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Revalia Bio Launches ‘Human Data Trials’ with $14.5M to Transform Drug Development

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Revalia Bio Launches 'Human Data Trials' with $14.5M to Transform Drug Development

What You Should Know:  - Revalia Bio Inc., a new pre-clinical research company secures $14.5M in seed funding round to support the launch of its "Human Data Trials". - The funding was co-led by America's Frontier Fund and Sierra Ventures, with participation from Roger Ferguson, former Vice Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and other existing investors. This brings Revalia's total funding to $19.5M. A New Paradigm for Pre-Clinical Research The investment comes at a crucial time
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HealthEdge and UST HealthProof Merge to Modernize Health Plans

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HealthEdge and UST HealthProof Merge to Modernize Health Plans

What You Should Know:  - HealthEdge and UST HealthProof have announced the successful completion of their merger, following Bain Capital's acquisition of UST HealthProof from UST.  - The combined company will operate as HealthEdge, with its headquarters in Boston. With a reach that touches over 110 million lives in the U.S., HealthEdge is now positioned to empower health plans with modern, AI-enabled technology and services that can lower total costs and improve operational
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MCG Health and Avo Launch AI Assistant to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay

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MCG Health and Avo Launch AI Assistant to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay

What You Should Know:  - MCG Health, a part of the Hearst Health network, and Avo, a clinician-created AI platform, have launched a new AI assistant designed to tackle the challenge of hospital length of stay (LOS).  - The partnership integrates recovery milestones from MCG's proprietary guidelines directly into electronic health record (EHR) workflows using Avo's new assistant. This tool gives hospitalists and case managers a real-time picture of each patient’s readiness to go
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HHS Announces Crackdown on Information Blocking to Empower Patients and Innovators

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What You Should Know: - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a new initiative to increase resources dedicated to curbing the practice of "information blocking". - Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has directed HHS to take active enforcement against healthcare entities that restrict patients’ access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. Empowering Patients and Innovators The announcement states Information blocking was not allegedly a priority under the Biden Administration, but that has changed under President Trump and Secretary Kennedy. The 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 authorized the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP/ONC) and the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) to take enforcement actions to hold violators accountable. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill stated that unblocking the flow of health information is "critical to unleashing health IT innovation and transforming our healthcare ecosystem". Many patients rely on access to their health information to monitor chronic conditions, adhere to treatment plans, and find errors in their records. According to Acting Inspector General Juliet T. Hodgkins, providers and certain health IT entities have a "legal duty" to ensure that information flows where and when it's needed. She added that the HHS-OIG will use all available authorities to investigate and hold violators accountable. Dr. Tom Keane, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, noted that ASTP/ONC has already begun reviewing reports of information blocking and is providing technical assistance to the OIG for investigations. Consequences of Non-Compliance The announcement serves as a warning to those still engaging in information blocking. The consequences for violators can be substantial: For healthcare providers: They could be subject to disincentives under certain CMS programs. For certified health IT developers, health information networks, or health information exchanges: They could face a civil monetary penalty of up to $1M per violation. Their certifications could also be terminated, and they could be banned from the Certification Program. The announcement is also a call to action for patients, providers, payers, and health IT companies to report alleged information blocking through ASTP/ONC’s Report Information Blocking Portal.

What You Should Know:  - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a new initiative to increase resources dedicated to curbing the practice of "information blocking".  - Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has directed HHS to take active enforcement against healthcare entities that restrict patients’ access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. Empowering Patients and Innovators The announcement states Information blocking was not
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Parasym Launches Nuropod, a Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device

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Parasym Launches Nuropod, a Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device

What You Should Know:  - Parasym has launched Nuropod, the first ear-based, clinically studied vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device in the U.S. that does not require surgery.  - The wearable device is designed to reduce symptoms such as persistent fatigue, anxious states, and markers related to inflammation by activating the vagus nerve to restore the body’s "rest and digest" state. The device is backed by more than 50 completed clinical studies. A Non-Surgical Alternative
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Prominence Advisors Acquires Tegra Analytics to Unify Healthcare and Life Sciences Data

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Prominence Advisors Acquires Tegra Analytics to Unify Healthcare and Life Sciences Data

What You Should Know:  - Prominence Advisors, a leader in healthcare data enablement, has announced its acquisition of Tegra Analytics, a life sciences analytics consultancy. The acquisition extends Prominence's data enablement platform into the life sciences sector, strengthening its services across providers, payers, and life sciences organizations. - The acquistion will bring together expertise from both healthcare and life sciences, along with industry-leading customer service.
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Epic Launches Comet: A New AI Platform to Predict Patient Health Journeys

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Epic Launches Comet: A New AI Platform to Predict Patient Health Journeys

What You Should Know:  - Today, Epic announced the launch of a new form of healthcare intelligence, named Comet, developed to help clinicians, health systems, and patients make more informed decisions.  - Built on Epic Cosmos, a secure data platform, Comet is designed to predict what is likely to happen next in a patient’s journey by estimating disease risk, length of stay, and treatment outcomes. The platform has learned from more than 100 billion patient medical events to
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NewDays Secures $7M to Expand AI-Powered Cognitive Health Program to Texas

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NewDays Secures $7M to Expand AI-Powered Cognitive Health Program to Texas

What You Should Know:  - NewDays, a company offering a science-backed cognitive health treatment program, has announced an oversubscribed $7M seed funding round from General Catalyst and Madrona.  - The company is also expanding its services to Texas, following a successful pilot phase in California, Washington, and Florida. The expansion aims to address the significant challenge of cognitive impairment in the U.S., where 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 have a serious cognitive
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ArcaScience Raises $7M to Advance AI-Powered Drug Benefit-Risk Evaluation

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ArcaScience Raises $7M to Advance AI-Powered Drug Benefit-Risk Evaluation

What You Should Know:  - ArcaScience, a Paris, France-based AI Healthtech startup, has announced a $7M seed funding round led by The Moon Venture, with participation from Pléiade Venture, Plug&Play Ventures, Bpifrance, and AKKA Technologies. This marks the company's first institutional funding round, following a €1.3 million pre-seed raise. - The new funds will be used to expand operations in the U.S. and U.K., launch the company’s first patient-facing solution, and strategically
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WellSpan Health and General Catalyst Partner to Transform Healthcare Delivery

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WellSpan Health and General Catalyst Announce Partnership to Transform Healthcare Delivery

What You Should Know:  - WellSpan Health and General Catalyst’s Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATCo) have announced an expanded collaboration.  - The new initiative builds on a strategic partnership that began in 2023, with WellSpan Health becoming the first Transformation Partner to HATCo. The two organizations will work together to modernize and transform healthcare delivery through the development of new AI technologies. Targeting Three Critical Areas of
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