Clinical trials were front and center in 2020, as pharma companies raced to develop and prove the safety and efficacy of their COVID-19 vaccines. Despite this increased awareness, many potential participants and referring clinicians remain unaware of available trials and how to become involved. This negatively impacts enrollment efficiency and overall study timelines.
Enter patient referral platforms. The growth of these third-party services has helped bridge the knowledge gap for both
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One Medical Completes Acquisition of Iora Health
What You Should Know:
- Today, One Medical closed its acquisition of Iora Health, a value-based primary care group serving roughly 39,000 Medicare patients. Together, One Medical and Iora will extend its combined reach to provide human-centered, technology-powered care across every stage of life, with nationwide digital health coverage and a combined office footprint in 28 markets covering 120 million people or nearly 40% of the entire U.S. population.
- The acquisition, taking on
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Ellipsis Health Secures $26M to Power AI-Powered Voice Biomarker for Mental Health
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- Ellipsis Health, a San Francisco-based pioneer of the first voice vital sign to quantify and manage depression and anxiety at scale has raised $26M in Series A funding led by SJF Ventures with participation from several investors. The Series A investment round brings Ellipsis Health’s total funding to $31 million.
- Founded in 2017, Ellipsis Health has pioneered an artificial intelligence-powered, speech-based vital sign to quantify and manage depression and anxiety
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Hoy Health Acquires Mobile Med Units Company HomeFront Health
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- Hoy Health, a bilingual digital primary care platform today announced the acquisition of HomeFront Health, a San Antonio, TX-based service-driven mobile healthcare organization that delivers frontline medical services to patients in their homes as an extension of hospital- and provider-centric care models. By harnessing the untapped resource of military-trained and field-tested veteran medics, the mobile medical units provide unparalleled in-person patient care when
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Osso VR Launches VR-based Surgical Proficiency Assessment Tool
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- Osso VR, a San Francisco, CA-based virtual reality-based surgical training company, today announced the launch the of its VR-based multimodal assessment experiences. In addition to adding this capability within its platform, Osso’s platform has also launched in multiple new languages in addition to English, including Japanese, Spanish, German and French to broaden access in the 30+ countries in which it is currently utilized.
- Osso VR is the first surgical training
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RICOH 3D for Healthcare Launches for Customized 3D Anatomic Modeling
- Today, Ricoh USA, Inc. announced RICOH 3D for Healthcare, an integrated end-to-end workflow solution that makes the development, design and production of 3D-printed anatomic models simple, accurate and easy.
- For the first time, RICOH 3D for Healthcare makes it possible for healthcare providers nationwide to develop patient-specific representations of tissue and bone. The lifelike replicas serve as physical simulators to help clinicians see inside anatomy for greater visibility into
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FDA Clears World’s First and Only Smart Knee Implant
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- Zimmer Biomet Holdings, a global medical technology leader, and Canary Medical, a medical data company, announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) De Novo classification grant and authorization to market the tibial extension for Persona IQ®, the world's first and only smart knee cleared by the FDA for total knee replacement surgery.
- Persona IQ® combines Zimmer Biomet’s proven and trusted knee implant, Persona® The Personalized Knee®, with Canary Medical’s
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How AI Helped Companies Survive COVID-19: 5 Tips for Resilience
As the coronavirus pandemic transformed workplaces and workflows, it cast a spotlight on service management and resilient systems. Here are key lessons in how AI can improve your company’s operations moving forward.
The coronavirus pandemic inaugurated a revolution in the workplace as millions of employees shifted to working remotely to stop the spread of the virus. It also expedited digital acceleration across industries, testing the resilience and scalability of service management
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Accenture Names 8 Finalists for HealthTech Innovation Challenge
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- Accenture announced eight finalists for its fifth annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge-North America, a competition that supports new and novel solutions from startups to improve the way people access, manage and finance healthcare in North America.
- The finalists will participate in the final round and awards ceremony at a virtual event to be held on September 28, 2021. The judging panel will comprise executives from globally recognized health and
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Sanas’ Accent-Matching Solution for BPOs Launches with $6M
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- Today Sanas.ai – which has been operating under stealth for a couple of years – is launching and announcing seed funding. Their AI platform for audio matches the accent of the person you're speaking with to yours with no perceptible lag time. Top venture funds investing in the company's $5.5 million seed round include Human Capital, General Catalyst, Quiet Capital, and DN Capital. Speech industry veterans joining Sanas' Board of Advisors include Wendell Brown
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