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- Flatiron Health, a healthtech company focused on transforming clinical research through technology that integrates research into everyday care, has announced a strategic partnership with Massive Bio, a global leader in using artificial intelligence to streamline patient identification and recruitment for clinical trials.
- The partnership aims to expand patient identification capabilities and improve clinical trial enrollment across the U.S.
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K Health + Cedars Sinai Study Reveals AI Outperforms Doctors in Medical Accuracy
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- A new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine from K Health – a Clinical AI platform has shed light on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the quality of care in virtual urgent care settings.
- The retrospective cohort study, conducted at Cedars-Sinai Connect, an AI-assisted virtual urgent care clinic, compared the initial diagnostic and management recommendations generated by AI with the final decisions made by physicians who
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Deacon Health Launches With $7M for Specialty Care Management
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- Deacon Health, Inc., a specialty care management provider, today announced the public launch of its specialty care management platform supportive to polychronic patients.
- Deacon Health is powered by a technology that it acquired through an asset purchase that drives over 13.5% in MLR reduction.
Deacon Health Secures $7M Seed Funding to Advance Coordinated Specialty Care for Polychronic Populations
Deacon Health, a provider of coordinated care solutions for
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Virta Health Cuts GLP-1 Use for Weight Loss Over 50%, Driving Cost Savings for Payers
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- Virta Health, a leader in diabetes reversal and sustainable weight loss through its nutrition-first methodology, has announced early results from its recently launched Sustainable Weight Loss GLP-1 prescribing capabilities.
- These outcomes signal a potentially transformative shift in obesity and weight loss management, offering organizations a responsible framework for covering GLP-1 medications while actively reducing reliance and controlling overall
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Heart Failure’s Hidden Price: Understanding the True Cost of Cardiac Events and AI’s Role in Reducing Expenses
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death and a growing financial strain on the U.S. healthcare system, costing an estimated $252.2 billion annually. With one in every eight healthcare dollars spent on cardiac care, the urgency to control costs while improving patient outcomes has never been greater.
As traditional care models struggle to keep up with demand, we are faced with an important question: How can we make cardiac care more sustainable, ensuring the healthcare
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19Labs Deploys Telemedicine Smart Clinics in Yucatán, Mexico
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- Building on a successful pilot, 19Labs and its partners have officially launched a transformative telemedicine program in Yucatán, Mexico, bringing crucial healthcare services to underserved rural communities.
- The initiative, fueled by momentum from a U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)-funded pilot project, has already connected ten remote communities to high-quality medical care through the deployment of GALE eClinics, with plans to expand to
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Daymark Health Launches with $11.5M to Redefine Cancer Care
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- Daymark Health, a company aiming to redefine the cancer care experience, has publicly launched with an $11.5M in seed funding co-led by Maverick Ventures and Yosemite, with additional participation from Oncology Ventures. Daymark was launched out of Healthcare Foundry, with Robert Pahlavan and Jonathan Rhodes as co-founders leading thesis development.
- The company began operations this year in partnership with a leading payer in the Northeast, providing
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Suki Launches AI Prescription Order Generation from Ambient Visits
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- Suki, the leader in artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, today announced the industry’s first-ever capability to generate and stage prescription orders from ambient visits.
- This new feature will be available within its flagship product, Suki Assistant, and was developed at the request of clinicians. Orders are among clinicians' most time-consuming administrative tasks and can take up to 1.4 hours every 8-hour shift, making the
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GoodRx Launches E-commerce Experience for Retail Pharmacies
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- GoodRx, a platform for medication savings in the U.S., today announced a new e-commerce experience for retail pharmacies, designed to improve how consumers obtain their medications through the GoodRx platform. The company is initially launching this experience with the Midwest-based retailer Hy-Vee.
- GoodRx's e-commerce capability bridges online consumer engagement with prescription fulfillment, demonstrating the company's commitment to reducing
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5 Reasons Why Remote Patient Monitoring for Blood Pressure is Beneficial for Maternal Health
Women who didn’t have risk factors going into pregnancy are experiencing maternal health complications at higher rates than ever before. They are particularly vulnerable to blood pressure complications. Rates of newly developed and chronic maternal high blood pressure skyrocketed from 2007 through 2019, and show no signs of slowing.
Hospitals are re-evaluating their standard approaches to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (HDP) as a result. The early identification and
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