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Heart Disease | Transforming Heart Disease through Medical Technology for Patients

Exo® Launches FDA-Cleared AI on Exo Iris™ to Address Heart Failure

by Syed Hamza Sohail 04/23/2024 Leave a Comment

Exo® Launches FDA-Cleared AI on Exo Iris™ to Address Heart Failure

What You Should Know:  Exo® (pronounced “echo”), a medical imaging software and devices company, today announced its FDA-cleared cardiac and lung artificial intelligence (AI) applications are now available on Exo Iris™, Exo’s high-performance handheld ultrasound device. With affordable, AI-powered medical imaging in a pocket-sized device, caregivers can get to answers immediately to accelerate diagnosis and create new care pathways for heart failure patients at the point of care. As
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Heart Disease: Still the Silent Killer Despite Prevention Options

by John Auerbach, SVP Federal Health, ICF 04/02/2024 Leave a Comment

Heart Disease: Still the Silent Killer Despite Prevention Options

Given the attention paid to the devastating impact of COVID-19, one might assume it was the leading cause of death in the US. But while the fatalities were stark – almost 1.2 million Americans died of COVID in the last 4 years – heart disease remains the largest cause of death and by a landslide. In 2021, the year with the most COVID-19 deaths (416,893), heart disease claimed 60% more lives (695,000) in the US. Perhaps more, striking, however, is that many, if most, of these deaths, were
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Ventricle Health Secures $8M to Accelerate Value-Based Home Care Model for Heart Failure

by Fred Pennic 10/17/2023 Leave a Comment

Ventricle Health Secures $8M to Accelerate Value-Based Home Care Model for Heart Failure

What You Should Know:  - Ventricle Health - a new national, virtual cardiology clinical reimagining cardiac care delivery - raises $8M in seed funding led by RA Capital and Waterline Ventures.  - This company will used the seed funding to expand Ventricle Health’s heart failure management therapeutic model in collaboration with value-based care provider groups and payers, which can reduce the overall average annual cost of heart failure care by at least 30-50%.  Virtual
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iRhythm Launches Wearable ECG Heart Monitor

by Syed Hamza Sohail 09/26/2023 Leave a Comment

iRhythm Launches Wearable ECG Heart Monitor

What You Should Know: iRhythm Technologies, Inc. today announced the U.S. launch of its next-generation Zio® monitor and enhanced Zio® long-term continuous monitoring (LTCM) service.Zio monitor is iRhythm’s smallest, lightest and thinnest cardiac monitor, enhancing the cardiac monitoring experience for patients and healthcare providers together with new service enhancements. The new Zio monitor is a prescription-only ECG monitor, which is an integral part of the Zio LTCM service.
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Robotics + Heart Valve Startup, Capstan Medical Raises $31.4M

by Fred Pennic 08/09/2023 Leave a Comment

Robotics + Heart Valve Startup, Capstan Medical Raises $31.4M

What You Should Know:  Today, Santa Cruz-based Capstan Medical, a developer of minimally invasive technology to address heart valve disease, announced $31.4M Series B investment round led by Eclipse.The Series B round included participation from  Intuitive Ventures and Puma Venture Capital, a new firm founded by Amit Hazan, a veteran Wall Street medical technology analyst, and Dr. Vipul Patel, a renowned robotic surgeon who has performed more robotic procedures than any other
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Geisinger Taps Bodyport to Launch Remote Heart Failure Monitoring Program

by Fred Pennic 08/02/2023 Leave a Comment

Geisinger Taps Bodyport to Launch Remote Heart Failure Monitoring Program

What You Should Know:  Geisinger, an integrated health care delivery and coverage organization serving members in central and northeastern Pennsylvania forms a strategic collaboration with Bodyport, a virtual care company focused on heart failure to launch remote heart failure monitoring program. Together, Geisinger and Bodypart will develop and implement a fluid-guided care pathway for heart failure. The pathway will augment Geisinger’s existing remote heart failure management
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New AI ECG Algorithm Beats Standard Approaches for Detecting Heart Attacks

by Syed Hamza Sohail 06/29/2023 Leave a Comment

New AI ECG Algorithm Beats Standard Approaches for Detecting Heart Attacks

What You Should Know: A new machine learning model uses electrocardiogram (ECG) readings to diagnose and classify heart attacks faster and more accurately than current approaches, according to a study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers that published today in Nature Medicine.The model was developed by co-author Ervin Sejdić, Ph.D., associate professor at The Edward S. Rogers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto and the Research
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Partnership Brings At-Home Specialty Care to Patients with Heart Failure

by Syed Hamza Sohail 04/27/2023 Leave a Comment

Partnership Brings At-Home Specialty Care to Patients with Heart Failure

What You Should Know: Sprinter Health, a mobile diagnostics company, and Story Health, a health technology and services company that provides scalable specialty care beyond the clinic, today announced their partnership to bring elevated healthcare into the homes of patients with heart disease. Heart disease is widespread and impacts nearly 50% of American adults. From hypertension to heart failure, heart disease costs nearly $219B each year and continues to be the leading cause of
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Consumer Trust: How Healthcare Organizations Can Build Confidence with AI

by Sanjeev Sawai, Chief Product and Technology Officer, mPulse Mobile 04/27/2023 Leave a Comment

Consumer Trust: How Healthcare Organizations Can Build Confidence with AI

Trust is a vital component of healthcare. It impacts whether someone shows up for a doctor’s appointment, follows their treatment plan, or plays an active role in their health. But building trust doesn’t just happen at the front counter, inside the doctor's office, or in face-to-face interactions. Increasingly, consumers are interacting with their health plans through online and mobile touchpoints — and these virtual experiences are no less crucial to building trust than in-person
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Oshi Health Raises $30M for Virtual Multidisciplinary Digestive Care

by Digital Health Funding 04/11/2023 Leave a Comment

Oshi Health Raises $30M for Virtual Multidisciplinary Digestive Care

What You Should Know: - Oshi Health, the virtual specialty care company transforming gastrointestinal (GI) health outcomes and economics raises $30M in Series B funding led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) and joined by existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Flare Capital Partners, Frist Cressey Ventures, CVS Health Ventures and Takeda Digital Ventures. - Oshi Health is currently available to over 20 million people as a preferred in-network virtual gastroenterology clinic for
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