Health IT Business News, Financial Edition June 8, 2023

Trending News

FINN Partners Introduces “The FINN Purpose Alignment Index”
FINN Partners (@FINNPartners), a global integrated marketing and communications agency, announced the launch of “The FINN Purpose Alignment Index” – a proprietary research product designed to quantify the influence of a company’s or brand’s purpose-related commitments and efforts on consumer buying decisions.

Carium Joins CancerX as Founding Member to Harness the Power of Innovation in Cancer Care
At ASCO, CancerX – a public-private partnership co-hosted by Moffitt Cancer Center and the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), alongside the Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) – announced Carium (@cariumcares) as one of its founding members.

Babson Diagnostics Unveils Brand Identity for Next-Generation Blood Testing
Babson Diagnostics (@babsondx), a science-first, health care technology company, announced BetterWay™ Blood Testing, the name of its new diagnostic blood testing service that is designed around the most important element of testing – the customer.

SeamlessMD Named One of the 2023 Best Workplaces in Technology™ by Great Place to Work
SeamlessMD (@seamlessmd), a Digital Care Journey platform that has been widely adopted across North America by leading health systems, is proud to announce that it has been named on the 2023 Best Workplaces in Technology™ List.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Florence Acquires Zipnosis to Solve Clinical Capacity Constraints and Create Omnichannel Transformation Across Telehealth and Hybrid Care
Florence, an innovator in healthcare enablement software, announced its acquisition of Zipnosis (@zipnosis), an asynchronous-first virtual care solution that creates efficiency for clinicians while making quality care more accessible and affordable for patients.

Cardinal Health announces the merger of its Outcomes™ business into Transaction Data Systems and related partnership
Cardinal Health (@cardinalhealth) announced it has signed a definitive agreement to contribute its Outcomes™ business to Transaction Data Systems (TDS), a portfolio company of BlackRock Long Term Private Capital and GTCR, in exchange for a minority stake in the combined entity.

Funding

Carta Healthcare Secures $25 Million in Series B Funding with Additional Investments from Memorial Hermann Health System and UnityPoint Health
Carta Healthcare® (@carta_ai), a company whose mission is to improve patient care by harnessing the value of clinical data, announced the final closing of its $25 million series B financing, thanks to additional investments from leading health systems Memorial Hermann Health System and UnityPoint Health.

Contract Announcements

Advantus Health Partners Expands Hospitality Services
Advantus Health Partners and HHS announced their strategic partnership to expand hospitality services for Advantus members, delivering a patient-centric hospitality approach for food and nutrition services, hospital patient transport and environmental services.

DHL Supply Chain receives Vizient contract to deliver healthcare logistics solutions for its members
DHL Supply Chain (@DHLsupplychain) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Vizient (@VizientInc), the largest member-driven healthcare performance improvement company in the United States, to become a qualified supplier of supply chain third-party logistics (3PL) services.

Making the Cut, Milestones, Accolades, Awards and More

Fortified Health Security Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare for Third Consecutive Year
Fortified Health Security, Healthcare’s Cybersecurity Partner® (@FortifiedHITSec), announced that for the third year in a row it has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare, the industry’s leading source of healthcare business and policy news, research and information.