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- Woebot Health announced that Leaps by Bayer, the impact investment arm of Bayer AG, has made a $9.5 million strategic investment in the company to help accelerate further development of its AI-powered behavioral health platform and products.
- Woebot Health’s behavioral health platform combines sophisticated AI, decades of clinically-proven therapeutic research and an engaging relational agent called Woebot, which together form the
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Samsung Launches Smart Hospital Experience with New Connected TV and Mobile Digital Health Solutions
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Samsung Electronics America today announced the launch of its new 4K QLED Smart Healthcare TVs (HT-Q60A Series) and its partnership with health tech company, ShareSafe today at HIMSS.
- The first 4K QLED Smart Healthcare TV in the industry, Samsung’s Smart Healthcare TV transforms in-room displays into easily managed, all-in-one communication hubs personalized for hospital patients and senior care residents, significantly improving collaboration, patient engagement
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VA Taps Evidation for Personalized Heart Health Program for Veterans
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- Evidation, the company enabling anyone to participate in ground-breaking health programs, launches a new program in collaboration with the VA. The program -- Heart Health on Evidation -- will encourage veterans to understand and engage with their cardiovascular health using their smartphones and wearables. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of hospitalization in the VA health care system.
- Veterans who opt to participate in the program, which was
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Behavidence Raises $4.3M to Expand AI-Driven Psychiatric & Neurological Disorders Monitoring
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- Behavidence, a behavioral health company that monitors psychiatric and neurological disorders using artificial intelligence, announced a $4.3M seed round led by Welltech Ventures, featuring Arc Impact and Longevity Ventures.
- Founded in 2020, Behavidence offers multiple digital phenotyping models that can predict disorders such as depression, anxiety, ADHD and more. These digital phenotyping solutions have been adopted by health organizations, tech, commercial and
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Philips Capsule Surveillance Receives 510(k) Clearance
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- Philips Capsule Surveillance solution has received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), paving the way for widespread deployment across healthcare systems in the USA.
- Capable of utilizing streaming data from virtually any connected medical device, the solution aggregates patient data, analyses it to generate actionable insights and alerts, and sends timely notifications to the patient’s caregivers so that they can
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Clarify Health Acquires Embedded Healthcare, Behavior Change Platform
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- Clarify Health, leading cloud analytics and value-based payments platform company, just announced its acquisition of Embedded Healthcare - a behavior change platform company created by notable healthcare leaders such as Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel to scale value-based care for health plans.
- The announcement marks the company’s second acquisition in 6 months and represents Clarify Health’s deep commitment to further build out its technology and cement its
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House Rx Secures $30M to Optimize the Specialty Pharmacy Experience for Patients and Their Care Teams
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- Today House Rx, a health technology platform that empowers oncology and rheumatology physician practices with medically integrated dispensing, announced they’ve secured $30 million in financing.
- Founded by two former Flatiron Health executives, Ogi Kavazovic and Tesh Khullar the company has partnered with four medical practices and 30 prescribers since March 2021.
House Rx, a health technology platform focused on improving
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Ease of Access: Applying the “911” Principle Across Healthcare
The fastest way to access healthcare in the United States isn’t through a primary care physician or urgent care or orchestrated referrals processes. It comes through three taps of a button: Nine, one, and one.
Dialing 911 during a medical emergency is a straightforward process: Callers are routed to the correct dispatcher, resources are deployed quickly and effectively, and patients are transported to the correct facility to receive care. Through three simple numbers, you are whisked
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Precision Medicine Startup Prenosis Raises $20M for Acute Care Solutions, Starting with Sepsis
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- Prenosis, Inc., a precision medicine company, announced a venture investment from PACE Healthcare Capital, an early-stage investment firm committed to improving health outcomes. This investment brings total funding in the company to over $20 million, including partnerships with Foxconn, Roche Diagnostics, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and others.
- Precision medicine company will use the funding to
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LG and Amwell Partner Co-Develop Digital Health Service Solutions
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- LG announced its partnership to Amwell to expand the boundaries of virtual care. By combining LG's broad innovation portfolio with Amwell's deep digital health care experience, the two companies plan to jointly develop new device-based service solutions designed to make it easier for patients to access care, whether in a hospital or at home.
- This new alliance represents a key part of LG's strategic vision for creating new products and services for the next
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