98point6, a Seatle-based digital health startup focused on reimaging primary care today announced it has raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs and existing investors. Founded in 2015, the on-demand primary care platform combines innovative AI technology with board-certified physicians to deliver affordable and high-quality care right to a patient’s smartphone.The funding will enable 98point6 to scale and fulfill the strong commercial demand of
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Shore Group Pumps $6M in Healthcare AI Data Startup H1 to Accelerate Growth
H1, an NYC-based healthcare AI startup arming healthcare organizations with live data insights to help fight diseases, announced today that Shore Group has invested $6M to accelerate H1’s growth. H1 empowers stakeholders at healthcare and life science companies to make smarter scientific decisions by providing access to critical data through an intuitive interface.Healthcare Data AnalysisH1 has built a technology infrastructure grounded in machine intelligence that enables it to quickly find
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Carrot Nabs $25M to Commercialize Smoking Cessation Digital Health Platform
Carrot Inc., a Redwood City, CA-based digital health startup has raised $25 million in funding led by JJDC to commercialize its smoking cessation digital health platform, Pivot. The round also included participation from New York Life Ventures and existing investors Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff, Carrot founder David S. Utley, M.D., and R7 Partners.Financial Impact of Smoking for EmployersSmokers cost their employers more than $7,000 annually, per person, in excess healthcare and lost
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Boston Health IT Startup Laudio Launches to Solve Health System Staff Burnout
Boston-based health IT entrepreneurs have teamed up to launch Laudio, a healthcare staff relationship platform designed to solve health system staff burnout. Laudio uses artificial intelligence to predict and prevent staff burnout, through more frequent, timely, and relevant manager interactions. This new software-as-a-service solution reduces turnover rates, which saves even a medium-sized acute care facility millions of dollars on annual replacement costs.Founded by a team led by Russ
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LSU Health New Orleans Joins Vantedge Ventures to Support Physician-Led Innovation
LSU Health New Orleans announced that it has joined Vantedge Venture's Innovation Alliance (VIA), a collective of health systems seeking to innovate and create physician-led innovation developed by their network of clinicians and physicians. The Alliance will help LSU Health New Orleans Office of Technology Management vet and validate the commercial viability of inventions of LSU Health New Orleans clinical physician-scientists. As part of the alliance, Vantedge Ventures Fund will work with
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AI in Healthcare, VR/Mixed Reality, Robotic Surgery Among Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2019
This week, Cleveland Clinic unveiled their annual Top 10 Medical Innovations of 2019 selected by a panel of Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists, led by Michael Roizen, M.D., Chief Wellness Officer at Cleveland Clinic.Ranked by anticipated importance, here are the Top 10 Medical Innovations of 2019: 1. Alternative Therapy for Pain: Fighting the Opioid CrisisPharmacogenomic testing, which uses a patient’s genetic makeup to predict an individual’s metabolism of drugs, including some
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eClinicalWorks Develops Opioid Risk Tool to Assess A Patient’s Risk for Opioid Misuse
Health IT provider eClinicalWorks, announced this week the launch of their new Opioid Risk Tool (ORT), a smart form to assess and address a patient’s risk for opioid misuse and to improve physician adherence to treatment protocols. According to the CDC, more than 11.5 million Americans, aged 12 or older, reported misusing prescription opioids in 2016.eClinicalWorks believes it shares a joint responsibility with its customers toward bringing solutions to patients to combat the opioid epidemic. By
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Eko and Mayo Clinic Collaborate on Machine Learning Algorithm to Help Physicians Fight Heart Disease
Eko and Mayo Clinic collaborate on a machine learning-based algorithm to help physicians better screen for potentially dangerous heart diseases. Eko, creators of a heart and lung monitoring platform that combines non-invasive cardiac sensors with machine learning, has announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to develop and commercialize a machine learning-based algorithm that screens patients for the presence of a low ejection fraction – a weak heart pump. The collaborative effort combines
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Mobile Chronic Care Management Startup cliexa Acquires Preventative Technology Solutions Inc.
cliexa, a Denver-based healthcare technology company with a modular software platform for chronic care management and patient-reported outcomes, today announced the acquisition of Preventative Technology Solutions Inc.(PTSI). PTSI) is a Colorado-based provider of medical assessment applications and mHealth prevention services for adolescents and young adults.With this acquisition, cliexa will develop a suite of behavioral health apps for primary care and family medicine physicians and clinicians
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Mingle Analytics, SilverVue Merge to Form Mingle Health to Focus on Value-based Care Delivery
Mingle Analytics Inc., a provider of Medicare quality reporting, and SilverVue, Inc., a supplier of care management software, today announce their merger. Mingle Health is a new company focused on transforming value-based care delivery by solving the pain points in quality reporting while improving patient outcomes and strengthening practice health.Together, Mingle Health will deliver an all-in-one platform that includes the consulting, analytics, and tools to streamline medical practices,
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