Though we seldom see their use in our modern world and, even then, only in fiction, there was a time when it was common for people to actually use things like crystal balls and divining rods to try to uncover unknown yet valuable information. As unbelievable as it may seem, soothsayers peered into crystal balls aiming to help seekers look into the future for guidance, while prospectors would rely earnestly on divining rods as they attempted to locate underground riches of water or oil.
While
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ODAIA Secures $25M for AI-Driven Commercial Insights Platform for Pharma
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ODAIA, developers of MAPTUAL, an AI-powered commercial insights SaaS platform for pharmaceutical companies, announced it raised an oversubscribed $25 Million Series B financing round, led by Threshold Ventures and co-led by Monograph Capital. Wittington Ventures also joined, with participation from existing investors Flint Capital, BDC Capital, StandUp Ventures and Graphite Ventures. Emily Melton, Managing Partner of Threshold Ventures and Charles Conn, co-founder and
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Sanofi & Flatiron Health Partner to Redesign Clinical Trial Experience for Sponsors
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Flatiron Health announced a new partnership today with Sanofi in their pursuit to redesign the clinical trial experience for sponsors, sites, and patients in the therapeutic area of oncology. The multi-study partnership between Sanofi and Flatiron will focus on improving clinical trial data acquisition, delivery, and quality through site-facing technology that digitally transfers data captured in the electronic health record (EHR) directly into the electronic data
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How AI Can Deliver Benefits in Healthcare Manufacturing and Patient Device Usage
According to Grand View Research, the global artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare market size was valued at USD 15.4 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.5% from 2023 to 2030, to reach an estimated USD 208.2 billion. That’s an impressive growth rate, indicating the expected value delivery to a mostly early-phase adoption of AI in the healthcare marketplace. With such aggressive predicted growth, many health industry professionals
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M&A: eVisit Acquires Bluestream Health
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- eVisit, a virtual care operating platform for health systems and large, complex healthcare delivery organizations acquires Bluestream Health, a digital front door and virtual care workflow solution that manages patient and provider interactions throughout the care delivery process.
- Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Acquisition Brings Virtual care to Patients
eVisit augments its highly innovative capabilities with complementary digital
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MedCrypt Funds Medical Device Usable Security Research at Tufts University
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- MedCrypt, Inc., a proactive cybersecurity solutions provider for medical device manufacturers, announced its financing of the School of Engineering for a Tufts University fellowship program that will support research focusing on the investigation of medical device security and threat modeling.
- MedCrypt acknowledges the vital role that evidence-based security practices play in the MedTech industry and recognizes the need to address the existing gaps. Additionally,
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Quest Diagnostics Acquires Haystack Oncology for $300M in Cash
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Quest Diagnostics has reached an agreement to acquire Haystack Oncology an early-stage oncology company focused on minimal residual disease (MRD) testing to aid in the early, accurate detection of residual or recurring cancer and better inform therapy decisionsUnder the terms of the agreement, Quest will pay $300 million in cash at closing, net of cash acquired, and up to an additional $150 million on achieving future performance
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GigXR to Develop Holographic Simulation Training for Combat Care
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Today, global holographic healthcare training providers, GigXR, announce a second Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract to develop holographic simulation training for the 354th Medical Group United States Air Force (USAF).The contract signifies another step forward for XR as a means to deliver hyper-realistic, immersive training tools. GigXR has been selected to create Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training built for its TIME
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Partnership Brings At-Home Specialty Care to Patients with Heart Failure
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Sprinter Health, a mobile diagnostics company, and Story Health, a health technology and services company that provides scalable specialty care beyond the clinic, today announced their partnership to bring elevated healthcare into the homes of patients with heart disease. Heart disease is widespread and impacts nearly 50% of American adults. From hypertension to heart failure, heart disease costs nearly $219B each year and continues to be the leading cause of
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5 Digital Health Executives Share Their Key Takeaways from HIMSS23
John Erwin, CEO of Carenet Health
I was pleased with the robust turnout at HIMSS this year; it does seem like the healthcare industry is making up for the lost time from the pandemic. The topics that dominated the conference included teasing out the nuanced approach to safely deploying Chat GPT/AI into the industry (and when not to), health equity, and the patient journey. Workforce burnout continues to be a major issue in healthcare, though I think we could have
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