Last summer, Mireya Bustamante, BSN, RN, had more than 51,000 TikTok followers and 4.4 million likes across her videos when she posted a TikTok about her time as a travel nurse. The 35-second clip showed Ms. Bustamante flying into an unspecified city where staff nurses were striking. In the clip, Ms. Bustamante said, "Strike contracts are a pretty quick turnaround, so you must be ready to go. You also have to be extremely adaptable and flexible."
A quick, seemingly innocuous video that you
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Yung Sidekick Raises $825K for AI-Powered Progress Notes for Therapists
What You Should Know:
- Yung Sidekick, a US-based mental health startup, announced it has raised $825K in pre-seed funding to advance its AI-powered platform that automates administrative tasks, such as note-taking, for mental health professionals.
- The round was led by Altair Capital and Ultra.VC, with participation from other VCs and angel investors. The funding will enable Yung Sidekick to accelerate its product development and roll out new features that will streamline supervision,
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Pager Health Reimagines Personalized Healthcare with Generative AI
What You Should Know:
- Pager Health, a connected health platform company serving more than 26 million members in the United States and Latin America, today announced the launch of ReallyWellSM.
- Combining clinical support, wellness services and contextual navigation, ReallyWell leverages generative AI to conduct deep-dive analyses of all-encompassing data sets for each member and patient, creating an unprecedented, one-size-fits-one personalized engagement experience for
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Rezilient Health Secures $10M to Expand CloudClinics™ in MO, TX, OK
What You Should Know:
- Rezilient Health, a St. Louis-based tech-enabled healthcare company, announced today that it has secured $10M in Series A funding led by Govo Venture Partners, with participation from Bridge Ventures, Acorn Pacific Ventures, The Council, and notable angel investors including Jim McKelvey (Co-Founder of Block), Mark and Robyn Jones (Founders of Goosehead Insurance), Jeremy Friese (Founder of Verata Health), and David Karandish (Founder of Answers.com).
- The
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HHAeXchange Acquires Sandata Technologies: Expanding Homecare Solutions
What You Should Know:
- HHAeXchange, a provider of homecare management solutions, announced today its acquisition of Sandata Technologies, a veteran in the homecare industry with four decades of experience. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The strategic move strengthens HHAeXchange's position in the rapidly growing home and community-based services (HCBS) market, where demand for personal care aides is projected to increase by 43% between 2020 and
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VieCure Secures 45M for AI-Enabled Community Oncology Care Platform
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- VieCure Inc., pioneer of next-generation intelligence platforms that democratize community oncology care, today announced the completion of a $45 million financing led by Northpond Ventures and the appointment of industry veteran Richard Daly as chairman of the board of directors.
- The company will use the proceeds to scale commercial operations to meet the growing demand for its patented Halo Intelligence platform. This platform is the first AI-enabled
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WebMD Ignite Launches Coach for Health Plans to Boost Member Engagement
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- WebMD Ignite, a leading full-service growth partner for organizations in the healthcare industry, today announced the launch of Coach®, an integrated solution that enhances and elevates care management programs.
- Engineered specifically for health plans, Coach is a comprehensive platform that integrates seamlessly into care managers' workflows, enabling them to deliver tailored health education, videos and interactive resources to members to improve outcomes and
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The Evolution of Prenatal Monitoring: How AI and Remote Monitoring Can Improve the Provision of Care
Prenatal monitoring technology has advanced considerably over the last decade. High-resolution sonograms now offer unprecedented clarity, enabling detailed insights into fetal development. Meanwhile, innovations have transformed previously cumbersome and uncomfortable equipment into more portable and user-friendly devices, enhancing accessibility and patient comfort. However, for essential insights into fetal health and development, clinicians still rely primarily on legacy in-clinic systems and
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Accelerating Drug Discovery: Proscia Launches Concentriq Embeddings and AI Toolkit
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- Proscia, a provider of AI-powered pathology solutions, is accelerating the pace of drug discovery and diagnostic development with the launch of Concentriq® Embeddings and the Proscia AI Toolkit.
- These powerful new tools empower life sciences organizations to leverage the full potential of artificial intelligence in pathology, leading to faster breakthroughs and improved patient outcomes.
Transforming AI Development in Pathology
Integrated into
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Rippl Secures $23M to Expand its Virtual Dementia Care Platform
What You Should Know:
- Rippl, a provider of virtual dementia care raises $23M ina Series A funding round led by Tina Hoang-To, Founding General Partner at Kin Ventures, with participation from existing investors including ARCH Venture Partners, General Catalyst, GV (Google Ventures), F-Prime, Mass General Brigham Ventures, and 1843 Capital. JSL Health also joined the round as a new investor.
- The need for accessible and compassionate dementia care is more critical than ever. With
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