What You Should Know:
- InfoBionic, a digital health company focused on virtual telemetry and cardiac remote patient monitoring closes its Series D financing round. The series D funding round includes participation by Security International Investments (SII), Mayo Clinic and Excel Venture Management while distinguished existing investors like Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA (Zaffre Investments), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas and Safeguard Scientifics remain actively involved.
- The
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BARDA, Evidation Expand Partnership for Early Detection of Influenza-like Illness Using Wearables
What You Should Know:
- Evidation has been awarded a contract by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to fund the 2023 Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Detect & Protect Studies.
- This contract will also fund research to expand and better understand the potential impact of Evidation’s FluSmart program to encourage protective
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Inovalon & HealthVerity Partner to Advance Real-World Evidence
What You Should Know:
- Inovalon, a provider of cloud-based software solutions empowering data-driven healthcare, today announced the establishment of a Preferred Data Partner Program.
- The program aims to work with a select number of leading organizations that are committed to the thoughtful application of data towards the improvement of economics and outcomes across the healthcare ecosystem.
HealthVerity Partnership
With the establishment of this program, Inovalon is
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Avidex and Artisight Partner to Transform Virtual Care in Hospitals
What You Should Know:
- Avidex, a provider of audiovisual and interactive patient care solutions, and Artisight, an AI-powered smart hospital platform announced a strategic partnership.
- Avidex and Artisight will harness the strengths of both companies to provide a turnkey virtual care solution. Avidex will take on the role of the in-room technology integrator, leveraging its expertise to install and support the solution's essential AV equipment and platform integration of its
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Intelerad, Densitas Partner on AI-Powered Breast Cancer Screenings
What You Should Know:
- Densitas®, a provider of artificial intelligence solutions for breast cancer screening, announced a strategic partnership with Intelerad Medical Systems®, a provider of medical imaging software and services to advance AI-driven breast cancer screening.
- This partnership strengthens clinical decision-making, increases operational efficiencies, reduces costs, and improves mammography quality and mammography facility adherence with MQSA EQUIP
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Ventricle Health Secures $8M to Accelerate Value-Based Home Care Model for Heart Failure
What You Should Know:
- Ventricle Health - a new national, virtual cardiology clinical reimagining cardiac care delivery - raises $8M in seed funding led by RA Capital and Waterline Ventures.
- This company will used the seed funding to expand Ventricle Health’s heart failure management therapeutic model in collaboration with value-based care provider groups and payers, which can reduce the overall average annual cost of heart failure care by at least 30-50%.
Virtual
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Enterprise Imaging: What is the Market Opportunity Beyond Radiology?
The concept of an enterprise imaging strategy was coined over a decade ago, however, it’s only in recent years that the expansion beyond “enterprise radiology” has truly begun. The total market for IT across those nine specialties included in Signify Research’s report reached $6.6 billion in 2022; however, only 20% of market revenue was associated with enterprise deals. When digging deeper into which specialties led the enterprise trend, radiology represented 71% of the total enterprise imaging
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FemTech: Memorial Hermann Taps Midi Health to Expand Access to Expert Midlife Care for Women
What You Should Know:
- Memorial Hermann Health System is teaming up with Midi Health, a virtual care clinic focused exclusively on women navigating midlife hormonal transition for women in perimenopause and menopause.
- Memorial Hermann will work with Midi to extend the care their providers can give to women. Midi's virtual clinic offers high-touch telehealth services while supporting patients’ continued connection to the expertise and care of their Memorial Hermann-affiliated
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HeartX Accelerator Announces 5 Startups for 2023 Program
What You Should Know:
- HeartX, a digital health accelerator powered by HealthTech Arkansas and MedAxiom along with eleven leading cardiology practices in Arkansas and around the country — has selected the five healthcare companies that will participate in the 2023 accelerator program.
- HeartX is a cardiovascular-focused healthcare accelerator that facilitates guaranteed hospital pilot projects and clinical trials for accomplished, early-stage companies bringing new cardiovascular
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Ozempic: From Diabetes Management to Potential Weight Loss Miracle
You've probably heard about Ozempic, especially if you're one of the millions who regularly scroll through TikTok or browse other social media platforms. It's the drug that influencers are lauding as a revolutionary aid for weight loss, making it a hot topic of conversation.
While Ozempic was initially developed to manage Type 2 diabetes, its emerging potential for weight loss is captivating medical professionals and the public alike.
How Ozempic Works: The Basics
Ozempic is a
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