Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) provides a critical lifeline for millions of Medicaid recipients across the United States, ensuring access to vital medical care. However, this essential service operates within a highly fragmented landscape, often relying on antiquated technology or manual processes, making it susceptible to significant fraud, waste, and abuse – a long-standing challenge nationwide. Addressing these inefficiencies and enhancing system integrity is crucial for both
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Vertical interconnected Clouds: The Right Prescription for Smarter, AI-Driven Healthcare?
Prevention is better than cure. That’s been a healthcare mantra since the Dutch philosopher Erasmus coined the phrase in the early 1500s. From the early detection of illnesses to predictive diagnostics, it’s an ideal that the healthcare sector is still pursuing some five centuries later.
Every year, around 800,000 people in the US suffer a stroke, costing roughly $56 billion in healthcare services, medication, and lost workdays. Cutting-edge technologies are now being deployed to help
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Pulse Charter Connect Secures $2M to Build “Expedia for Organ Transplants”
What You Should Know:
- Pulse Charter Connect (PCC) has oversubscribed a $2 million seed round to modernize and streamline the way lifesaving organs are transported across the United States.
- The round was co-led by Ivy Ventures and Simplex Ventures, with participation from Cedars Sinai Health Ventures, Belal Badat Ventures, Techstars and strategic angel investors. This new funding brings the Chicago-based startup’s total raised to $3.3 million.
Pulse Charter Connect Secures Funding
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Komodo Health & Nasdaq Data Launch NMCI for Deep Healthcare Investment Insights
What You Should Know:
- Komodo Health, recognized as the Evidentiary Standard for real-world data and healthcare analytics, and Nasdaq Data today announced a significant partnership.
- The collaboration will provide hedge funds, private equity firms, and venture capital firms with an unprecedented, in-depth view into the U.S. pharmaceutical and broader healthcare industries through a new dataset, the Nasdaq Medical Claims Insights (NMCI).
Nasdaq Medical Claims Insights
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datma Launches Advanced Patient Journey Mapping in Federated Real-World Data Platform
What You Should Know:
- Datma, a leader in federated real-world data access announced the launch of advanced patient journey mapping capabilities within its flagship platform, datma.FED.
- The new functionality is designed to provide pharmaceutical companies with a clearer, privacy-preserving view of how therapies are adopted in real-world care by enabling structured analysis of patient timelines across diverse clinical, genomic, and diagnostic data sources.
Unveiling
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Rula Health, Curai Health Partner to Expand Mental Healthcare Access
What You Should Know:
- Curai Health, a virtual primary care provider, today announced a partnership with Rula Health, a national behavioral healthcare provider group that delivers high-quality mental healthcare.
- This collaboration will provide Curai patients access to Rula’s extensive network of licensed therapists and psychiatric providers.
Curai Health Expands Access to Mental Health Care Through Strategic Partnership With Rula
Curai Health, a pioneer in AI-powered primary care,
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Icahn Mount Sinai Becomes First US Medical School to Provide ChatGPT Edu Access to All Students
What You Should Know:
- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced it is providing all medical and graduate students, along with select faculty and staff, access to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu platform.
- The private and secure version of the advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tool reflects Mount Sinai’s commitment to pioneering innovative approaches in education and research through collaborative learning and scholarly inquiry.
Enhancing Learning, Not Replacing
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Castle Biosciences to Acquire GI Health Company Previse
What You Should Know:
- Castle Biosciences, a company dedicated to improving health through innovative diagnostic tests that guide patient care announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Capsulomics, Inc., which does business as Previse.
- Previse is a specialized gastrointestinal (GI) health company focusing on diseases related to chronic acid reflux, including esophageal cancer. While the specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed, the transaction is
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Weave Communications to Acquire TrueLark, Accelerating AI-Powered Front Office Automation
What You Should Know:
- Weave (NYSE: WEAV), a leading all-in-one customer experience and payments software platform for small and medium-sized healthcare businesses, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TrueLark, an AI-powered receptionist and front-desk automation platform.
- This strategic acquisition will bring together Weave’s category leadership in healthcare communications with TrueLark’s agentic AI capabilities, unlocking a future of autonomous,
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Function Health Acquires Ezra, Launches 22-Min, $499 Full Body MRI Powered by Ezra AI
What You Should Know:
- Function Health today announced the acquisition of Ezra to launch the first FDA-cleared, AI-powered Full Body MRI scan that cuts scan time from 60 minutes to 22 minutes and costs $499 instead of over $1,500.
- This dramatic reduction in both time and cost makes annual scanning possible for the first time ever, creating a comprehensive 360-degree view inside your body.
Driven by Vision: Democratizing Preventative Health
The missions of both Function Health and
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