Care coordination in hospitals is fundamentally tied to resource availability. A patient cannot be admitted if there are no beds available, leading to diversions or prolonged wait times. Optimizing patient transitions is essential to maintaining efficiency and ensuring high-quality care.
However, patient discharge schedules are inherently fluid, involving multiple stakeholders and numerous unpredictable factors. Clinical setbacks, adverse effects such as infections or delirium, and
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Taxo Raises $5M to Build Out Autonomous Systems for Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- Taxo, a company focused on transforming healthcare administration with its AI-powered data extraction and reasoning engine secures $5M in seed funding led by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, and Character, with participation from notable angel investors.
- Taxo aims to free up healthcare professionals to focus on patient care, ultimately improving efficiency and reducing costs across the healthcare ecosystem. Taxo will utilize the funding to further develop its
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Physician Sentiment on the Rise, AI Adoption Grows, But Challenges Remain
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- Physicians are expressing a more positive outlook on their profession compared to recent years, with increasing optimism about the role of AI in alleviating administrative burdens, according to athenahealth's fourth annual Physician Sentiment Survey (PSS).
- While concerns about the state of U.S. healthcare persist, the survey reveals a notable improvement in physicians' day-to-day sentiment, and a decrease in the number contemplating leaving
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Pleio Launches OLLIE: AI-Powered Solution to Enhance Human-First Medication Adherence
What You Should Know:
- Pleio, a company known for its human-centric, peer-to-patient platform, has unveiled its latest innovation: OLLIE™.
- The AI-powered solution is designed to deepen patient engagement, empower individuals from the outset of treatment, and establish a strong foundation for lasting behavioral treatment success.
The Problem of Medication Non-Adherence
Medication non-adherence is a pervasive issue in healthcare, with nearly half of all patients
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AI Ambient Scribes Show Promise in Reducing Clinician Burnout, Research Reveals
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- A new report from the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) reveals that early adopters of AI-powered "ambient scribe" technology, designed to automate note-taking during patient appointments, are reporting significant potential in reducing clinician burnout. However, the financial impact of these tools remains unclear.
- Ambient scribes utilize artificial intelligence to convert patient-clinician conversations into EMR notes, aiming to alleviate the
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Navina Secures $55M to Expand AI-Powered Clinical Intelligence
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- Navina, a provider of AI-powered clinical intelligence raises $55M in Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to $100M.
- The investment, led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from existing investors including Vertex Ventures Israel, Grove Ventures, and ALIVE, will fuel Navina's expansion across the U.S. healthcare market and drive further innovation in its AI technology.
AI-Powered Copilot Delivering
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Real-Time AI for Healthcare Agents: Improving Patient Interactions
When cold and flu season intensifies, calls to healthcare contact centers surge. Patients and policyholders need help with appointments, insurance, prescriptions, billing, and more. That places added pressure on agents, whom patients rely on for accurate and empathetic service.
Strong customer service is important in every industry, of course, but in healthcare, there’s extra urgency because every interaction may involve situations with serious medical and/or financial consequences.
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Mount Sinai Launches NYC’s First Center for AI in Children’s Health
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- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has unveiled the Center for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Children’s Health, an initiative that marks New York City’s first dedicated center focused on leveraging AI to transform pediatric healthcare.
- The new center aims to transform children's health outcomes through the development of AI-powered solutions for enhanced diagnostics, personalized treatments, and optimized care delivery for youth and
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Cedars-Sinai Deploys AI-Powered At-Home Scoliosis Monitoring for Pediatric Patients
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- Cedars-Sinai Spine has launched an innovative pilot program at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, revolutionizing scoliosis management for pediatric patients by utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) for radiation-free, at-home monitoring and brace compliance tracking.
- The program leverages Momentum Spine, an AI-driven mobile spine-imaging and monitoring platform, a graduate of the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator program. This platform offers a groundbreaking approach
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Fujifilm Partners with Us2.ai to Provide AI-Automated Echocardiography Analysis for Cardiologists
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- FUJIFILM Healthcare, a provider of diagnostic and enterprise imaging solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Us2.ai, a pioneer in AI-automated echocardiography solutions.
- The collaboration aims to integrate Us2.ai’s artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, automated clinical workflow solution into Fujifilm’s LISENDO 880 cardiovascular ultrasound system, revolutionizing cardiac diagnostics.
- The integration of Us2.ai’s software with the
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