Have you searched for something on a company’s website, then given up and called to speak to a customer service representative when you couldn’t find the answers you were looking for?
This experience is all too common – especially in healthcare.
Since 2020, digital front doors (DFDs) have become increasingly popular. And with the healthcare staff shortage projected to continue—and even worsen through at least 2025—digital entry points into healthcare for patients are more important
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LeanTaaS Launches Generative AI Hospital Operations Solution
What You Should Know:
LeanTaaS, Inc., the market leader in providing AI-powered and SaaS-based capacity management, staffing, and patient flow software for health systems, today announced the launch of iQueue Autopilot, a first-of-its-kind generative AI solution that will provide hospital leaders with human-like conversations and actionable insights to support decision-making on staffing, scheduling, workflow, and utilization operations.Generative AI is projected to grow faster in
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Bayer Launches Precision Health Unit to Develop New Products
What You Should Know:
The Consumer Health Division of Bayer announced this week it has launched a Precision Health business unit focused on developing new products across its range of everyday health categories. The new unit will consist of multiple business units and diverse leaders prioritize developing products that enable people to take greater control of their own personal health through digital solutions that facilitate more informed choices based on personal insights and novel
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Roundups: 10 Recent Digital Health Strategic Partnerships
Flatiron Health has signed a new partnership agreement with the London-based precision medicine software company Lifebit that will enable its researchers to securely access sensitive, real-world data on cancer patients - and hence speed up research and deliver global research improvements in treatments and care. Implementing Lifebit’s pioneering federated Trusted Research Environment technology will enable approved researchers to safely and securely access high-quality real-world data on cancer
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Eversense E3 CGM for Diabetes Now Covered by UnitedHealthcare
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UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurance company in the United States, will begin providing coverage for the Eversense E3, a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System effective July 1, 2023 for people with type 1 and insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes.Eversense, brought to people with diabetes by Ascensia Diabetes Care, is a CGM System indicated for continually measuring glucose levels in persons age 18 years and older with diabetes for up to 6 months. The system
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Walmart Raises Pay, Invests in Over 7,000 Pharmacists & Opticians
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Walmart announced this week it has raised pay for approximately 3,700 pharmacists, raising the average salary for pharmacists to more than $140,000, not including bonuses and incentives. These investments build on the raises for 36,000 pharmacy technicians that took place last year. Additionally, Walmart will be raising pay for more than 4,000 opticians, bringing the average wage for opticians to be more than $22.50 an hour. Walmart is launching a new
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Somavedic Launches AI-Enabled, Biomarker Analysis App
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Somavedic Technologies (Inc.), makers of the scientifically-studied sleep & well-tech device by the same name, launches Attune Health Mobile App, an AI-enabled, biomarker analysis, offering 100% contactless solution that enables anyone to measure a wide range of vital signs by simply using their smartphone camera.Somavedic aims to empower consumers with the knowledge to make informed wellness decisions through instant and accessible wellness markers delivered
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Siemens Launches Drone Pilot to Transport Lab Samples & Medical Supplies in Africa
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Siemens Healthineers is collaborating with German drone manufacturer and service provider Wingcopter to pilot an integrated drone delivery solution for healthcare facilities throughout Africa; 2-way delivery system transporting blood samples, vaccines, and pharmaceuticals to improve access to sample analysis, accelerate diagnosis and allow faster treatment for rural communities.Siemens Healthineers Middle East, Southern & Eastern Africa and Wingcopter GmbH have
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Strive Health Secures $166M to Expand Value-Based Kidney Care Platform
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Strive Health, a Denver-based provider of value-based kidney care today announced it has raised $166M in Series C funding led by NEA alongside five new investors, including large strategic investor CVS Health Venture.The company will use the new funds to grow and scale the business by expanding into new markets, investing in its existing payor, health system, nephrologist and medical group partnerships and refining its clinical value-based care model. Strive will
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Hyro Secures $20M to Expand Generative/Conversational AI Platform
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Hyro, the leader in plug-and-play conversational artificial intelligence (AI), today announced that it has finalized a $20 million Series B funding round led by Macquarie Capital, with participation from Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Black Opal Ventures, and existing and new investors, bringing the company’s total funding to $35 million.With this capital raise, Hyro will continue to meet the healthcare sector’s critical demand for conversational AI and automation,
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