What You Should Know: - Sagility, a healthcare services provider acquires BirchAI, a Seattle-based company specializing in cloud-based, AI-powered customer support solutions. This strategic move strengthens Sagility's commitment to leveraging technology for a more efficient and impactful healthcare experience. - The acquisition broadens Sagility’s analytics and automation-backed healthcare engagement services that it provides to large national payers, Blues plans, regional payers, health
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Tennr Raises $18M to Fix Fax Problem in Healthcare with AI
What You Should Know: - Tennr, a New York-based company that automates the messy, painful, manual work holding healthcare organizations back from seeing more patients, increasing revenue, and growing their business raises $18M in Series A funding led by a16z. The latest round brings Tennr's total funding to over $25M. - The company, founded by a team of Stanford graduates with expertise in machine learning, is tackling the problems caused by fax reliance in healthcare. The Problem:
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Innovaccer Forms AI Advisory Board to Drive AI-Powered Insights
What You Should Know: - Innovaccer Inc., a data platform company, has announced the launch of its AI Advisory Board. This strategic move underscores Innovaccer's commitment to harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to revolutionize healthcare delivery. - The board comprises renowned industry leaders with expertise in technology, healthcare policy, and venture capital. Guiding Innovation for Better Patient Care The AI Advisory Board will offer invaluable guidance to
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AI & Digital Twins: The Future of Disease Detection & Treatment
AI is impacting every aspect of our lives, and the healthcare industry is no exception. With digital transformation a perennial focus for the sector, AI is increasingly being adopted to accelerate and enhance initiatives. From cost reduction to improved disease detection to personalized medicine, there are a wealth of benefits that the technology is unlocking, including supercharging digital twins. Digital Twins and Healthcare Digital twins have been around for several decades and are
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Syllable Acquires Healthcare CRM Intelligence Platform Actium Health
What You Should Know: Syllable, a leader in healthcare artificial intelligence and process automation, today announced its purchase of Actium Health. Financial details were not disclosed.As the industry evolves, health systems are faced with multiple challenges: Revenue growth with limited capacity, managing and retaining a highly-skilled, but burnt-out workforce, increasing operational costs, and making the most of their care delivery capacity to ensure patient access to high-quality
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Pharmacovigilance in Crisis: Automation as the Answer to Workforce Shortages
The healthcare industry is no stranger to workforce shortages, and the pharmaceutical industry may be next to experience disruptions brought on by labor challenges. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is estimated that occupations across life, physical and social sciences are expected to grow 7% by 2028. However, statistics also indicate that about 136,800 openings in these fields will remain unfilled annually through 2032, as employment growth and worker resignations are
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Forms AI Advisory Group & Residency Program to Develop Virtual Cell Models
What You Should Know: - The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced the formation of a powerful AI Advisory Group and an in-house AI residency program, both focused on building predictive models of healthy and diseased cells – a key step towards creating virtual cell models. AI Advisory Group Background & Members CZI's newly established AI Advisory Group will provide invaluable guidance and cross-disciplinary insights to CZI and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network to push the
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PocketHealth Secures $33M to Expand Medical Image Exchange Platform
What You Should Know: - PocketHealth, a Toronto, CA-based patient-centric platform for medical image exchange raises $33M USD ($45 million CAD) in Series B funding led by Round13 Capital with participation from Deloitte Ventures, Samsung Next. - PocketHealth plans to use the latest round of funding to develop its secure platform, streamlining image exchange between patients, providers, and any healthcare facility. In addition, PocketHealth plans to double its workforce and significantly
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Google & Apollo Fight TB, Lung & Breast Cancer in India with 3 Million Free AI Screenings
What You Should Know: - Google Health and Apollo Radiology International are joining forces to tackle some of the country's biggest health challenges – tuberculosis (TB), lung cancer, and breast cancer – using AI-powered screening technology. - Over the next decade, Apollo will leverage AI models to provide 3 million free screenings for TB, lung cancer, and breast cancer. The initiative has the potential to save countless lives and improve healthcare outcomes for millions of Indians. AI
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HiMS Unveils AI-powered EHR That Saves Clinicians 2 Hours Daily
What You Should Know: Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) unveiled AxiomEHR, an all-new, AI-powered electronic health record (EHR) solution with a unique architecture that supports data-based decision-making, flexible care coordination, and overall resilience to drive quality-based care.Tailored specifically for behavioral and integrated health care providers, AxiomEHR features AI-driven automation, which streamlines inefficient workflows and drastically reduces the screen
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