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Today, Santa Cruz-based Capstan Medical, a developer of minimally invasive technology to address heart valve disease, announced $31.4M Series B investment round led by Eclipse.The Series B round included participation from Intuitive Ventures and Puma Venture Capital, a new firm founded by Amit Hazan, a veteran Wall Street medical technology analyst, and Dr. Vipul Patel, a renowned robotic surgeon who has performed more robotic procedures than any other
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CareQuest Innovation Partners + MATTER Launches 2nd Cohort of Startups for SMILE Health
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- CareQuest Innovation Partners, an organization that propels solutions that transform oral health, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, announced five startups selected to participate in the second year of SMILE Health.
- Launched last year, SMILE Health is a program for identifying the solutions that make oral health more accessible, equitable, and integrated with overall health. Out of the 100 applications from early-stage startups
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Why Leveraging Emerging Digital Health Startups Accelerates Innovation
The healthcare industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by the innovation and advancements introduced by emerging startups. In an era where healthcare spending is projected to triple by 2040 and the global healthcare market is poised for substantial growth, harnessing the potential of these startups is paramount. This article explores the pivotal role of collaboration with healthcare startups in accelerating technological advancements, benefiting organizations and
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Talkiatry + NOCD Partner to Strengthen OCD Care Journeys
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NOCDand Talkiatry, today announced a partnership to offer treatment to people with OCD who need both medication management as well as access to exposure response therapy – the gold standard in treating this chronic condition.Through this strategic new partnership, NOCD therapists can refer patients to Talkiatry for thorough psychiatric evaluations and medication management, while Talkiatry's psychiatrists can refer patients to NOCD for specialized ERP therapy—the
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Sheba Medical Deploys AI Lung Cancer Diagnostics Platform
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- Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest medical center, today announced the deployment of a new accelerated, AI-powered cancer diagnostics research platform that can shorten diagnostic time from three weeks to minutes.
- The platform integrates technology developed by Sheba, in addition to innovative digital health startups, to accelerate the pathology department’s diagnostic capabilities.
- The first algorithm incorporated, developed by precision oncology
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Financial Pressures Named Top Barrier to Digital Health Adoption, Xealth-CHIME Survey Finds
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Majority 90.5% of College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) members have adopted digital health, despite nearly half (47.6%) cited financial pressures and staff resource constraints (19.1%) as top barriers to digital health adoption, according to a new survey Xealth.
Conducted online between May 15 and June 20, 2023, the Xealth survey examines the digital health experiences and attitudes of CHIME healthcare executives.
Defining
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Q/A: AiCure SVP Talks How Digital Health Can Improve Access to Clinical Trials
The imperative to enhance access to quality care and research is a central concern gripping both the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. At the heart of this challenge lies the crucial necessity for clean and streamlined patient data, which currently suffers from inadequacies in comprehensiveness and accuracy. Addressing this pivotal issue carries immense benefits, particularly in the sphere of targeted trial recruitment efforts. By harnessing better patient data records, the possibilities
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Augmedix Reports $10.8M Revenue in Q2 2023
Israel’s Largest Acute Hospital Deploys AI-Based Triage in ED
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Ichilov Hospital, Israel’s largest acute-care facility Tel Aviv launches an AI-based triage pilot integration in its Sourasky Medical Center Emergency Department with Kahun, an evidence-based clinical reasoning tool for physicians.This integration will offer physicians and nurses at Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital and is expected to reduce fatigue and burnout among the clinical team.
First ER facility in Israel to Deploy an AI-Based Triage System
By leveraging
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Walgreens Sells $1.85B of AmerisourceBergen Shares, Reduces Stake by 16%
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Walgreens Boots Alliance announces the sale of shares of AmerisourceBergen Corporation valued at $1.85B for debt paydown and general corporate purposes.Walgreens Boots Alliance’s ownership stake of AmerisourceBergen’s common stock has not been impacted but is expected to decrease by to approximately 16 percent.
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