Intelligent health monitoring platform Myia Labs Inc. today announced it has raised $6.75M in seed funding led by applied artificial intelligence investors BootstrapLabs and Zetta Venture Partners with participation from the American College of Cardiology and The Boston Consulting Group. Myia harnesses the power of market wearables such as Apple Watch, Fitbit and Motiv’s Ring to monitor chronically ill patients and predict relapses before they happen. According to the American College of
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Curavi Acquires Post-Acute Telemedicine Provider Platform TripleCare
Curavi Health Inc., a comprehensive telemedicine solution for the nursing home today announced the acquisition of TripleCare, a Long Island City, New York-based provider of telemedicine solutions for the post-acute, long-term care industry, including skilled nursing facilities. For Curavi, the acquisition positions itself as a leader in the telemedicine market for the post-acute care space.Triple Care OverviewSimilar to Curavi, TripleCare uses a comprehensive telemedicine platform to give
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Bridge Connector Integrates with higi Health Stations to Manage Real-Time Patient Data
higi, a provider of health station kiosks and Bridge Connector, which delivers streamlined integrations for healthcare, today announced an integration partnership to allow for seamless integration between higi health stations to manage patient data. The integration with Bridge Connector will enable connectivity of the higi platform with providers, payers, employers, retailers and others looking to connect with and manage their patient data with real-time risk identification for care intervention
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ResMed to Acquire Propeller Health for $225M, Will Operate as Standalone Business
ResMed to acquire digital therapeutics maker Propeller Health for $225 million, establishing itself as a leader in COPD management.ResMed, a provider of cloud-connected medical devices and out-of-hospital software-as-a-service (SaaS) business solutions, today announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire digital therapeutics startup Propeller Health for $225M. For ResMed, the acquisition will help establish the company as a leader in COPD management across all stages of the
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Robotic Process Automation Saves Steward Health Care Systems $2.75M in Operational Costs
The use of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)-a robotics precursor to artificial intelligence in the past two years has led to drastic improvements in productivity at Steward Health Choice Network (SHCN) Health Plan Division, a division of Steward Health Care Systems. Steward Health Choice Network (SHCN) implemented RPA. Within 30 days of implementing its first RPA script, SHCN began realizing an ROI. Since that time, the labor automation—Foxtrot RPA from EnableSoft—has processed 4.5 million
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Biotech Startup ParaGen Technologies Raises $3M to Redefine Tissue Engineering
ParaGen Technologies, a Columbus, OH-based holding company of four tissue engineering medical device companies, announced that it raised $3 million in funding. The round was managed and organized through Ikove Venture Partners’ global network of investors (70% of the funds came from investors across 10 countries).Tissue EngineeringThe field of tissue engineering is focused on developing solutions to recreate the biological structures of the body. Generally, the synthetic products currently
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Bright Health Raises $200M to Expand Care Partner Health Plan Model
Bright Health, a provider of exclusive Care Partner Health Plans for everyday individuals at competitive prices has raised $200M in Series C funding. Investors in the Series C round includes two new investors, Declaration Partners and Meritech Capital, as well as existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Cross Creek Advisors, Flare Capital, Greenspring Associates, Greycroft Partners, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Redpoint Ventures, and Town Hall Ventures. The insurance tech startup plans
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Lyft Appoints First VP of Healthcare to Lead Expansion of Lyft’s Healthcare Business
Today, ridesharing company Lyft is announcing the appointment of their first VP of Healthcare, Megan Callahan, to double down on growth in the healthcare sector. Lyft healthcare rides have grown 3x over the last year, and Megan will lead the strategic direction and expansion of Lyft’s healthcare business. She brings more than two decades of experience from across the healthcare industry, serving most recently as Chief Strategy Officer at Change Healthcare, and as Senior Vice President of
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Ricoh Unveils Interoperable, Secured Fax Alternative for Healthcare
Today Ricoh announced RICOH Healthcare Direct Services, an interoperable, secure and reliable fax alternative. At a time when information management and collaborative technologies are surging in other fields, patients can be left wondering why healthcare providers’ communication can be unreliable, potentially resulting in rescheduled appointments, lost lab results, and other costly or time-consuming errors. The State of the Fax Machine in Today's Healthcare EnvironmentAt a time when information
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How Surgical Robots are Transforming the Operating Room
During a traditional medical operation or surgery, the senior physician is at the helm with supporting doctors and nurses huddled nearby. Often, this process entails surrounding a patient who is positioned on a surgery table.Instruments will be stored in the same room, with nurses and assistants passing the necessary components to the doctor. Everyone listens, everyone works together, and it’s a close-knit, collaborative process.But that’s not how modern surgeries work anymore, at least not when
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