Recent advances in Generative AI Large Language Models, such as ChatGPT, have been making waves across various industries, not least in healthcare. With the ability to converse with users much like a friend, adviser, or assistant, these models have a broad appeal and immense potential. Their user-friendly nature is democratizing access to AI and stirring a cauldron of innovation, with healthcare emerging as a field ripe for exploration.
Nevertheless, as with any powerful tool, there's a
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5 Key Challenges Preventing Innovation in Digital Health
Now more than ever, the healthcare sector is under pressure to curb rising costs, increase accessibility, alleviate issues caused by worker shortages, and improve both clinician and patient outcomes.
In addition, there is a rising demand for remote patient monitoring services, such as medical IoT and wearable devices, as well as the rapid growth of digital health infrastructure across developed nations.
Added to this are additional demographic factors, with the total size and relative
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Experity Acquires Teleradiology PACS Platform OnePACS – M&A
Experity Acquires Teleradiology PACS Platform OnePACS - M&AWhat You Should Know: - Experity, the technology partner of over 50% of U.S. urgent cares, has acquired OnePacs – a medical imaging SaaS company revolutionizing the Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and Teleradiology industries. - The acquisition further strengthens Experity’s position as the leading urgent care Teleradiology provider and fills a gap in on-demand care delivery. Acquisition
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Doccla Acquires OpenTeleHealth, Expanding in 12 Markets – M&A
What You Should Know:
- London-based virtual ward technology provider Doccla today announced the acquisition of medically certified cloud-based platform OpenTeleHealth (OTH).
- Founded in 2015, OpenTelehealth is a universal cloud-based remote patient monitoring platform that enables patients to measure health data at home, using an app and a wide range of medical measurement devices. Doctors can view patient data on a web portal.
- Doccla has swiftly become the leading virtual
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Venteur Secures $7.6M for Personalized Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
What You Should Know:
Venteur, the digital health startup helping companies provide personalized health insurance options to their employees, has closed a seed funding round at $7.6 million. TThe funding is led by GSR Ventures, with participation by Headwater VC, Revelry Venture Partners, Houghton Street Ventures, Plug and Play, Techstars, CRCM Ventures, and various strategic angels. The funding round closed in June.
Improving Employee Healthcare
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Building A Telemedicine Company – Challenges and Best Practices
In the last few years, the healthcare industry has witnessed an explosion in both popularity and profits in a new sector of business. Thanks to the conditions brought about by the pandemic, telemedicine is now an increasingly popular format for diagnosing and treating a variety of conditions.
Just a few years ago, the telemedicine market had a size of about $42 billion. However, the industry’s growth rate experienced a remarkable surge, and the market size is now projected to reach a
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Dolbey, SOAP Health Partner on AI-Driven Early Disease Detection
What You Should Know:
Dolbey and Company, Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with SOAP Health, a leading AI medical practice innovator.This collaboration brings together Dolbey’s state-of-the-art speech recognition technology, Fusion Narrate® powered by nVoq™, with SOAP Health’s expertise in leveraging AI for medical encounters. The partnership is poised to revolutionize how healthcare professionals and patients interact, improving productivity, revenue, early disease
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M&A: Orbita Acquires Wellbe Assets, Creating Seamless Digital Pathway
What You Should Know:
Orbita today announced it has acquired the assets of Wellbe, a digital health company providing patient navigation for specialty care. The acquisition includes Wellbe’s software, customers and select staff. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Acquisition Creates Seamless Digital Pathway for Patient Care
This strategic acquisition will expand Orbita’s impact on healthcare organizations, ranging from general practices to
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Why Maternity Care Deserts Aren’t Going Away. Here’s What Can Be Done
For a long time, healthcare providers in the U.S. have been putting band-aids on the problem of maternity care deserts, propping up existing services for pregnant women and new mothers with temporary fixes.
The problem shows no sign of resolving, and it won't until we recognize that the issues at its heart are not temporary. They represent deeper, permanent changes in national demographics and healthcare delivery. And they require permanent solutions.
A DECLINING BIRTH
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Why Healthcare AI Must Maintain Multiple Layers of Specificity
The recent explosion of generative AI has pushed public discourse to a palpable tipping point. Nearly overnight, it seems, we’ve cycled from “must develop and/or adopt new AI applications ASAP” to existential fear, avoidance, and even acrimony.
For those of us who have been working directly in the artificial intelligence space for years, specifically in healthcare, these are both trying and exciting times.
On the “trying” hand, many people, including some AI experts, are raising
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