AI is everywhere—but is it actually benefiting businesses? The numbers are certainly impressive: In a 2024 McKinsey survey about AI, 78 percent of respondents said their organizations use it in at least one business function‚ up from 55% the year before. Walk through any tech conference and the section for AI vendors gets bigger every year. Yet behind the growth and excitement is a more complex and sobering reality.
Early innovators get a lot of press and attention, leading to a sense of
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90% of Patients Report Clinically Significant Improvement in Maternal Mental Health, Seven Starling Outcomes Study Reveals
What You Should Know:
- Seven Starling, a women's mental health company focused on providing specialized care during the critical stages of fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood , has released its first patient outcomes study.
- The findings demonstrate the profound impact of accessible, specialized treatment on the maternal mental health crisis. Perinatal mental illness is the most common complication of childbirth, affecting 1 in 5 women in the U.S..
The
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Collette Health Acquires VNA: The New Standard for Scaling Virtual Nursing Programs
What You Should Know:
- Collette Health's acquisition of the Virtual Nursing Academy (VNA) is a pivotal move that bundles best-in-class technology with the essential education and clinical expertise required to build and sustain successful virtual care delivery models.
- With technology, education, and clinical expertise seamlessly integrated, Collette Health has made a decisive move to ensure that healthcare organizations no longer need to navigate the complex challenges of virtual
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Ultrahuman Launches Vision Cloud and $99 Blood Test to Redefine Health Accessibility
What You Should Know:
- Ultrahuman, the global health technology company behind the Ring AIR, has redefined health accessibility with the launch of Vision Cloud and Blood Vision Essentials.
- The dual launch marks a major step in positioning Ultrahuman as the leader in precision diagnostics and actionable health insights.
Vision Cloud: Free Universal Health Report Interpreter
Vision Cloud is the world’s first free, universal interpreter for health reports. Available
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Osso VR Launches Osso Nurse Training Platform to Accelerate Nursing Onboarding with Virtual Reality
What You Should Know:
- Osso VR, a leader in immersive healthcare training, has announced early access to its new virtual reality (VR) nursing solution, Osso Nurse Training. The platform is designed to optimize how health systems onboard new graduate nurses, addressing a top concern for hospital executives: finding ways to onboard nurses faster without compromising patient care.
- Developed in collaboration with frontline educators, the solution combines the Osso VR Nursing Series
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Plexāā Launches Wearable Device and App to Prepare Patients for Breast Surgery
What You Should Know:
- Plexāā, a medtech company focused on improving surgical outcomes, has announced the U.S. launch of its BLOOM43 platform on the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
- The platform combines a wearable preconditioning medical device with a companion app, both developed to prepare patients for breast surgery. The launch addresses a significant need, as surveys show that a majority of patients feel both physically (61%) and mentally (71%) underprepared
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GoodRx and Kroger Partner to Deliver Instant Brand Medication Savings
What You Should Know:
- GoodRx, a platform for medication savings in the U.S., has announced the availability of its brand medication savings solution, RxSmartSaver powered by GoodRx, at Kroger pharmacies nationwide.
- The collaboration brings medication affordability directly to the pharmacy counter, aiming to improve the patient experience and deliver stronger economics for the retail partner.
Unlocking Instant Savings at 2,200 Kroger Pharmacies
RxSmartSaver is now
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Yosi Health Launches AI Voice Agent to Power Safer Digital Front-Door Experiences
What You Should Know:
- Yosi Health, a provider of digital front door automation solutions, has announced the successful launch of its new AI Voice Agent.
- The latest offering to its digital front-door platform brings phone, SMS, and web chat automation to patient intake, appointment management, and post-visit communications.
Safe Triage and Deterministic Logic
Built for clinics and ambulatory practices, Yosi's AI component blends deterministic, rule-based voice automation
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Omada Health Launches AI-Powered Meal Map to Transform Nutrition for Cardiometabolic Patients
What You Should Know:
- Omada Health, a virtual between-visit healthcare provider, has launched Meal Map, a new nutrient-categorization tool.
- The tool combines AI-powered instant feedback with support from human care teams to help members in cardiometabolic programs understand the nutrient quality of their food choices. Built within Omada’s Nutritional Intelligence capability, Meal Map is designed to foster confidence and long-term healthy habits.
Shifting Focus from
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SOTI Unveils AI-Powered Assistant Stella to Simplify Healthcare Mobility
What You Should Know:
- SOTI, a leader in business mobility solutions, has announced significant enhancements to its SOTI ONE Platform during the SOTI SYNC 25 conference.
- These upgrades include the launch of Stella, an AI-powered assistant designed to reduce device downtime and accelerate patient response times through intelligent automation.
Stella: The AI Solution for Mission-Critical Environments
Operational inefficiencies and technology failures in healthcare can
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