Health Elevated.

By Joshua Heath

Healthcare organizations depend on massive data pipelines, yet most lack reliable ways to ensure the accuracy of the information powering analytics, AI, and clinical decisions. Great Expectations is building the data quality layer that allows hospitals and health systems to validate, monitor, and trust the data driving modern healthcare.

By Joshua Heath

Male infertility affects millions of families yet has seen little medical innovation in decades. Paterna Biosciences is developing a breakthrough approach that grows functional sperm from stem cells in the lab, offering new hope to men with previously untreatable infertility and the potential to transform reproductive medicine worldwide.

By Joshua Heath

OpenLoop is building the infrastructure that allows any company to launch telehealth services quickly and compliantly. Its plug-and-play platform provides clinician staffing, technology integration, billing, and operational support across all 50 states—removing the complexity of healthcare delivery and enabling startups, health systems, and brands to scale virtual care nationwide.

By Joshua Heath

Tenovi is simplifying remote patient monitoring for people often left behind by digital health. Its plug-and-play devices work without smartphones, apps, or Wi-Fi, allowing patients with chronic conditions to stay connected to care teams. By removing technical barriers, Tenovi helps providers improve medication adherence, monitor vitals, and prevent avoidable hospitalizations.

By Joshua Heath

As screen time and social media reshape childhood, many parents are searching for safer ways to introduce technology. Troomi is helping families strike that balance with kid-safe smartphones, a curated app ecosystem, and Troodi, an AI-powered wellness companion designed to support healthy digital habits and stronger parent-child connections.

By Joshua Heath

Nest Health is reimagining primary care by delivering in-home, whole-family healthcare to underserved families. Founded by physician and former Louisiana health secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee, the company combines medical, behavioral, and social care to improve maternal and child health outcomes—bringing accessible, value-based care directly to families who need it most.

Source: Tava Health / PR Newswire

Tava Health has raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Catalyst Investors to expand its therapist-first mental health platform. The investment will support product development, growth of its provider network, and deeper partnerships with employers and insurers as the company works to improve access to high-quality mental health care.

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Source: Slice of Healthcare – Top 35 Digital Health Leaders

Dan Lambert, CEO and co-founder of PathologyWatch, was named one of Slice of Healthcare’s Top 35 Digital Health Leaders for his impact on the industry. Under Lambert’s leadership, PathologyWatch is advancing digital pathology technology that helps labs modernize workflows, improve diagnostic speed, and expand access to specialized dermatopathology care.

Source: Vytalize Health

Vytalize Health is helping primary care physicians transition to value-based care with a platform that combines data analytics, care management, and financial support. By enabling proactive treatment and better patient monitoring, the company is reducing physician burnout, improving chronic disease management, and demonstrating how prevention-focused care can transform healthcare outcomes.

Source: Intellihealth

Intellihealth CEO Sloan Saunders is working to expand access to effective obesity care by reshaping how providers and patients understand and treat the disease. By combining education with scalable clinical solutions, Intellihealth aims to shift obesity treatment beyond lifestyle interventions toward more comprehensive, evidence-based approaches that improve long-term health outcomes.

Source: Fierce Healthcare

Nest Health has raised over $4 million in a seed extension round led by SpringTide Ventures to expand its in-home and virtual care model for families. The funding will support growth into new markets and deeper payer partnerships as the company works to improve access to comprehensive, family-centered primary care.

Source: OpenLoop

OpenLoop Health has partnered with BlueJeans by Verizon to expand access to high-quality virtual care. By combining BlueJeans’ telehealth platform with OpenLoop’s nationwide clinician network and staffing services, the partnership enables more efficient, compliant virtual visits while helping healthcare organizations scale care delivery and improve patient-provider communication across all 50 states.

Source: OpenLoop

OpenLoop Health partnered with BlueJeans by Verizon to enhance virtual care delivery by combining a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform with a nationwide clinician network. The collaboration improves access, efficiency, and patient-provider communication, enabling healthcare organizations to scale high-quality virtual visits while simplifying staffing, workflows, and care delivery across all 50 states.

Source: OpenLoop

OpenLoop raised $15 million in Series A funding to expand its telehealth platform and launch a new payer coverage and revenue cycle management service. The solution streamlines care from visit to payment, reduces reimbursement denials, and broadens patient access while positioning OpenLoop to capitalize on rapid growth in the global telehealth market.

Source: Tech Buzz

Pathology Watch was acquired by Sonic Healthcare for $150 million, marking a strategic move into digital pathology and AI-driven diagnostics. The deal accelerates Sonic’s innovation roadmap while highlighting Pathology Watch’s success in modernizing lab workflows, improving diagnostic speed and accuracy, and scaling integrated pathology solutions across healthcare systems.

Source: PathologyWatch

Scott Mattivi, COO of PathologyWatch, received Pittsburg State University’s Meritorious Achievement Award, its highest alumni honor. Recognized for his career in healthcare and leadership, Mattivi has played a key role in advancing PathologyWatch’s digital pathology operations, overseeing laboratories that support dermatology practices with more efficient, technology-driven diagnostic workflows.