Patient engagement is now a critical component of healthcare, as organizations utilize both traditional and modern communications methods to differentiate their businesses, deliver superior patient care and reduce costs.Today, 74 percent of healthcare executives would like to automate patient engagement, according to a recent study by Conversa Health and World Business Research. Unfortunately, many of these same executives don’t know how or where to begin to do so. From automating
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NTT DATA’s AI Diagnosis Tool Demonstrates Impact on Disease Detection
NTT DATA, a leading IT services provider, announced today that the Artificial Intelligence (AI) diagnosis support solution of its US subsidiary NTT DATA Services was able to detect 56 emphysema cases while normal diagnosis without AI detect 17 cases during a recent Proof of Concept (PoC) conducted at the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center in Pune, India.The solution from NTT DATA Services is designed to help prioritize doctors’ workloads and expedite their reporting processes by
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Industry Roundtable: AI, Greater Collaboration, Integration are Key to Unlocking Healthcare Data’s Ability to Enhance Care Delivery
Chasm Partners, an executive search firm in the healthcare technology and services space recently convened a roundtable discussion to assess how the transformation of “big data” in clinical informatics provides the healthcare industry with an opportunity to gain new insights into patient care, as well as key lessons learned about artificial intelligence’s impact on the industry.Hosted as part of the firm’s quality newsletter, ChasmPOV featured viewpoints from three recognized thought leaders in
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Proscia Raises $8M for AI-Enhanced Digital Pathology for Cancer Diagnosis
Proscia, a Philadelphia-based digital pathology platform has raised $8.3 million in Series A funding led by Boston-based Flybridge Capital Partners with participation from Emerald Development Managers, Fusion Fund, Razor’s Edge Ventures, and RobinHood Ventures.The startup plans to utilize the Series A funding to fuel the development and commercialization of new, clinical AI-enabled workflows targeting high-volume, high-impact cancers, the first of which will be available later this year. In
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VRHealth, Oculus Team Up to Power Virtual Reality Wellness Solutions for Patients
VRHealth, a Boston, MA-based healthcare technology company providing specialized virtual reality (VR) technology solutions and data analysis, today announced that they are teaming up with Oculus to deliver their newest health and wellness solutions using Oculus products. Virtual Reality solutions have the potential to be transformative for the healthcare industry since the immersive experience and ability to monitor progress has enormous potential benefits for patients, doctors, and healthcare
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AI Diagnostics Startup IDx Nabs $33M for Autonomous Detection of Diabetic Retinopath
IDx, a Coralville, Iowa-based startup that developed the first and only FDA-cleared autonomous AI diagnostic systems, has raised $33 million in funding led by 8VC with participation from Optum Ventures, Alpha Edison and Heritage Provider Network. This latest round of funding will accelerate the adoption of IDx-DR and allow IDx to continue developing additional AI-based diagnostic systems.Founded in 2010 by a team of clinical scientists, IDx is focused on developing clinically-aligned autonomous
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Research Report: How Patients with Addiction Use Digital Health Tools
Enspektos, LLC, a healthcare innovation consultancy, today released a first-of-its-kind research about how patients with addiction use digital health tools, where voice-enabled technologies are currently being deployed in health and more.Four Q2 2018 digital health trends & themes revealed in the report are:1. Patients with addiction feel positive about the role digital technologies can play in their treatment. Many, including those with opioid and alcohol addiction, prefer to use social
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Nuance Debuts AI-Driven, Cloud-Based Clinical Documentation Solution
Today at the AHIMA conference, Nuance introduced Nuance CDE One, a cloud-based workflow management, collaboration and insight system designed for clinical documentation improvement (CDI) teams. Driven by AI-powered capabilities, CDE One enables smarter workflows, and its powerful analytics provide health system executives with key insights into the staff, physician and program performance. CDE One works seamlessly with CDE Triage, Nuance’s cloud-based solution that prioritizes cases requiring
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M*Modal, Enjoin Partner to Enable Physician-Led CDI Consulting Services
M*Modal, a provider of clinical documentation and Speech Understanding™ solutions, and Enjoin, a physician-led clinical documentation integrity solution, today announced a technology-driven CDI (Clinical Documentation Improvement) advisory solution to help healthcare organizations succeed in risk-based population health. Putting providers at the heart of every HCC (Hierarchical Condition Category) CDI program, this clinically-focused solution provides a holistic view of the patient by combining
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Biotech Startup uBiome Raises $83M to Expand World’s Largest Human Microbiome Database
uBiome, a microbial genetics company leveraging artificial intelligence to develop wellness products, clinical tests, and therapeutics based on the microbiome, today announced it has raised $83 million in Series C funding. The round was led by OS Fund, with participation from 8VC, Y Combinator, Dentsu Ventures, and additional new and existing investors. Now, uBiome is mining its database (the world's largest human microbiome database) to discover new therapeutic targets, with an initial focus on
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