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Flatiron Health today announced its renewed collaboration with the Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE) of FDA to jointly develop and implement specific research projects to advance the use of Real World Data (RWD) and explore the potential strengths and limitations of using Real World Evidence (RWE) for regulatory purposes.The partnership will specifically evaluate RWD study designs and analytic methods through the collaborative development of priority, clinically
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Ibex Medical Analytics Raises $55M to Drive AI for Cancer Diagnosis Adoption Globally
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– Ibex Medical Analytics (Ibex), a provider of AI-powered cancer diagnostics raises $55M in Series C financing round led by 83North.
- The round also included participation from Sienna Venture Capital and existing investors in the company, Octopus Ventures, aMoon, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital. The financing brings total funding to over $100M since Ibex’s inception in 2016.
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Augmedix Expands AI Medical Documentation to Behavioral Health Market
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- Augmedix announced today the expansion of the company’s ambient medical documentation products to the behavioral healthcare market.
Augmedix currently supports behavioral healthcare entities with its Augmedix Live and Augmedix Notes products and will supplement those with its newest product, Augmedix Go, later this year.
Reduces Burnout for Behavioral Health Clinicians
Nearly half of psychologists report burnout or the inability to meet patient demand.
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Pitango HealthTech Launches New $175M Venture Fund
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Pitango HealthTech, Pitango VC's dedicated healthcare fund, today announced the launch of its second dedicated healthcare fund, Pitango HealthTech II.Pitango HealthTech II had its first closing of the new $175M fund dedicated to investing in entrepreneurs leveraging data science, AI, medical devices and novel biology at the forefront of the transformation of healthcare.
AI-Driven Technologies and Medical Devices at the Forefront of Healthcare
The $9 Trillion
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Concord Health Invests in NeuroFlow’s Behavioral Health SaaS Platform
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- Concord Health Partners, a healthcare-focused investment firm, announced their investment in NeuroFlow, the market-leading behavioral health SaaS platform.
- NeuroFlow's platform combines AI-driven analytics, care collaboration enablement, and enterprise consumer-grade activation to reduce the risks of identifying, managing, and monitoring complex behavioral health and substance use populations.
- Concord's investment will provide NeuroFlow with capital to
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HTD Health Launches Healthcare AI Practice Led by Erkin Ötles
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- HTD Health, a New York-based company specializing in virtually-enabled care, EMR integration, and Software as Medical Device (SaMD) design and development, is launching a healthcare AI practice with partner Erkin Ötleş to meet the changing needs of the industry.
- The firm works with healthcare organizations across the sector to plan, design, and build software systems to improve patient engagement, clinical efficiency, care quality, and
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Balancing Innovation and the Ethical Adoption of AI in Healthcare
In recent years, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has created a wave of excitement and anticipation within the healthcare industry. AI has the potential to revolutionize patient care, improve diagnostic and prognostic accuracy, enhance treatment planning, and streamline administrative tasks. However, for AI to truly deliver on its promises, it is essential that AI tools undergo rigorous clinical validation. As both industry and government leaders continue to determine the
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FIGS & Eko Health Launches New Digital Stethoscope
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FIGS, Inc. (NYSE: FIGS), the direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand, and Eko Health, Inc. (“Eko”), a leading innovator in digital health technology for heart and lung disease detection, today announced the launch of the FIGS | Eko CORE 500TM Digital Stethoscope.The collaboration unites two companies that have reinvented two healthcare professionals’ mainstays — scrubs and stethoscopes — through new technology, modern design, and authentic
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Diabetes Management in 2023 and Beyond: A Tech-Enabled Partnership Between Patient and Doctor
While the pandemic has slowed, there appears to be no end in sight to the diabetes epidemic. The number of individuals diagnosed is projected to keep growing over the next decade. What’s more concerning is that 75% of patients don’t meet guideline-based goals for A1C, blood pressure, and cholesterol control. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to serious complications like heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, and even amputations.
Thankfully, more patients are embracing technology-based
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Addressing Point-of-Care Ultrasound’s Shadow IT Problem
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is taking hold across healthcare, and for good reason. By administering ultrasound technology at the point of care, whether that be the patient’s bedside or an ambulance, POCUS prevents patients from being sent to another facility for imaging or waiting for a radiologist. That, in turn, enables more efficient workflows and faster diagnoses and treatment.
Multiple studies, from The Nurse Practitioner and the Annals of Medicine and Surgery, identify POCUS
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