medication Patients
ConnectiveRx invests in HelpAround, a patient engagement and medication adherence startup that is focused on app-based messaging for patients undergoing specialty treatments.
Seattle health tech startup Optimize.health raises $15.6M for remote patient monitoring service
Optimize.health raises $15.6 million after pivoting from developing smart pill bottles to remote patient monitoring services.
Telehealth firm Amwell looks to raise about $560 million in U.S. IPO
Amwell expects to raise $560 million through its mid-September IPO of 35 million shares priced at between $14 and $16.
I’m familiar with the three largest telemedicine companies; they all have strong antibiotic stewardship programs. Go on the app reviews…