M&A

Investment firm Kuwait Life Sciences Company's Dr. Mussaad M. Al-Razouki gives a breakdown of recently filed or finalized digital health SPACs, as well as a list of unicorns ripe for a potential merger.

Hillrom says that lower-than-expected reimbursement rates proposed in late January void the deal. But the cardiac-monitoring device maker asserts they were accounted for during negotiations.

Set to close in Q2, the deal will provide the payer's healthcare services subsidiary with an integrated virtual care offering.

The company currently sells connected wearables and smart monitors to consumers, but said that it will be seeking FDA authorization for new products with broader indications and telehealth capabilities down the line.

Also: docdok.health rolling out COVID-19 vaccination study app; IBM Watson Health partners with Humana.

Also: Study lends support to smartphone PPG pulse oximetry; Happify Health adds new language support to digitial mental health programs.

Saykara's founder and team will be augmenting Nuance's R&D division.

Modern Health will now be able to integrate Kip's data tracking and assessment tool into its services. 

Docent Health's AI-enabled messaging tool will now be offered through GetWellHealth. 

Reuters' reports also highlighted Sharecare's now confirmed acquisition of healthcare AI startup, doc.ai.