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The round was led by Santé Ventures, an Austin, Texas-based firm with a focus on healthcare and the life sciences.
Wellington Management Company led the round.
The ride sharing platform is now approved as a non-emergency medical transportation service for Medicaid patients in the state.
The funding will support the Israeli company's push into US markets.
The Brooklyn-based startup is laying off roughly 100 employees.
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From teaming up with startups to creating provider spinouts, hospitals are looking at how innovation can help manage the bottom line.
After validating smartphone photoplethysmography against in-clinic ECG, UCSF researchers contextualized heart rate data from nearly 70,000 study participants.
Provider organizations have missed the mark with patient experience in the past, but involving patient voices on panels and "listening tours" may be key to improving in the future.