What You Should Know:
- The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), South Carolina’s only comprehensive academic health system, announced it is expanding its efforts to provide virtual care technology to school health clinics.
- In partnership with virtual care company TytoCare, MUSC is deploying Pro Smart Clinic devices in 150 schools across the Charleston region. The Pro Smart Clinic solution replaces existing telehealth carts, allowing the schools to add more virtual care
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Sounder Benefits Launches with $7.5M for Intelligent Employer Health Benefits
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- Sounder Benefits, an intelligent benefits healthtech company that provides total benefit solutions for high-growth companies, launched today.
- Built at Redesign Health, Sounder Benefits will combine AI-driven insights and strategic benefits advisory services to design comprehensive total benefits strategies that go beyond traditional benefit solutions.
Transforming Employee Benefits: Sounder Benefits’ Strategic Approach for Growth Companies
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PatientPay and ClearGage Merge to Improve Patient Payment Experience
What You Should Know:
- PatientPay, the leading patient billing and payments partner for acute, ambulatory and specialty care, and ClearGage, a leading provider of healthcare estimate and payment solutions, today announced the close of their merger to deliver the industry-leading digital billing and payment platform for medical groups, specialty practices and community hospitals as PatientPay.
- This collaboration aims to set a new standard in payment technology and patient convenience
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MUSC Health Deploys AI to Automate Patient Self-Service Tasks
What You Should Know:
- SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN), a global leader in voice artificial intelligence, today announced that MUSC Health has deployed an AI agent, powered by its Amelia Patient Engagement solution, to enhance patient access
- MUSC Health’s new AI agent, named Emily, leverages Amelia’s integration with Epic to enable personalized, simplified, and efficient patient self-service. Amelia was recently acquired by SoundHound AI.
Enhancing Patient Engagement and
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Memorial Hermann Health Expands On-Demand Cancer Care
What You Should Know:
- Reimagine Care the nation’s leading provider of on-demand cancer care, and Memorial Hermann Health System one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in Texas, are excited to announce a multi-year expansion of their partnership.
- This expansion follows a successful first phase that demonstrated enhanced patient satisfaction, strong clinical outcomes and improved well-being for physicians and nurses.
Enhancing Cancer Care: Reimagine Care and Memorial
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ZBiotics Raises $12M to Expand First Genetically Engineered Probiotics
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- ZBiotics, the pioneers carving a new category of genetically engineered probiotics, today announced the close of its $12M Series A funding round, led by Spring Tide Capital. The oversubscribed round also includes participation by Access Capital, Seamless Capital, Goat Rodeo Capital, and Seaside Ventures.
- The company will use the funds to meet growing consumer demand, spearhead retail expansion, and drive continued research and development in a new sector,
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Elation Health Launches AI-Powered Note Generation Tool
What You Should Know:
- Elation Health, the clinical-first technology company powering innovation in primary care, today announced the release of its ambient note generation product called Note Assist, an embedded artificial intelligence (AI) solution for its Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform, designed for the complex patient visit requirements of primary care.
- With Elation’s Note Assist, the details of the physician-patient visit are ambiently transcribed and intelligently
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Priority Health and Curai Offer Free Virtual Visits to Uninsured Michigan Residents
What You Should Know:
- Priority Health, a nationally recognized nonprofit health plan serving more than 1.3 million members, and Curai Health, a leading virtual care provider, have announced a new partnership to offer free virtual visits to Michigan residents 18 and older who are without health coverage – an estimated 400,000 people.
- The free virtual visits will be available through December 31, 2024.
Curai Health and Priority Health Partner to Enhance Access to Virtual Care and
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Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology Secures $5M to Continue Clinical Trial
What You Should Know:
- Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc. (OTCQB: HRGN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing organ regeneration technology for severe diseases, has secured approximately $5 million from a new investor through a private placement of shares.
- The funds will be allocated to expedite the clinical development of HRGN's lead product candidate, the HRGN Esophageal Implant (BEI).
- The FDA has approved a phase one and phase two clinical
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Waltz Health Launches Waltz Connect to Lower Costs of Specialty Medications
What You Should Know:
- Waltz Health, a digital health company developing smarter, technology-enabled ways to price, distribute and prescribe medications, today unveiled Waltz Connect, a new end-to-end solution that manages all aspects of a payer’s specialty medication coverage.
- It includes proprietary technology, patient engagement support, and a first-of-its-kind dynamic marketplace with a network of high-quality specialty pharmacies that compete on price, service levels, and
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