Healthcare providers and their patients stand to benefit dramatically from AI technologies, thanks to their ability to leverage data at scale to reveal new insights. But for AI developers to perform the research that will feed the next wave of breakthroughs, they first need the right data and the tools to use it. Powerful new techniques are now available to extract and utilize data from complex objects like medical imaging, but leaders must know where to invest their organizations’ resources to
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DeliverHealth Acquires Revenue Cycle Company PresidioHealth
What You Should Know: - DeliverHealth, a provider of technology-enabled solutions for hospitals, health systems, and group practices, today announced the acquisition of PresidioHealth, a healthcare technology and clinical intelligence company. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. - The acquisition enables DeliverHealth to further expand its software platform, thus improving coding quality and speeding up the reimbursement cycle for healthcare organizations. Combined
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Why The Future of Healthcare Interfaces is Fluid
Tools we use to do our daily work have rapidly evolved following deep human-computer interaction (HCI) research. However, when it comes to healthcare, the HCI research has not found its way to healthcare practice. Most healthcare professionals still rely on memory, experience, pen & paper and difficult-to-use healthcare software. The future of medical tools needs to be catalytic as opposed to a hindrance. In this piece, we attempt to untangle the set of tools used in healthcare today
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Sirona Medical Acquires Nines Radiology AI Division
What You Should Know: - Sirona Medical, a software company with a cloud-native solution for radiologists, has announced its acquisition of Nines Radiology’s AI division. Sirona Medical did not acquire Nines' teleradiology business, Nines Radiology. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. - This is Sirona’s first acquisition just months after its exit from stealth in Aug. 2021 with a total of $62.5M in Series A & B financing rounds. Why It Matters The FDA-cleared medical
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LG and Lenovo Partner to Drive Innovation in Radiology and Imaging
What You Should Know: - LG Business Solutions and Lenovo partner to enhance medical imaging solutions for the radiology community. - The collaboration will result in diagnostic and clinical solutions in key imaging areas through the combination of Lenovo ThinkStation workstations and LG Medical Monitors. LG Business Solutions and Lenovo are working together to advance new medical imaging solutions for the radiology community. The offering bundles LG’s high-performance medical
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Nuance Launches Precision Imaging Network for AI-Powered Imaging Insights
What You Should Know: Nuance launches Precision Imaging Network, a new AI-powered cloud-based platform for radiologists. Nuance® Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) launched the Nuance Precision Imaging Network, an AI-powered cloud platform that delivers patient-specific data and insights from diagnostic imaging into existing clinical and administrative workflows across the healthcare ecosystem. Leveraging the scale
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Rad AI Nabs $25M to Automate Radiology Impressions, Save Time, Reduce Burnout, Improve Patient Care
What You Should Know: - Rad AI, a Berkely, CA-based radiologist-led AI company, today announced $25M in Series A funding led by ARTIS Ventures with participation by several existing investors, including OCV Partners, Kickstart Fund, and Gradient Ventures (Google's AI-focused fund). - Rad AI Omni automatically generates a customized impression from the findings and clinical indication dictated by the radiologist, using the most advanced neural networks. It learns each
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Reshaping Imaging: 4 Areas Enhancing Provider Workflows & Patient Care
Ever since Wilhelm Roentgen created the first X-ray image in 1895, few technologies have had more influence on medicine than those related to clinical imaging. It’s pretty remarkable if we compare the MRI, CT, and X-ray technologies of even just 20 years ago with those of today. Rapid innovation is making imaging better and easier. Still, we’re only starting to scratch the surface of some amazing advances that promise to entirely reshape how doctors diagnose and treat patients. As with
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Sirona Medical Secures $40M for Cloud-Native Radiology Operating System
What You Should Know: - Sirona Medical, a San Francisco, CA-based cloud software company for radiologists taking on legacy technology, announced $40 Million in Series B funding led by GreatPoint Ventures and joined by Rose Park Advisors and Avidity Partners, with additional participation from previous investors including 8VC and Global Founders Capital. - Sirona Medical Inc. is addressing the needs of today’s radiology
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Collective Medical, Nuance Launches PowerShare to Provide ED Physicians Real-Time Notifications
What You Should Know: - Today, Collective Medical, a PointClickCare Company, was chosen for a collaboration with Nuance with the launch of Naunce PowerShare Image Aware. - The collaboration will provide emergency department (ED) physicians with real-time notifications of a patient's prior radiology studies within existing clinical workflows. Point-of-care access to previous diagnostic images reduces unnecessary imaging, healthcare costs, and ED waiting times while
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