What You Should Know: - C2i Genomics, a cancer intelligence company, today announced a strategic collaboration with AstraZeneca, a global life sciences and pharmaceutical leader. - The two companies have collaborated to evaluate the potential of whole-genome minimal residual disease (MRD) testing across solid cancers. - Expanding on a completion of AstraZeneca’s accelerator BeyondBio SCALE program for start-ups and successful technology validation, C2i Genomics and AstraZeneca
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Simulation Training is Vital in Nursing Education and Addresses the Shortage of Nurses
Ebbs and flows in the need for nurses and the number of students entering nursing programs are common, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused a more severe nursing shortage than has been previously experienced. At the height of the pandemic, nursing schools suspended in-person classes and were essentially closed. At the same time, many experienced nurses chose early retirement. These factors came together to create the global nursing shortage we are currently facing. Simulation, the use of
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Wellframe and Linkwell Health Launch Wellsquared to Close the Gap Between Health Plans and their Members
What You Should Know: - Wellframe and Linkwell Health have announced the launch of Wellsquared, a new product designed to deepen engagement with members and help health plans deliver the modern healthcare experience members expect. - Wellsquared is a partnership between Wellframe, the market leader in member experience solutions for health plans, and Linkwell Health, the premier consumer engagement technology and content company serving health plans and health services
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Assisted Polyp Detection Device Receives FDA Clearance
What You Should Know: - Iterative Scopes, a pioneer in precision medicine technologies for gastroenterology, and Provation, the premier software and SaaS provider of clinical productivity and workflow automation solutions, announced recently that SKOUT™ has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adults undergoing colorectal cancer screening or surveillance. - The device was evaluated in the largest U.S.-based multicenter clinical study for a
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Healthcare Data Lake: The Key to Operating a Data Informed Organization
Two decades ago, business priorities within a healthcare organization were largely driven by a select few executive visionaries. Today, the most successful healthcare organizations are using data to validate ideas and further refine them through advanced studies and predictive models. The data-informed healthcare organization has come of age through recent advances in data technologies, a surge in artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities,
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Edifecs Launches Solution to Automate Prior Authorization at the Point of Care
What You Should Know: - The full automation of prior authorization at the point of care leads to improved member experiences, enhanced outcomes, ongoing compliance, and reduced administrative burden. Edifecs’ automated prior authorization solution integrates with electronic health records (EHR) and leverages artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing (NLP), and industry standards such as FHIR to instantly deliver authorization. - This innovation comes on the heels of
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Abridge Partners with Google Cloud for Real-Time Clinical Documentation
What You Should Know: - Abridge, the healthcare conversation company that uses AI to help everyone get more from their medical conversations, today announced a partnership with Google Cloud. - Google Cloud now includes Abridge as a premier partner to structure, summarize, and generate insights on medical conversations. Increasing Insights On Healthcare Conversations Through Real-Time Clinical Documentation Clinical documentation is a struggle for clinicians and patients alike.
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Ion and Houston Methodist to Open Healthcare Innovation Tech Hub
What You Should Know: - Houston Methodist joins the Ion as its first healthcare-centric partner in its growing innovation hub. - The hospital will build out a space at the Ion modeled after Houston Methodist’s Center for Innovation Technology Hub located at its flagship hospital in the Texas Medical Center to showcase the latest in healthcare innovation. Opening a New Window Into the Future of Healthcare The Ion anchors a 16-acre innovation district, the epicenter for
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GE Healthcare Makes Strategic Investment in AliveCor
What You Should Know: - AliveCor, the global leader in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, recently announced its Series F Financing led by GE Healthcare. - The round also included participation from Pegasus Tech Ventures) and existing investors including Khosla Ventures, Bold Capital Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, and WP Global Partners. Providing End-to-End Cardiological Care Using Subscription Services AliveCor, Inc. is transforming cardiological care using deep
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ClaimLogiq Acquires SyTrue for Better Clinical, Coding, & Medical Reviews
What You Should Know: - Payment integrity tech provider ClaimLogiq acquires SyTrue, a provider of healthcare natural language processing (NLP) technology. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. - The acquisition combines the premier payment integrity platform with the leading NLP technology solution to transform how health plans address payment integrity, risk adjustment and data management. By combining their technologies, the market will have a new seamless and cohesive
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