Genworth, Curve Health Founder Partner to ‘Redefine’ How Consumers Find Skilled Nursing, Other Services

Insurance giant Genworth (GNW) has teamed with Timothy Peck — the entrepreneur behind Call9 and Curve Health — on a startup meant to redefine the way older adults connect with skilled nursing and other long-term services and supports. Currently, when older adults and their loved ones are in need, they must start to navigate a […]

REACH ACO Provides New Path for SNFs in Value-Based Care

Skilled nursing operators will have until April 22 to decide whether they want to apply to become a part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new direct contracting model. The Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model was announced by CMS last week. And while SNF participation in […]

Curve Health Wraps $12M Funding Round

Curve Health raised $12 million in its latest Series A funding round, as the leaders behind the senior care technology platform have plans for significant growth in the next year. Curve Health’s platform includes telemedicine, health information exchange, data and predictive analytics and billing integrations, with the goal of avoiding unnecessary hospital trips and improving […]

California-Based Medical Group Partners With Tech Platform Curve Health

CareConnectMD, a California-based medical group, is partnering with technology platform Curve Health to expand its services and provide “an enhanced patient offering” to SNF residents. Curve Health’s care enablement platform combines telemedicine, smart billing, health information exchange and predictive analytics, according to a press release announcing the partnership. CareConnectMD expects that Curve Health’s technology will […]

Curve Ramps Up Skilled Nursing Telemedicine Platform to Lower Hospital Transfers

Two skilled nursing facilities will soon pilot a new nursing telemedicine platform aiming to reduce unnecessary hospital trips. This Fall, Minnesota-based Southview Acres Health Care Center and California-based Affinity Healthcare Center will test out Curve Health — an expanded successor to telemedicine startup Call9. The facilities are currently training staff to use the system to […]

Curve Health Sees Value-Based Progress at Nursing Homes — Even If It’s Still Technically Fee-for-Service

The federal government has talked a big game about shifting toward value-based payments for Medicare and Medicaid providers, but fee-for-service reimbursements have remained a primary force governing operations in the post-acute and long-term care sector. COVID-19 has subtly shifted that dynamic, however — especially in the field of telemedicine, which has seen skyrocketing adoption rates […]

Call9 Founder’s New Venture Curve Health Raises $6M in Skilled Nursing Tech Push

Senior care tech startup Curve Health raised $6 million in seed funding as the firm seeks to build on a platform developed by its founder’s previous company, the now-defunct skilled nursing telehealth provider Call9. The New York City-based Curve on Thursday announced the results of a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with Lightspeed […]

As CMS Relaxes Telehealth Rules, Skilled Nursing Startup Call9 Sees Second Chance at Success as Curve

Skilled nursing telehealth provider Call9 last year became another casualty of a central tension between innovation and reality: The law often takes years to catch up to new technology. But a crisis can accelerate the glacial rule-making process, and amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government erased decades of telehealth law in a matter of […]