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Remote Monitoring After Cardiac Surgery Reveals Undetected AFib Events, Study Finds

Remote Monitoring After Cardiac Surgery Reveals Undetected AFib Events, Study Finds

08/21/2025 By Jakob Wollborn, M.D., M.P.H., Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist and Intensivist at Brigham and Women 's Hospital Leave a Comment

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is one of the most common complications following cardiac surgery. It affects up to 40% of patients, depending on the procedure. During the early recovery period, patients are continuously monitored in the ICU using telemetry and intermittent ECGs to detect irregular
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  • EliseAI Raises $250M to Expand AI Automation in Healthcare

    EliseAI Raises $250M to Expand AI Automation in Healthcare

    Fred Pennic

  • Identifeye HEALTH Launches AI-Powered Retinal Screening Platform for Eye Care

    Identifeye HEALTH Launches AI-Powered Retinal Screening Platform for Eye Care

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  • Cascala Health Secures $8.6M for AI-Enabled Clinical Intelligence Platform for Post-Acute Care

    Cascala Health Secures $8.6M for AI-Enabled Clinical Intelligence Platform for Post-Acute Care

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by Fred Pennic 08/20/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Stimvia, a Czech medtech company, has successfully completed a clinical study on its URIS® device for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease symptoms.  - The
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ARC and Revealense Collaborate on Joint Venture to Deliver At-Home AI-Based Neurological Diagnostics

ARC and Revealense Collaborate on Joint Venture to Deliver At-Home AI-Based Neurological Diagnostics

by Fred Pennic 08/20/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - ARC, the innovation arm of the world-renowned Sheba Medical Center, and Revealense, a creator of a neurological-AI engine, have announced a joint venture.  -
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4 Steps to Safely Implement AI in Healthcare and Pharmacy Operations

4 Steps to Safely Implement AI in Healthcare and Pharmacy Operations

by Praveen Kotha, Chief Technology Officer at True Rx Health Strategists 08/20/2025 Leave a Comment

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming healthcare, including pharmacy operations, clinical workflows, and business processes.  As adoption accelerates, it's essential to ensure that AI
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J.D. Power Study: Medicare Advantage Member Satisfaction Declines Amid Policy Changes

J.D. Power Study: Medicare Advantage Member Satisfaction Declines Amid Policy Changes

by Jasmine Pennic 08/20/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - A new report from J.D. Power reveals a significant decline in member satisfaction with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Medicare Advantage Study
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Beyond Budgets: How IT Outsourcing is a Strategic Imperative for Health Systems

Beyond Budgets: How IT Outsourcing is a Strategic Imperative for Health Systems

by Our Thought Leaders 08/20/2025 Leave a Comment

After years of severe financial pressure intensified by the pandemic, U.S. health systems face shifting service demands, soaring costs, murky and unpredictable policy decisions, workforce shortages,
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Inovalon and AWS Partner to Enhance AI-Powered Solution for Medicare Advantage Audits

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by Jasmine Pennic 08/20/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Inovalon, a provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, has announced an expanded collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance its Converged Record
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CitiusTech Acquires Health Data Movers to Enhance Epic Systems and AI Integration

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by Fred Pennic 08/19/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - CitiusTech, a provider of healthcare technology and solutions, has announced the acquisition of Health Data Movers, a healthcare technology services firm known for its
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by Jasmine Pennic 08/19/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a new oversight initiative to ensure that enrollees in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance
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by Jasmine Pennic 08/19/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Talkdesk, Inc. has announced the integration of its Talkdesk Advanced Dialer with Epic through the Epic Workshop program.  - The new integration directly connects
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Innovaccer Launches AI-Powered Prior Authorization Solution

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by Jasmine Pennic 08/19/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Innovaccer Inc., a healthcare AI company launches Flow Auth, a new AI-powered prior authorization solution.  - As part of the company's revenue cycle
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by Thomas Kluz, Managing Director at Niterra Ventures 08/19/2025 Leave a Comment

The most consequential shift in modern medicine isn’t happening inside hospitals or biotech labs. It’s happening inside medical simulation labs / training centers. Drug development has long been
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M&A: TigerConnect Acquires eVideon to Unify Hospital Communications

M&A: TigerConnect Acquires eVideon to Unify Hospital Communications

by Fred Pennic 08/19/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - TigerConnect, a leading clinical collaboration platform, has announced its acquisition of eVideon, a leader in hospital smart room technology and digital patient
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OSPRI Launches as Vertically-Integrated Biotech Company with $30M

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by Fred Pennic 08/19/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Community Direct DX (CDx), Scienetix, and the R&D division of Advanta Genetics have merged to form OSPRI, a new biotechnology company specializing in polymerase
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Lovell and CalmiGo Partner to Provide Anxiety and PTSD Relief for Veterans

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by Jasmine Pennic 08/19/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Lovell Government Services and CalmiGo, a mental health platform for anxiety, PTSD, and panic attacks, have announced a new partnership to serve federal healthcare
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New Trilliant Health Report Exposes Widespread Price Variation in U.S. Healthcare

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by Fred Pennic 08/19/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Trilliant Health, a healthcare analytics firm, has released a new report that leverages data from the Transparency in Coverage (TiC) final rule to expose significant
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Beyond Step Counts: How AI-Powered Gait Analysis is Unlocking a New Vital Sign in Healthcare

by Yuval Naveh, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of OneStep 08/19/2025 Leave a Comment

Gait—how we walk—provides powerful, often overlooked insights into our physical, cognitive, mental, and social health. It’s more than just movement; it serves as a window into our overall well-being,
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Medallion Raises $43M to Streamline Healthcare Provider Networks with AI

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by Fred Pennic 08/18/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Medallion, a provider of AI-powered provider network infrastructure, today announced it has raised $43M in new funding led by Acrew Capital, with participation from
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by Jasmine Pennic 08/18/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Ambience Healthcare has announced the launch of Chart Chat, an AI copilot designed to integrate directly into Epic’s electronic health record (EHR) system.  -
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by Fred Pennic 08/18/2025 Leave a Comment

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by Zach Evans, Chief Technology Officer at Xsolis 08/18/2025 Leave a Comment

Health insurance payers, healthcare providers, and their associated contractors who handle patient data have all been forced to reckon with heightened cybersecurity concerns. For the entire industry,
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by Bilal Naved, Ph, co-founder Chief Product Officer at Clearstep 08/18/2025 Leave a Comment

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