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WellBeam Raises $10M Series A to Break EMR Silos Between Acute and Post-Acute Care

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WellBeam Raises $10M Series A to Break EMR Silos Between Acute and Post-Acute Care

What You Should Know:  - WellBeam, a healthcare technology company, announced that it has successfully raised $10M in Series A funding led by Wittington Ventures and included participation from F-Prime, Advocate Health, and Oncology Ventures. - The funding will accelerate WellBeam’s growth, significantly expanding its interoperability infrastructure across health systems, physician groups, and post-acute partners. The core mission is to break down EMR data silos and enable
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Denial Prevention AI: Ember Raises $4.3M to Cut Healthcare Denials by Over 57%

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What You Should Know: - Ember, the AI-native solution for denial prevention secures $4.3M in seed funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners and Y Combinator. - Its platform uses deep knowledge of payer policies to cut denials by more than 57% and boost net collections by 25% for health systems. The Denial Crisis: Fueling Burnout and Financial Loss Healthcare providers nationwide face an intensifying crisis driven by claim delays and denials, which create significant anxiety for patients, frustration for doctors, and a massive drag on resources. The problem is growing exponentially: Public Concern: 73% of U.S. adults view delays and denials by insurers as a "major problem". Physician Burnout: 89% of physicians cite prior authorization as a contributor to burnout. Policy Complexity: Over 50% of billing codes are restricted to a single insurer, meaning providers must manage wildly different and ever-changing requirements for each payer. Ember’s AI-Native Solution: Preventing Denials Before They Happen Ember is designed to solve the problem at its root, recognizing that most denials are triggered by technicalities and the impossibility of human administrators keeping up with varied payer policies. Ember's platform gets to work the moment a provider signs off on treatment: Proactive Compliance: It assigns medical codes, pulls documentation, and ensures the claim complies with payer requirements before submission. Unwritten Rules: Ember analyzes trends and behaviors from across the country to identify unwritten rules and practices not found in any public database, which often mean the difference between approval and denial. Superior Accuracy: The AI consistently delivers better accuracy than certified human coders and general-purpose AI. The AI Appeals Engine and Rapid Value For claims that are denied, Ember’s unique AI Appeals Engine drastically reduces the labor-intensive task of appealing. Ember’s AI agents scour the declined request and patient records, identify the best clinical evidence, and draft a comprehensive appeal in minutes. The platform is built for rapid deployment and integrates seamlessly with all major EHR, PMS, and payer systems (including Epic, Oracle Cerner, and athenahealth). Providers begin seeing value immediately, with proven results: Denial Reduction: More than 57% reduction in denials. Net Collection Rate: 25% increase in net collection rate. Admin Time Savings: Providers spend 83% less time on admin.

What You Should Know:  - Ember, the AI-native solution for denial prevention secures $4.3M in seed funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners and Y Combinator.  - Its platform uses deep knowledge of payer policies to cut denials by more than 57% and boost net collections by 25% for health systems. The Denial Crisis: Fueling Burnout and Financial Loss Healthcare providers nationwide face an intensifying crisis driven by claim delays and denials, which create significant
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Doctors Can Now Search RWE on Microsoft Teams: Atropos Health Integrates Evidence™ Agent with Microsoft Teams

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Atropos Health Integrates Evidence™ Agent into Microsoft Teams to Deliver Real-Time RWE

What You Should Know:  - Atropos Health, a pioneer in translating clinical data into personalized Real-World Evidence (RWE) and insights, has launched the Atropos Evidence™ Agent.  - The expert agent is designed to integrate directly with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 to revolutionize how personalized evidence is delivered to the point of need. - The integration allows multidisciplinary care team members, such as those participating in Tumor Boards or care coordination
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Humana and Epic Launch Coverage Finder to Deliver Digital-First Medicare Advantage Check-In

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Humana Partners with Sunrise to Expand Digital Sleep Apnea Diagnostics

What You Should Know:  - Humana today announced the broad activation of Epic’s Coverage Finder and Digital Insurance Card Exchange for its Medicare Advantage members.  - The partnership streamlines check-in and ensures automated, paperless insurance verification for over 800,000 members at hundreds of health systems today announced the broad activation of Epic’s Coverage Finder and Digital Insurance Card Exchange capabilities for its Medicare Advantage membership – marking a
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Distalmotion Closes $150M to Accelerate US Adoption of DEXTER® Robotic Surgery System

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Distalmotion Closes $150M to Accelerate US Adoption of DEXTER® Robotic Surgery System

What You Should Know: - Distalmotion, a MedTech company with a mission to empower access to the benefits of robotic surgery secures $150M in Series G financing round led by Revival Healthcare Capital.  - The new funding will primarily be used to accelerate the U.S. commercial adoption of its soft tissue robotic surgery system, DEXTER. A major focus of the U.S. expansion is the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) market, recognized as one of the fastest-growing segments in surgical care
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NVIDIA, Sheba, and Mount Sinai Partner to Decode 98% of Human Genome with LLM

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NVIDIA, Sheba, and Mount Sinai Partner to Decode 98% of Human Genome with LLM

What You Should Know: - ARC Innovation at Sheba Medical Center and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (part of the Mount Sinai Health System) have announced a major three-year collaboration with NVIDIA. The initiative focuses on applying Large Language Model (LLM) technology to genomic research. - The primary objective is to pioneer the decoding of the majority (98%) of the human genome that remains poorly understood. By deciphering this area—once labeled "junk DNA"—researchers
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VahatiCor Secures $23M to Combat Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD)

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VahatiCor Secures $23M to Combat Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD)

What You Should Know: - VahatiCor, a medtech company focused on transforming cardiac care secures $23M in Series B funding led by S3 Ventures, with support from Intuitive Ventures and a strategic investor. - The capital infusion will be used to advance VahatiCor’s SERRA-I early feasibility study (30 subjects across six sites), accelerate engineering development, and prepare the company for crucial pivotal trials. The Urgent Need: Inadequate Treatment for CMD The need for new
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Thrivory Raises $25M Credit and $3.5M Equity to Eliminate Healthcare Reimbursement Delays with AI

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Thrivory Raises $25M Credit and $3.5M Equity to Eliminate Healthcare Reimbursement Delays with AI

What You Should Know: - Thrivory, the AI-powered healthcare fintech company, has secured $3.5M in equity led by Redesign Health and up to $25M in credit from Trinity Capital. - The funding supports the scale of its ThriveNow API, which embeds instant, non-recourse claims payments directly into EHR and practice management systems. Solving Healthcare’s Biggest Financial Barrier: Slow Reimbursement Thrivory, a healthcare AI company founded in 2023, is tackling the slow and unpredictable
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Philips Launches AI-Powered DeviceGuide for Minimally Invasive Valve Repair

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Philips has introduced DeviceGuide, an AI-powered device tracking solution that integrates into the EchoNavigator platform to provide real-ti

What You Should Know: What You Should Know: - Philips, a global leader in health technology, today launched DeviceGuide, a new AI-powered software solution. The technology is designed to assist physicians during the highly complex procedures used to repair leaking heart valves, specifically through a minimally invasive approach. - Built on Philips’ established EchoNavigator platform, DeviceGuide translates complex X-ray and ultrasound imaging into intuitive, real-time visual guidance.
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voize Nabs $50M to Scale AI Nursing Companion to U.S. and Europe

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voize Nabs $50M to Scale AI Nursing Companion to U.S. and Europe

What You Should Know: - voize, the AI company redefining nursing care, has secured $50M in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital. - The investment will fuel its expansion into the U.S. and Europe, accelerating its mission to give nurses up to 30% of their time back from administrative work. The Crisis Point: Administrative Burden and Nursing Shortage Healthcare systems across the globe are facing a staffing crisis. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts a global deficit of
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