Research shows that 44 veterans die each day as a result of suicide or self-injury. At ViVE 2024, Shereef Elnahal, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ under secretary for health, declared that even one veteran dying by suicide is too many and promised that the VA is pursuing partnerships aimed at addressing this harrowing problem.
In the venture capital community, there’s a bit of a debate about what matters more to digital health investors in today's fundraising environment growth or profitability. Cathy Gao, a partner at Sapphire Ventures, thinks VCs are still putting a premium on growth, but she noted that the conversation is very nuanced.
Epic’s Payer Platform is being integrated with Highmark’s claims data on Google Cloud, the companies announced Monday at ViVE. This will give providers better insight into patients' health.
Vale Health announced its launch on Monday at ViVE. The startup's platform helps health systems connect their patients to health and wellness products, which are becoming increasingly interesting to consumers. Vale has 16 founding health systems partners that will go live with the platform, with the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network being the first.