Quil, the joint venture between Independence Health Group and Comcast, names Carina Edwards Chief Executive Officer

New digital health company expects to launch first pilot programs this year

Philadelphia, PA — Quil, the healthcare joint venture from Independence Health Group (Independence) and Comcast, today announced the appointment of Carina Edwards as CEO. Edwards will lead the new digital health company’s efforts to provide patients and their caregivers personalized content and information related to specific healthcare journeys....
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Independence hosts Dreamit startups for ‘Shark Tank’ experience

Shark Tank
Independence Blue Cross (Independence) hosted a Shark Tank-style pitch session to bring together entrepreneurs and key decision-makers on April 30. During a visit to the Independence Blue Cross Center for Health Care Innovation, health-tech startup teams in the 2018 class of Dreamit Health Philadelphia pitched Independence executives, followed by a Q&A with the Independence “sharks.” The event gave entrepreneurs the opportunity to hear feedback on business issues from Independence leaders and to identify internal mentors or champions to support them in the program’s spring class....
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Independence Health Group and Comcast Form Partnership Aimed at Creating New, Patient Care Technology and Communications Platform

Independence Health Group (Independence), parent of Independence Blue Cross, and Comcast today announced a partnership to launch a newly branded, patient-centered technology and communications platform that seeks to improve the overall efficiency and experience of the care delivery process between providers and patients. The goal of the new, Internet-based platform is to provide a patient with access to content and information related to their particular health care journey,...
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Independence’s digital health partnership provides seed capital to first company

Independence Health Group, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. have given a $150,000 seed investment to VitalTrax. This is the group’s first investment from their $6 million digital health funding initiative announced in December 2016. Founded in 2016 by serial entrepreneur, Zikria Syed, VitalTrax provides cloud-based software for patients to search for clinical trials,...
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Dreamit Showcases Breakthrough Innovations in Digital Health at 10th Philadelphia Demo Day

Dreamit and partners Independence Blue Cross and Penn Medicine driving innovation in digital health

Philadelphia, PA – Leading global start up accelerator Dreamit today hosts its 10th Demo Day in Philadelphia, where eight up and coming start ups will take the stage and present their businesses to health care industry leaders and investors. The event marks the culmination of the 2015 Dreamit Health Philadelphia program,...
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