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An obstetrician-gynaecologist reading an automated report by Sonio Detect
By  Adam Ang 08:40 pm May 14, 2024
Seoul-based medical equipment maker Samsung Medison has recently agreed to fully purchase Sonio, a foetal ultrasound AI company in France, for 126 billion won ($92 million).  The four-year-old French startup has been developing IT solutions for obstetrics and gynaecology ultrasound, assisting medical professionals in documenting and evaluating ultrasound examinations.  Last year, it obtained the...
Doctor sitting in an exam room with two patients
By  Jessica Hagen 02:47 pm May 14, 2024
San Francisco-based AI-enabled ambient automation platform Augmedix saw its stock price drop more than 40% after reporting it observed a slowdown in provider purchasing commitments and downgrading its 2024 full-year revenue outlook from $60 to $62 million to $52 to $55 million.  Still, the company beat estimates of its revenue growth, with a 40% increase in the first quarter, to $13.5 million,...
Healthcare provider sitting beside a patient's bed with the patient in it while the provider is holding a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 01:18 pm May 9, 2024
Syra Health, a healthcare technology company that provides tools to analyze population health, reported revenue of $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $1.2 million in the same period last year.  The company noted that its strong growth was due to its Population Health offering, which grew 212% year over year, and the growth of its Healthcare Workforce solutions, which grew 28%...
Healthcare provider wearing a lab coat with a stethoscope around their neck while holding a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 12:58 pm May 9, 2024
Telehealth and medical transportation company DocGo reported a data breach in an SEC filing on May 7. The company stated it identified a cybersecurity incident in which consumers' protected health information was accessed and acquired regarding the company's U.S. ambulance transportation business.  The company said it took steps to contain and respond to the incident, and no other business lines...
Person sitting at a desk while talking to a healthcare provider on their computer
By  Jessica Hagen 03:19 pm May 8, 2024
Teletherapy company Talkspace reported its first quarter financial results for the year, showing a 36% increase in revenue over the prior-year period, to $45.4 million, and a 30% increase in gross profit to $21.7 million.  Operating expenses were down 9% from the prior year to $23.4 million, while payor revenue increased 92% from the first quarter of 2023, and direct-to-enterprise revenue...
A doctor using a laptop to write referrals
By  Adam Ang 08:15 pm May 5, 2024
Consultmed to replatform to InterSystems' IRIS for Health Consultmed is moving its referral management software to InterSystems IRIS for Health data platform.  The move comes as the health IT provider looks to "do integrations at scale." Hosted on Microsoft Azure, Consultmed enables referral management, virtual triage, Advice & Guidance, secure messaging, digital patient forms, requests for...
Several people sitting in a garden area near a building looking at something out of the picture
By  Jessica Hagen 02:11 pm May 2, 2024
Transcarent, a digital platform focused on the self-insured employer market, announced it secured a $126 million Series D investment. The funds bring the unicorn company's total raise to $450 million and valuation to $2.2 billion. General Catalyst and 7wireVentures led the round, with participation from new investors Memorial Hermann Health System and Geodesic Capital.  Former investors Human...
Person being rolled into a diagnostic imaging machine with lasers scanning their body
By  Jessica Hagen 01:28 pm May 1, 2024
GE HealthCare announced essentially flat organic growth in the first quarter of this year compared to Q1 last year, and a 1% decrease in revenue year-over-year, from $4.7 billion in 2023 to $4.65 billion in 2024, causing its stock price to plummet 14.3%. The company reported a net income of $374 million in the first quarter, compared with $372 million in the prior-year period, and adjusted...
Person talking with nurse on laptop
By  Trevor Dermody 03:46 pm April 29, 2024
Virtual care company Teladoc reported $646.1 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2024, a 3% increase from $629.2 million in Q1 2023. Its revenue from Teladoc Health Integrated Care increased to $377.1 million in Q1 2024, an 8% increase year-over-year, and BetterHelp revenue decreased 4% to $269 million.  The company posted an adjusted EBITDA of $63.1 million, a 20% year-over-year increase...
Person holding tablet in front of person wearing surgical mask
By  Trevor Dermody 12:53 pm April 23, 2024
Patient-management company ABOUT Healthcare announced it has acquired AI analytics platform Edgility, enabling ABOUT to offer patient progression solutions with predictive and prescriptive analysis.  ABOUT Healthcare, formerly Central Logic, provides a product-care suite that allows it to move patients in and out of various settings, such as acute care and home-based care.  Edgility’s AI solution...