DrFirst

Doctor using an iPad
By  Mallory Hackett 01:01 pm May 12, 2021
Healthcare SaaS provider DrFirst collected an additional $50 million equity investment from Sixth Street Growth, following the firm’s $35 million investment from last year. Between Six Street Growth’s contributions and another $50 million from Goldman Sachs Growth, DrFirst has raised $135 million in the past year alone. In addition to its investment, Sixth Street Growth principal Lee Mooney has...
Distracted patient uses phone during a telehealth visit.
By  Mallory Hackett 12:37 pm October 28, 2020
Virtual doctors' appointments give patients the freedom to consult a healthcare provider whenever and wherever they want, but new research from DrFirst shows that telehealth also gives patients an excuse to be distracted during their appointments. The healthcare technology and consulting services company conducted a national survey of consumers and found that, while nearly half of Americans have...
By  Laura Lovett 02:14 pm March 9, 2018
Predictive analytics platform Clew Medical has recently announced its partnership with WakeMed for its clinical trials in the eICU to detect patient deterioration in realtime. Clew uses machine learning algorithms and customized physiological models to help clinicians make decisions with actionable clinical, operational and financial insights. The company’s AI system will give WakeMed access to...
By  Dave Muoio 01:05 pm February 9, 2018
Rockville, Maryland-based DrFirst, which is known for healthcare SaaS offerings ranging from medication management to clinical communications, has announced a relaunch of a mobile app designed to help physicians comply with state prescription drug monitoring program requirements when prescribing treatments. DrFirst acquired the original iPrescribe.net app back in early 2016, shortly after...
By  Heather Mack 03:20 pm May 23, 2017
Two genetic testing companies are integrating the workflow of Boston startup FDNA, which makes a suite of apps for clinicians called Face2Gene that use facial analysis, artificial intelligence and genomic insights in hopes of improving diagnoses and treatment of rare diseases. Gaithersburg, Maryland-based GeneDx  – which focuses on rare hereditary disorders – and San Francisco, Helsink and Dubai-...
By  Heather Mack 05:09 pm January 31, 2017
Care coordination platform provider PatientPing is now working with New Jersey’s Hackensack Meridian Health, marking the seventh state where PatientPing’s services are offered. The company’s product is a clinical event notification platform that sends real-time messages (“Pings”) to providers whenever their patients are admitted, transferred to or discharged to or from a facility. The goal is to...
By  Heather Mack 03:07 pm January 31, 2017
Rockville, Maryland-based DrFirst, which provides healthcare SaaS offerings ranging from medication management to clinical communications, has acquired clinical trial recruitment provider VisibilityRx. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The aim of the acquisition is to offer VisibilityRx’s patient identification, recruitment and communication capabilities to DrFirst’s 60,000 physician clients...