Health Fidelity, Health Catalyst, Fabric Genomics, and Evolent Health were some of the UPMC Enterprises portfolio companies to make news in the past month.
Check out stories about customer growth at Fabric, why the CEO of Evolent Health says road to value-based care takes time to travel, and how Health Fidelity competes for top tech talent.
Healthcare Dive spoke with Evolent CEO Frank Williams to discuss why the shift to value-based care has been slow and on the difficulties of selling technology to providers. Of the questions asked, the publication touches on downside risk, the high cost of technology, and the challenges faced in the shift to value-based care.
Evolent Health recently announced that its partners have been notified by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration of the agency’s intent to award a contract to provide physical and behavioral health care services through Florida’s Statewide Medicaid Managed Care program to two affiliate programs. As a result, Evolent expects to provide health plan administration and operational services for three health plans and five regions across Florida.
Health Catalyst has been named to the 2018 Best Places to Work in IT list by IDG’s Computerworld magazine. This marks the second year in a row the company has been selected to the list for providing its employees with great benefits, compensation, and a number of perks.
Health Fidelity CEO Steve Whitehurst was profiled in a MedCity News story in June that focused on the challenges the company faces recruiting qualified data scientists and tech staff. The piece touches on everything from what Health Fidelity is looking for in tech staff to funding in the health care tech startup space.
Fabric Genomics recently announced that its proprietary clinical genomics platform was selected by 10 new commercial partners spanning four continents. The company’s software will now be providing genomics leadership and state-of-the-art clinical genomics testing to clients in Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Japan, Iceland, Denmark, England, and Canada.
3Scan recently announced an agreement to collaborate with UPMC to develop a comprehensive catalogue of human tissue information. The goal of the project is to provide a rich data set to which medical researchers, drug discovery scientists, and clinical development professionals can subscribe to further scientific discovery.
Xealth and its Chief Operating Officer, Aaron Sheedy, were included in a recent Healthcare IT News story on machine learning and A.I. in health care. The piece outlines different tools helping Providence St. Joseph health system realize quick returns on technology investments, including the Xealth digital prescribing platform.
Vivify was included in a piece in CIO magazine on how consumer devices are changing health care. Specifically, the company was noted as a solution that has been well adopted by senior citizens for devices, including digital weight scales, blood pressure cuffs, and glucometers. The piece also mentions the video conference availability.
