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Israeli company’s robot-assisted device for percutaneous radiology procedures aims to reduce readmissions
XACT Robotics provides real-time monitoring and guided image planning with both precise robotic insertion and non-linear steering that executives believe can lead to better patient outcomes and lower hospital costs for percutaneous procedures done by interventional radiologic means.
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Corporate venture capital-backed funding for digital health startups increased sharply in 2021
According to a CB Insight’s report, GV (formerly Google Ventures) funded the most digital health companies with 22 investments, making it most active investor in that sector for four years in a row.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Butler University debuts mental health app from LifeOmic and Preventia
Preventia and LifeOmic partnered to create the free LIFE Extend app to serve mental health needs of Butler University students. It not only connects them to online therapists, but also helps students track their sleep, exercise, nutrition, and mindfulness.
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Consumer / Employer, Physicians
Bilingual health care platform offers 24/7 primary and multi-specialty care to Spanish speakers
Galileo now offers around the clock medical care in Spanish to the insured and uninsured alike, hoping to reach underprivileged and minority patients, especially the 53 million Spanish-speaking people in America.
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Our healthcare system is failing Black mothers: a first-hand perspective
Director of payer sales at Ovia Health, Kami Wigginton, experienced discriminatory care first-hand when she had cervical cerclage surgery and labored for 30 hours during her first pregnancy. She weighs in on racism in maternity care and Ovia’s mission to support families through pregnancy.
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At-home alcohol treatment covered by insurance for BlueShield of CA and Western Health Advantage members
Magellan Healthcare, a managed health company, will offer some California members access to Ria Health’s at-home alcohol use disorder treatment program.
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Hospitals, Consumer / Employer
Report: staffing shortages and provider’s mental health are top concerns affecting patient safety
A 2022 report by patient safety company ECRI listed the top ten risk factors to patient safety and provided actionable steps to mitigate each risk.
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Specialty pharmacy launches near Boston Children’s Hospital aiming to help overcome barriers to care
Boston Children’s Hospital and Shields Health Solutions partnered to launch Boston Children’s Pharmacy, a specialty pharmacy, right across from the hospital to help young patients and families get better access to specialized pharmacy services including help with prior authorizations, and specialized medications.
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How to incorporate telemedicine in an orthopedic practice
Telemedicine has a place in orthopedics; not only can range of motion measurements be taken virtually as effectively as in-person, but telehealth offers additional advantages including the potential to take 2D measurements that help …..
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Supreme Court rejects Epic’s request to reinstate $420M payout from Tata instead of $280M
EHR powerhouse Epic Systems sued Tata Consultancy Services in 2014 for stealing trade secrets and the court awarded Epic $940 million, which was reduced to $420 million in 2017 and again to $280 million in 2020. The Supreme Court this week rejected Epic’s request to raise the amount back up to $420 million.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech
Glucose monitor health startup snags $4M in seed funding
BioCoach will use its $4 million seed funding from SecretLab LLC founder Jason Bright to scale its platform that tackles prediabetes by offering customized diet coaching, including meal plans and grocery lists.
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Study: Machine learning successfully tracks drugs stolen from hospitals faster and with minimal error
A retrospective study published in American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy found that machine learning and advanced analytics technology not only identifies drug diversion – when drugs are stolen from hospitals – but also that the tech can do so 160 days faster than standard methods, and with a 96.3% accuracy rate.
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Illumina sues former employees turned founders of Guardant Health
DNA sequencing power house Illumina sued liquid biopsy company Guardant Health, whose founders used to work for Illumina, claiming the two stole information from Illumina to file patents for Guardant. Illumina alleges that one of the executives misappropriated confidential information while he was still on Illumina’s payroll.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech
Intelligent AED company snags $22M Series A to address out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Avive raised $22 million in its recent Series A funding round to further develop its intelligent automated external defibrillator technology and platform that work like Doordash, but for AED delivery and help during cardiac arrest; it is already piloting its program in select cities.
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Digital pathology companies score partnerships with marquee providers to leverage ML on image analysis
PathAI is partnering with Cleveland Clinic to digitize pathology slides and develop and improve PathAI’s machine-learning algorithms that can drive research as well as improve patient outcomes in a clinical setting. Pramana is launching its digital pathology as a service product and has struck a multi-year commercial agreement with Mayo Clinic to digitize 5 million pathology slides.