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- Oncoustics, San Francisco, CA-based ultrasound-based tissue characterization solutions announces the initial close of a $5 million+ seed round of funding to advance its SaMD (software as a medical device) technology for the low-cost assessment of structural diseases at the point of care.
- Oncoustics’ first products will focus on liver disease, one of the fastest-growing causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. The round is co-led by Creative Ventures
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Medable Partners with Withings Health Solutions to Integrate Health Devices in Decentralized Clinical Trials
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- Medable Inc., the leading SaaS platform provider for patient-centered clinical trials, today announced a new partnership with Withings Health Solutions, the business-to-business division of Withings, one of the global leaders in at-home connected health
- Withings’ devices will seamlessly connect to Medable’s decentralized clinical trial platform, reducing the burden on sponsors and sites while empowering patients to participate in trials from home.
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RapidAI Awarded FDA Clearance for AI-Powered CT Scans to Identify Intracerebral Hemorrhage
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- RapidAI, the global leader in neurovascular and vascular AI-enhanced clinical decision support and patient workflow, today announced it has received FDA clearance for Rapid Hyperdensity, the newest addition to the RapidAI platform.
- The tool empowers physicians to quickly assess the severity of injury in patients with acute neuro conditions such as traumatic brain injury and brain hemorrhages – allowing for better and faster patient care decisions.
AI Powered
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New Study Links One Drop’s AI-Powered Blood Glucose Forecasts to Better Engagement and Diabetes Outcomes
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- One Drop, a leader in precision health solutions for people living with diabetes and other chronic conditions, announced outcomes from a retrospective cohort study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) on the effects of its novel AI-powered blood glucose (BG) forecasting feature.
- In the present study, cohort members using One Drop's glucose forecasting feature were more likely to log glucose values in the app than those
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Only 22% of Health Systems Have A Custom Mobile Engagement Platform
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- Nine out of ten healthcare executives believe a well-designed, consumer-facing mobile app would help their organization achieve its digital strategy goals, according to a recent survey commissioned by Gozio Health, a location-aware mobile engagement platform provider.
- 82% of health system executives plan to increase investment in patient-facing mobile technology over the next three years.
The Role of Digital Platforms in Healthcare
A survey of 272 health
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Caption Health Receives CE Mark for AI Ultrasound Tech
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- Caption Health, the leader in using artificial intelligence (AI) and services to improve heart ultrasound access, today announced that it has received a CE Mark for its Caption AI™ technology platform.
- This certification represents the first step in making Caption Health’s industry-leading technology platform available outside the US, and highlights the company’s strong clinical and regulatory track record as it uses AI and ultrasound to deliver better cardiac
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Cornerstone AI Raises $5M to Solve Healthcare’s Data Problem
- Cornerstone AI, a new company solving healthcare’s data challenges to improve research and care, publicly launched its first-of-its-kind AI platform.
- The company also announced a $5M seed round led by Healthy Ventures. The funding marked the first investment for Initiate’s affiliated fund, Initiate Ventures. Healthy Ventures General Partner Anya Schiess and Initiate’s Rowan Chapman and lana Dimkova have joined Cornerstone’s board of directors. Funds will be used to further product
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Zocdoc Launches its First-Ever Public API Platform: Zocdoc for Developers
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- Zocdoc, the leading healthcare marketplace that makes it easy for people to find and book in-person or virtual care across +200 specialties and +12k insurance plans, announced the launch of Zocdoc for Developers, Zocdoc’s first-ever public API platform
- The new public API expands Zocdoc’s unique interoperability capabilities beyond its Marketplace, positioning Zocdoc as the default infrastructure for digitizing the nation’s patient flow
Zocdoc Syncs
With a
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Canvas Medical Raises $24M for EMR & Payments Platform
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- Canvas Medical, the EMR that enables clinicians and developers to power the future of care delivery, has raised $24M in Series B funding led by M13 with participation from Haystack and previous investors Inspired Capital, IA Ventures, Upfront Ventures, and Irongrey.
- In addition to this funding, Canvas has achieved federal certification through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
A Full-Stack Ambulatory EMR and
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athenahealth Alums Launches Fold Health: Digital Health Tech Stack For Primary Care
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- A team of serial health tech entrepreneurs who sold their mobile EHR app to athenahealth has announced the launch of ed Fold Health, the first interoperable digital health tech stack for primary care.
- Fold Health closed a round of $6M from former athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush, SkyFlow CEO Anshu Sharma, Saama Technologies CEO Vivek Sharma along with Anand Chandrasekharan from General Catalyst, Mohanjit Jolly from Iron Pillar, Gokul Rajaram from Firebolt Ventures,
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