What You Should Know:
- Basil Systems, a provider of an AI-powered product lifecycle intelligence platform tailored for the life sciences industry, announced it has raised a total of $11.5M in funding led by Golden Ventures, with participation from Hearst Ventures and Argosy Capital.
- The infusion of capital is earmarked for significant expansion efforts, including enhancing its enterprise BasilIntel SaaS platform, deepening product capabilities, and accelerating the adoption of
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Amazon Pharmacy, Photon Partner to Improve Rx Access + Price Transparency
What You Should Know:
- Photon Health (“Photon”), a prescription network focused on patient choice and transparency announced a collaboration with Amazon Pharmacy, the digital-first online pharmacy known for price transparency and medication access.
- The collaboration integrates Amazon Pharmacy’s real-time inventory availability and dynamic delivery estimates directly into the Photon patient experience platform, aiming to expand access to affordable medications through
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5 Ways Trump Administration Tariffs Are Impacting U.S. Healthcare Now
What You Should Know:
- Recent changes to U.S. trade policy under the Trump Administration, including a new baseline tariff on imports, are sending ripples through the healthcare industry, creating significant uncertainty and cost pressures.
- According to recent analysis by Premier Inc., while a temporary pause on reciprocal tariffs (excluding China) is in effect until early July, the new landscape presents immediate challenges.
Trump Administration Tariffs
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Cedar Launches ‘Kora’ AI Voice Agent to Automate Patient Billing Calls
What You Should Know:
- Cedar, a patient financial platform for healthcare providers announced the launch of Kora, its advanced AI voice agent designed to automate patient billing calls.
- Developed in collaboration with communications platform Twilio and already being implemented at leading providers such as ApolloMD, Kora leverages Cedar's deep healthcare expertise and proprietary billing data to deliver efficient and empathetic call resolution at scale.
Kora: An AI Voice
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Color Health + MSK Direct to Tackle Employer Cancer Care
What You Should Know:
- Color, a healthcare technology company, has teamed up with MSK Direct from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
- The collaboration aims to provide employers, unions, and health plans with comprehensive cancer care offerings, making MSK's world-renowned expertise and support accessible to employees and members regardless of their location.
Addressing Fragmentation and Barriers in Cancer Care
Access to top-tier healthcare,
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DexCare Appoints Matthew Blosl as New CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth
What You Should Know:
– DexCare, Inc., the market-leading platform provider for orchestrating patient demand and care access, today announced the appointment of Matthew Blosl as its new Chief Executive Officer and board member.
- Blosl takes the helm from Co-Founder Derek Streat, who successfully guided DexCare's evolution from a spinout to a recognized category leader, facilitating care connections for over five million patients nationwide. Streat will transition to DexCare’s
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Synapse Health Appoints Jay Shah as Chief Financial Officer
What You Should Know:
- Synapse Health, a leader in advancing the durable medical equipment (DME) industry toward value-based care models, today announced the appointment of Jay Shah as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
- Shah joins Synapse's expanding executive leadership team, bringing extensive expertise in finance and a deep understanding of the DME ecosystem to the role. In his new role, Shah will leverage his considerable experience to support Synapse Health's
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Yosi Health Earns Prestigious AAOE Peer Reviewed™ Recognition for Digital Front Door Platform
What You Should Know:
- Yosi Health, a prominent provider of cloud-based software solutions for digital patient scheduling, registration, payment, and communication, today announced a significant industry validation. The company's Digital Front Door Automation Platform has officially earned the "Peer Reviewed™" recognition from the American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives' (AAOE) respected Peer Review Program.
- The notable distinction underscores Yosi Health's dedication to enhancing
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DiMe Launches Partnerships to Combat Opioid Relapse Using Wearables
What You Should Know:
- The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), a global non-profit focused on digital medicine, today announced a partnership uniting healthcare providers, universities, technology companies, and research centers.
- The initiative will explore the use of data from consumer wearable devices, like smartwatches and rings, to predict and ultimately prevent relapse among individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), potentially saving thousands of lives.
- Partners in
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AI Shows High Accuracy in Suicide Risk Assessment: NeuroFlow Study
What You Should Know:
- NeuroFlow, a company focused on uncovering hidden behavioral health needs to enable more effective care, today published new research findings demonstrating how technology can significantly improve the ability to identify suicide risk, often among individuals who might otherwise go undiagnosed.
- The studies highlight the potential for user-friendly digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI) to assess risk more efficiently, detect suicidal ideation
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