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UCSF Launches Center for Intelligent Imaging to Accelerate AI Adoption in Radiology

by Fred Pennic 10/14/2019 Leave a Comment

UCSF Launches Center for Intelligent Imaging to Accelerate AI Adoption in Radiology

- UC San Francisco launches Center for Intelligent Imaging named ci2 to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology to improve patient diagnoses and care. - ci2 researchers will work with NVIDIA Corp. to build infrastructure and tools focused on enabling the translation of AI in clinical practice. - The center will serve as a hub for the multidisciplinary development of AI in imaging to meet unmet clinical needs and provide a platform to measure the impact and
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Eko Raises $20M to Expand Machine Learning Platform for Cardiac Monitoring/Analysis

by Jasmine Pennic 09/25/2019 Leave a Comment

AI-Powered Digital Health Company Eko Closes $20 Million Series B to Continue the Fight Against Heart Disease

- AI-driven digital health startup Eko raises $20M led by ARTIS Ventures with participation from 3M and Mayo Clinic. - Funding will be used to accelerate research and development (R&D) and commercialization of Eko’s machine learning platform for cardiac screening/analysis. - Eko’s cardiac monitor combines digital stethoscope and ECG technology both for in-clinic and at-home monitoring, which enables patients to seamlessly and consistently send cardiac data to their
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FDA Clears GE Healthcare’s AI Algorithms Embedded on Mobile X-Ray Device

by Fred Pennic 09/13/2019 Leave a Comment

GE Healthcare Receives FDA Clearance of First Artificial Intelligence Algorithms Embedded On-Device to Prioritize Critical Chest X-ray Review

- GE Healthcare awarded Food and Drug Administration’s 510(k) clearance of Critical Care Suite, an industry-first collection of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms embedded on a mobile X-ray device. - Algorithms help radiologists prioritize critical cases with a suspected pneumothorax – a type of collapsed lung – by immediately flagging critical cases to radiologists for triage, which could drastically cut the average review time from up to eight hours. - Critical Care Suite
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Incredible Health Raises $15M to Transform The Way Nurses Get Hired

by Fred Pennic 09/12/2019 Leave a Comment

Incredible Health Raises $15M to Transform The Way Nurses Get Hired, Backed by Andreessen Horowitz with

- Incredible Health raises $15M in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to solve America’s looming health care labor crisis. - Founded in 2017 by a former physician and an MIT alum from a family of nurses, the company has pioneered a new custom matching algorithm that personalizes a hospital’s hiring experience. - The platform empowers hospitals to apply to nurses seeking permanent positions, matching their needs to skilled professionals who fit the bill. Incredible
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Philips Acquires Patient Navigation Platform Medumo

by Fred Pennic 07/17/2019 Leave a Comment

Philips Acquires Patient Navigation Platform Medumo

Philips has acquired Boston-based patient navigation platform Medumo for an unclosed sum, according to CBNC reports. Founded in 2013, Medumo helps hospitals, surgical centers, and care teams automatically guide patients throughout their care journey. The company has raised a total of $2.1M. Its patient navigation platform ensures that patients appropriately schedule, show up on time, have all their pre-appointment tasks completed, and continue to follow instructions when they go home after their
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Why Playing Political Games Does Not Improve Patient Care

by Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD, President of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) 05/22/2019 Leave a Comment

Playing Political Games Does Not Improve Patient Care

Now that it is the political season where divisiveness rules the day, the bevy of President wannabes’ interest in maternal health is suspect. After all, none of them have joined the many maternal health advocates who praised the President for signing into law the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act which gives grants to the states to help identify the causes of maternal mortality.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black and American Indian/Alaska Native women are about 3
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UCSF, The Doctors Company Partner to Address Patient Safety Challenges in the Digital Health Era

by Jasmine Pennic 05/07/2019 Leave a Comment

UCSF, The Doctors Company Partner to Address Patient Safety Challenges in the Digital Health Era

The Doctors Company—the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer—and UC San Francisco (UCSF), today launched a new partnership at the intersection of digital medicine and patient safety. The Doctors Company’s commitment to advancing the practice of good medicine will be expanded through a $1 million collaboration that will enable leading UCSF researchers in evidence-based patient safety practices, safety, and information technology–related policy, and artificial intelligence
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Redox Lands $33M for Scalable Healthcare Data Interoperability Platform

by Fred Pennic 04/18/2019 Leave a Comment

Redox Lands $33M for Scalable Healthcare Data Interoperability Platform

Redox, a Madison, WI-based company that is changing the way healthcare providers and software vendors share data has raised $33 million in Series C funding led by Battery Ventures. The Series C round also included participation from existing investors .406 Ventures, RRE Ventures, and Intermountain Ventures. Finally. A Scalable Way to Exchange Healthcare Data Currently, inconsistent data formats and redundant connections slow, or completely prevent the flow of critical health information,
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NIH Awards UCSF Researchers $11.7M Grant to Launch Pediatric Precision Medicine Equity Program

by Jasmine Pennic 09/08/2017 Leave a Comment

UCSF Sends Data Breach Notification to Nearly 10k Patients 1

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a team of UC San Francisco researchers with a four-year $11.7 million grant to launch a new Prenatal and Pediatric Genomic Sequencing (P3EGS ) program at UCSF, according to UCSF news. Over the four-year span, the program is focused on pursuing equity in the implementation of genomic precision medicine for children and families in the San Francisco Bay Area.As part of the pediatric precision medicine program, the P3EGS team will recruit 1,100
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UCSF, Cipher Health to Launch Customized Population Health Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 02/26/2016 Leave a Comment

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The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and healthcare technology firm CipherHealth LLC have launched a customizable population health management platform called View that aims to improve the quality of care for patients with complex health conditions. The platform, which helps engage patients and facilitate more efficient team coordination among providers, was developed in collaboration between the two entities. View integrates CipherHealth's patient engagement software platforms
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