Fierce Healthcare January 13, 2022
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

Avaneer Health, an interoperable, participant-based network, has clinched $50 million in seed funding by a collective of industry leaders, the company announced Thursday.

The first network participants include Aetna, Anthem, Cleveland Clinic, Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the PNC Financial Services Group and Sentara Healthcare, which together represent 80 million covered individuals.

These participants, in addition to IBM, founded the startup in 2020. The capital will be used to expand its team and technology to launch nationwide.

Avaneer was built off a collaboration between Aetna, PNC Bank, IBM, Anthem and HCSC announced in 2019 to develop a blockchain healthcare network. Blockchain technology works by using a public ledger to track the origin of a source of information, then...

Today's Sponsors

Venturous
Got healthcare questions? Just ask Transcarent

Today's Sponsor

Venturous

 
Topics: Blockchain, HIE (Interoperability), Investments, Technology, Trends
Black Book Research Releases 2025 Rural Healthcare IT Solutions Report Addressing Interoperability Challenges & Technology Gaps
Navigating the Interoperability Maze: Can 2025 Finally Deliver Seamless Data Exchange?
Who’s Blocking Me? Competition Law Issues With Healthcare Information Blocking
Healthcare’s Data-Driven Transformation: Breaking Down Silos To Improve Efficiency
FHIR Accelerator will leverage work by HL7’s Devices on FHIR initiative and Devices Working Group

Share This Article