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- Altibbi, the Middle East’s largest AI-based digital health platform raises $44 million in Series B fund funding led by Foundation Holdings, Hikma Ventures and existing investors Global Ventures and DASH Ventures. The Series B round marks the largest single financing round for a regional Digital Health company.
- Raising more than $50M in funds since its founding in 2011, Altibbi’s diverse shareholder base also includes high-profile investors Endeavor Catalyst,
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Researchers Develop AI Method for Personalized Diabetes Treatment
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- Hitachi, U of U Health, and Regenstrief researchers partnered to develop and test a new AI method to improve personalized care for diabetes patients needing complex drug treatment.
- The new AI method can now be used to help determine an optimal drug regimen for a specific patient.
Hitachi, University of Utah Health, and Regenstrief Institute today announced the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) method to improve care for patients with type 2
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League Partners with Google Cloud to Accelerate Healthcare Consumer Experiences
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- League today announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud that aims to accelerate and enable successful digital transformation for healthcare providers, payers, pharmacy retailers and employers.
- By leveraging Google Cloud's Healthcare API, League is able to deliver a comprehensive healthcare consumer experience platform and enable the most personalized omnichannel experiences on the market. The partnership will also include the addition of the League
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Telemedicine-Supported Medication-Assisted Treatment Should Remain Available After Pandemic
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- A staggering 100% of patients believe that telemedicine-supported Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) should remain available even after the pandemic comes to an end, according to new findings from a survey conducted by Bicycle Health.
- The comprehensive survey studied over 900 patients suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD), and their attitudes about critical topics like recovery, telehealth, and stigma.
Opioid Use Disorder: A Deadly American
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Philips & Nuvo Group Partner to Tackle Maternal Care Disparities in Rural Colorado
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- Today, Nuvo Group announced a strategic collaboration with Philips to address maternal care disparities in rural areas, beginning in Colorado.
- Following the White House's call to action on maternal health, the companies’ goal is to offer an integrated solution for rural-based care providers and their patients to increase access and drive adherence to prescribed prenatal care via the INVU by Nuvo remote pregnancy monitoring
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NVIDIA Launches AI Computing Platform for Medical Devices
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- NVIDIA today introduced Clara Holoscan MGX, a platform for the medical device industry to develop and deploy real-time AI applications at the edge, specifically designed to meet required regulatory standards.
- Clara Holoscan MGX expands the Clara Holoscan platform to provide an all-in-one, medical-grade reference architecture, as well as long-term software support, to accelerate innovation in the medical device industry.
Clara Holoscan MGX Overview
As part
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CMR Surgical Launches VR Education Solution for Soft Tissue Robotic Surgery
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- Today, CMR Surgical has announced a VR professional education program for its Versius® Surgical Robotic System.
- The announcement marks CRM Surgical as the first soft-tissue surgical robotics system to offer VR training as part of its surgical team training pathway; giving surgical teams increased flexibility to practice their skills.
VR Training for Surgical Robot
The VR headset solution was
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DeliverHealth Acquires Revenue Cycle Company PresidioHealth
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- DeliverHealth, a provider of technology-enabled solutions for hospitals, health systems, and group practices, today announced the acquisition of PresidioHealth, a healthcare technology and clinical intelligence company. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition enables DeliverHealth to further expand its software platform, thus improving coding quality and speeding up the reimbursement cycle for healthcare organizations.
Combined
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Tempus Launches Pathology-Driven AI Platform
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- Tempus, a provider of artificial intelligence and precision medicine, today announced the launch of Edge, an innovative platform that allows pathologists to access developing AI models intended to identify specimens with potentially actionable biomarkers using a single hematoxylin and eosin stain (H&E) slide.
- With access to over 50 petabytes of de-identified multimodal data, Tempus is developing AI models with the aim to identify patients who would
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Report: Private Hospitals Overcharge NYC Government Over $2B Annually
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- The 32BJ Health Fund, a self-insured fund that provides care for 32BJ SEIU members and their dependents, today released a report that lays bare the stark price disparities between Medicare and private hospitals, and outlines solutions to both reins in prices and holds hospital systems accountable for these practices.
- The report, titled, ‘Hospital Prices: Unsustainable and Unjustifiable’ found that hospital prices are dramatically rising, the main driver in the
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