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- Acentra Health, a technology and health solutions company launches of the Safe AI in Medicaid Alliance (SAMA). SAMA was created with input and participation from the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA), the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Amazon Web Services (AWS), McKinsey & Co., Arcadia, and the Acentra Health Healthcare Advisory Board.
- The new initiative brings together Medicaid leaders, policy experts, and technology
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Data-Driven VBC: How Tech and AI Are Transforming Value-Based Care
The transition from fee-for-service to value-based care (VBC) puts continued pressure on the healthcare industry, especially as organizations push to remain relevant in a competitive environment while improving patient outcomes. The primary goal of VBC is to enhance clinical results and reduce overall healthcare costs, aligning care delivery with the evolving expectations of payers and patients. Learning to utilize comprehensive, real-time, and actionable data from advanced technology will fully
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Living Optics and NVIDIA Jetson Showcase Real-Time Hyperspectral Imaging
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- Living Optics, a leader in hyperspectral imaging (HSI), has announced its latest real-time blood perfusion demonstration, which was built on the NVIDIA Jetson platform. The demonstration offers a glimpse into the future of edge AI for healthcare, life sciences, and precision imaging.
- The live demo showcases how the company’s spectral vision technology can distinguish between oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in real-time. This capability provides critical
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Hello Patient Raises $22.5M to Scale Conversational AI for Patient Communications
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- Hello Patient, a conversational AI company secures $22.5M in Series A financing led by Scale Venture Partners with participation from 8VC, Bling Capital, Max Ventures, Remus Capital, and FirstLook Partners.
- The Hello Patient platform handles end-to-end patient conversations across voice, text, and chat, helping healthcare practices run leaner, grow faster, and deliver better care. With this new funding, the company plans to continue expanding its product
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Modernizing Medicare Advantage Translations: How AI Streamlines Compliance for Health Payers
For healthcare payers offering Medicare Advantage and Dual Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), the translation of member-facing materials is a costly, complex and high-stakes process. Translation requirements place an enormous burden on payers and, yet, it is critical for a positive member experience and accessibility in the U.S., where nearly 68 million people speak a language other than English at home.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) mandates that materials such as Annual
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MCG Health and Avo Launch AI Assistant to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay
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- MCG Health, a part of the Hearst Health network, and Avo, a clinician-created AI platform, have launched a new AI assistant designed to tackle the challenge of hospital length of stay (LOS).
- The partnership integrates recovery milestones from MCG's proprietary guidelines directly into electronic health record (EHR) workflows using Avo's new assistant. This tool gives hospitalists and case managers a real-time picture of each patient’s readiness to go
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SoundHound AI Partners with Primary Health Solutions to Deploy AI Patient Engagement Platform
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- SoundHound AI, Inc., a global leader in voice and conversational AI, has partnered with Primary Health Solutions (PHS) to deploy a new AI-powered patient engagement platform.
- The initiative makes PHS one of the first Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers in the U.S. to use AI Agents to create a more seamless and engaging patient experience.
Denise: Conversational AI Platform
The new conversational AI platform, named "Denise" in honor of a PHS
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Ketryx Raises $39M to Accelerate AI-Powered Compliance in Life Sciences
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- Ketryx, the AI-powered compliance platform helping life sciences companies ship safer products faster, today announced a $39 million Series B led by Transformation Capital, with participation from existing investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, MIT’s E14 Fund, Ubiquity Ventures, and 53 Stations.
- This latest round brings the company’s total funding to over $55 million, and Vinay Shah, Partner and Founding Team Member at Transformation
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AI and RCM Leader XiFin Receives New Investment, Appoints Jeff Margolis to Board
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- XiFin, a leader in revenue cycle management (RCM) and billing solutions enhanced with embedded artificial intelligence (AI), today announced a new growth capital investment, as well as the addition of health IT innovator and futurist Jeff Margolis to its Board of Directors.
- The funding round builds on XiFin’s 19% year-over-year growth, driven by client adoption of its flagship next-gen platform, XiFin® Empower, and successful execution of compelling business
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Joint Ai Secures $315K to Expand AI-Powered Triage Platform for Knee and Hip Arthritis
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- Joint Ai, an AI-powered triage platform for patients with knee and hip arthritis, has received a $315,000 investment from the Richard King Mellon Foundation.
- The funding will accelerate technology development, deepen strategic partnerships, and broaden nationwide access to orthopaedic surgeons.
Funding from Richard King Mellon Foundation to Enhance Technology, Partnerships, and Access to Orthopaedic Care
Arthritis represents a growing challenge for the U.S.
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