What You Should Know:
- Regard, a provider of AI-powered clinical automation for Electronic Health Records (EHRs), today announced a significant expansion of its partnership with Banner Health.
- The enterprise-wide agreement will see Regard's technology deployed across all 33 of Banner's acute-care hospitals in six states throughout 2024.
Building on a Successful Pilot
Building upon a successful pilot program launched in June 2022 at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, Banner Health
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American Cancer Society, Color Health Expand Cancer Care Program for Employers and Unions
What You Should Know:
- The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Color Health announced today a significant expansion of their existing program, creating a first-of-its-kind comprehensive cancer solution for employers and labor unions. This enhanced program goes beyond screening and prevention to support employees and members throughout all stages of the cancer journey.
- The expanded program builds upon the existing collaboration between ACS and Color Health, which has already provided
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Lunit Expands AI-powered Cancer Screening Solution to France and Portugal
What You Should Know:
- Lunit (KRX:328130.KQ), a provider of AI-powered cancer diagnostics and therapeutics solutions, announced today two significant commercial agreements that mark its continued European expansion.
- These strategic deals will bring Lunit's AI-powered cancer screening solution to healthcare providers in France and Portugal, aiding in the fight against cancer.
TeleDiag and Lunit Partner to Improve Lung Cancer Detection in France
Lunit has partnered with TeleDiag,
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FOLX Health Appoints Greg Sottolano as Chief People Officer
What You Should Know:
- FOLX Health, the first of its kind, nationwide LGBTQIA+ digital healthcare service provider, built to serve the community’s specific needs appoints Greg Sottolano as Chief People Officer.
- As Chief People Officer, Greg will be responsible for HR, L&D and Internal Communications and will be focused on developing best-in-class talent across clinical and headquarters staff and enhancing the company culture.
- The strategic hire will support FOLX Health’s
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Rise of Retail Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities for Payers
Healthcare delivery continues to evolve to meet ever-changing patient demands. Over the years, rural doctors who historically performed house calls have been replaced with regional physician groups and community hospitals that are owned and managed by large health systems with multiple locations. Nearly 70% of physicians now work for a corporate entity instead of private practices. Telehealth visits increased 26x during the COVID-19 pandemic and have since leveled off, but are still a preferred
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HIMSS24 Roundup: M&A, Strategic Partnerships, Deployments, Product Launches, Funding, More
Strategic Partnerships
New Consortium Aims to Ensure Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare
A new initiative, the Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), was announced at the HIMSS 2024 Global Health Conference. Through collaboration, TRAIN members will help improve the quality, safety, and trustworthiness of AI in health by sharing best practices, enabling registration of AI used for clinical care or clinical operations, providing tools to enable measurement of outcomes
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Mayo Clinic Platform Unveils Solutions Studio to Propel Digital Health Innovation
What You Should Know:
- Mayo Clinic Platform launches Solutions Studio, a groundbreaking program designed to accelerate the development, validation, and deployment of digital health solutions.
- Solutions Studio addresses a critical challenge in healthcare – bridging the gap between promising digital health innovations and their practical integration into clinical workflows.
Addressing Challenges in Digital Health
The high costs and complexities associated with bringing digital
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Amazon, CVS, Google, Mayo Clinic, Stanford Others Join Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) as Founding Partners
What You Should Know:
- The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) announced today a significant milestone with the formation of its founding partner group.
- The diverse group brings together leading non-profit research institutions, patient advocacy organizations, and healthcare providers alongside major technology companies.
Shared Mission: Trustworthy AI for Better Healthcare
CHAI's core mission is to establish itself as the go-to resource for responsible AI in healthcare. They aim
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Therabody Pours $10M into Scientific Research, Formalizes Advisory Board
What You Should Know:
- Therabody, an innovator in wellness technology is pledging over $10M to fund scientific and clinical research studies across beauty, wellness, and athletic performance.
- The investment reflects their commitment to scientific validation in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. Therabody will also launch its first grant program to support researchers globally who are merging wellness and technology in their work.
Therabody & ACSM Partnership
A key
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Better Therapeutics Shutters Operations, Terminates Employees, NASDAQ Delisting
What You Should Know:
- Better Therapeutics (BTTX), a developer of prescription digital therapeutics (PDT), announced today it is shuttering operations and terminating its employees as they explore strategic alternatives.
- The announcement follows a special meeting of the board of directors on March 13, 2024.
Strategic Crossroads
The company will explore strategic options, including:
Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors (ABC): In an ABC, an independent trustee takes
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