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Japanese Startup AI Medical Secures FDA Approval for Real-Time Endoscopic AI Platform

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Japanese Startup AI Medical Secures FDA Approval for Real-Time Endoscopic AI Platform

Key Highlights- AI Medical Service, a Toyoko, Japan-based endoscopic artificial intelligence provider announces it has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the FDA. - FDA Breakthrough Device Designation expedites the traditional development, assessment, and review process, and enables medical professionals to get access to new developments quickly.- Designation will also enable the company to launch its project in the U.S. and expand to other markets across the world.AI Medical
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Mercy Integrates with Bright.md’s Virtual Care Platform to Modernize Care Delivery

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Mercy Integrates with Bright.md’s Virtual Care Platform to Modernize Care Delivery

- Mercy, a four-state health system serving Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas will integrate Bright.md services into their care delivery platform to expand their ability to care for patients.- Growing adoption of solutions like Bright.md’s SmartExam underscores increasing demand for non-video telehealth platforms as a more cost-effective and convenient means for treating patients with low-acuity illnesses and conditions that might be considered embarrassing for some individuals such as
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Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO Bernard Tyson Dies at 60

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Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson Dead at 60

- Kaiser Permanente CEO & Chairman Bernard J. Tyson dies unexpectantly in his sleep today at the age of 60. - Kaiser board of directors appoints Gregory A. Adams, Executive Vice President, and Group President, as interim Chairman and CEO. - Bernard is survived by his wife, Denise Bradley-Tyson, and three sons; Bernard J. Tyson Jr., Alexander, and Charles. Bernard J. Tyson, the Chairman, and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, died unexpectedly in his sleep at the age of 60, the company
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Innovaccer Partners With Microsoft Teams to Launch Its Care Management Solution

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Innovaccer Partners with Microsoft Teams to launch its Care Management Solution

Key Highlights- Innovaccer Inc. has partnered with Microsoft Teams to launch its care management product, InCare on the Microsoft Teams platform.- With Microsoft Teams, InCare can create a culture of collaboration and prevent the care teams from working in isolated silos. - Care managers can directly talk to the primary care provider’s nursing staff through the chatbot to coordinate care.Innovaccer Inc, a healthcare data activation company today announced a partnership with Microsoft Teams to
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Geisinger’s KeyHIE to Deploy FHIR-Based Imaging App Across Network

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Geisinger’s KeyHIE to Deploy FHIR-Based Imaging App Across Network

Key Highlights- Geisinger’s KeyHIE has selected Life Image to become the first in the nation to implement FHIR-based imaging app to share diagnostic content in the provider portal. - From the KeyHIE provider portal, doctors can call up a patient’s medical imaging directly through the Life Image Viewer app and examine it while reading the diagnostic report within their portal.- The solution allows the integration of actionable data and clinically important information for diagnosis or treatment
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Vermont Health Network Launches Pilot Project to Offer Free Genetic DNA Testing

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Vermont Health Network Launches Pilot Project to Offer Free Genetic DNA Testing

Key Highlights LunaPBC announces a partnership allowing patients in Vermont to donate genetic information to medical research via a partnership with the University of Vermont Health Network via Invitae. Free genetic testing is now offered to qualifying patients to identify increased risk for certain diseases. Patients can then consent to securely share their data with researchers through the LunaDNA platform. In return, patients receive shares of ownership in the company, allowing
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Mission Bio Expands Into Single-Cell Multi-Omics With Platform That Detects DNA and Protein from the Same Cell

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Mission Bio Expands Into Single-Cell Multi-Omics With Platform That Detects DNA and Protein from the Same Cell

Key Highlights- Mission Bio expands into single-cell multi-omics with the launch of its new proprietary technology platform. - The Tapestri Platform is the first and only to enable key insights to drive the development of more impactful cancer therapies. Mission Bio, Inc., a South San Francisco, CA-based pioneer in high-throughput single-cell DNA analysis and precision genomics, today announced its expansion into single-cell multi-omics. The company’s proprietary technology, the Tapestri
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AppliedVR, NCI Partner to Evaluate VR As Therapy for Cancer-Related Anxiety

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AppliedVR, NCI Partner to Evaluate VR As Therapy for Cancer-Related Anxiety AppliedVR Awarded $2.9M Grants to Study Virtual Reality As An Opioid-Sparing Treatment

- AppliedVR announced a collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to evaluate virtual reality (VR) as a solution to help address the underlying cancer-related anxiety. - The proof-of-concept study will evaluate AppliedVR’s virtual reality system on neuro-oncology patients’ “scanxiety,” a term used to describe the anxiety patients with cancer experience before or after medical diagnostics scans.AppliedVR, a Los Angeles, CA-based
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Primary Care Doctors Use Autonomous AI to Instantly Detect Eye Disease

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Primary Care Doctors Use Autonomous AI to Instantly Detect Eye Disease

- A Georgia Primary Care Clinic is now using an autonomous AI system called IDx-DR to test patients for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness. - IDx-DR is cleared by the FDA to make an assessment without the need for a clinician to also interpret the image or results, making it usable by healthcare providers who may not normally be involved in eye care. - The exam typically takes 5-10 minutes. Nurses use an automated fundus camera to take pictures of the patient’s retinas –
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Mount Sinai’s New Precision Wellness App Compares The Effectiveness of Wellness-Related Treatment

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Mount Sinai’s New Precision Wellness App Compares The Effectiveness of Wellness-Related Treatment

- Mount Sinai launches new precision wellness iPhone to for individuals to compare the effectiveness of wellness-related treatments. - The app’s name is derived from what scientists call an “n-of-1” trial, in which individuals compare the effects of different treatments on themselves. - Though the N1 app will initially focus on wellness, these methods and tools may one day be more regularly used in clinical contexts.The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, today announced the launch of a new
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