What You Should Know:
- Volpara Health, a global leader in cancer detection software, has been awarded a significant contract with the U.S. Defense Health Agency (DHA) valued at $7.3M over five years.
- The contract will deploy Volpara's Patient Hub™ across the DHA's military health system, modernizing breast cancer screening and patient management for active-duty military personnel, retirees, and their families.
Enhancing Breast Health Management for Military
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OpenNotes and Abridge Partner to Evaluate AI-Generated Visit Summaries for Enhanced Patient Understanding
What You Should Know:
- OpenNotes, an advocate for healthcare transparency, and Abridge, an AI-powered clinical documentation platform, have joined forces to improve patient engagement and understanding through enhanced AI-generated visit summaries.
- The collaboration, part of the new OpenNotes Lab at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), will leverage patient feedback and AI to create more effective and accessible patient-facing documentation.
Improving Patient
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AI-Powered Surgical Platform Definition Health Secures $7.5M
What You Should Know:
- Definition Health, a UK-based, clinician-led HealthTech innovator, has secured £5.75 million ($7.5 million USD) in pre-seed funding for surgical care with innovative predictive AI. This funding will further fuel the enhancement of its platform, designed to seamlessly integrate into healthcare systems, transforming surgical workflows.
- By delivering personalized, data-driven care, Definition Health’s platform improves surgical efficiency, reduces complications, and
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Accenture Invests in 1910 Genetics to Accelerate AI-Powered Drug Discovery
What You Should Know:
- Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in 1910 Genetics, a biotechnology company revolutionizing drug discovery with its AI-powered platform. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
- The strategic collaboration will combine Accenture's expertise in scaling AI solutions with 1910 Genetics' innovative technology to help biopharmaceutical companies accelerate drug development, reduce costs, and deliver more effective therapies
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Ready to Change Your Pharmacy Strategy? It’s Time for Analytics, Data, and AI
When you think about pharmacy, the first thing that comes to mind is data, right?
Admittedly, it’s not my first thought either. But for organizations that are chasing after stronger, more integrated strategies to deliver care to patients, a pharmacy data strategy – and pharmacy partnership with analytics platforms – is often the first area of focus to drive change and deliver stronger outcomes.
The idea of “pharmacy” isn’t just in the terms of where a patient picks up their
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1upHealth Appoints Andrew Boyd as New CEO
What You Should Know:
- 1upHealth, a leading provider of cloud-based FHIR technology, has announced the appointment of Andrew Boyd as its new Chief Executive Officer.
- Boyd brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare technology and digital solutions to further 1upHealth's mission of revolutionizing healthcare data interoperability.
- Prior to joining 1upHealth, Boyd held various leadership roles at Virgin Pulse (now Personify Health), a personalized health platform company,
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GoodRx Launches E-Commerce Solution with Opill
What You Should Know:
- GoodRx, a leading prescription savings platform in the U.S., is expanding its offerings with the launch of a new e-commerce solution. This service allows consumers to purchase eligible health products and medications directly on the GoodRx platform and have them shipped to their homes.
- Opill®, the first FDA-approved daily oral contraceptive available over the counter, will be the inaugural product offered through this new service.
Expanding Access
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H1 Expands Trial Landscape Platform with UK Diversity Data and AI-Powered Site Rescue
What You Should Know:
- H1, a provider of healthcare data and analytics, has announced significant enhancements to its Trial Landscape platform.
- These updates include the integration of diversity data for over 34 million patients in England and the launch of an AI-powered Site Rescue functionality, both designed to accelerate equitable clinical trials and improve research outcomes.
Addressing Diversity in Clinical Trials
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are
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OSU-CHS and TytoCare Partner to Bring Virtual Care to Rural Oklahoma Schools
What You Should Know:
- The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSU-CHS), operator of Oklahoma’s largest telehealth network, has partnered with virtual care company TytoCare to provide 15,000+ students across Oklahoma with virtual care.
- Through this collaboration, OSU-CHS worked with TytoCare to equip 13 schools with the Pro Smart Clinic. Many of the schools that are now part of the telehealth initiative did not previously have clinical staff or technology on-site;
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Digital Hypertension Solutions: Medication Management Shows Superior Results, PHTI Report Finds
What You Should Know:
- A new independent evaluation from the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) has found that digital hypertension solutions focused on medication management deliver the most significant improvements in blood pressure control compared to other digital approaches and usual care.
- The report highlights the effectiveness of digital solutions that combine connected blood pressure cuffs with virtual care teams to manage medication and dosing. These solutions
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