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By  Jessica Hagen 01:49 pm December 12, 2023
AI in healthcare and value-based care enablement are top developing trends in healthcare, but lack scalability so far, while big box retailers as providers and data interoperability have shown a high volume of activity in 2023, and are scaling with long-term trajectories. Rock Health's report, which utilized data to determine the sequence of developments in the digital health space this year,...
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By  Nathaniel Lacktman and Louis Lehot 12:00 pm December 8, 2023
Today, a tale of two markets are seen in healthcare mergers and acquisition: the present (as reflected in the data about declining dealmaking) and the future (reflected in the increasingly positive outlook by dealmakers). While deal data can vary according to how it is defined and who is reporting, it has declined substantially across the board since the high-water mark in late 2021 and early...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:46 pm December 7, 2023
Leaders in the digital health space relayed to MobiHealthNews what stood out to them in 2023 as the year draws to an end. Many noted the meteoric rise of genAI in 2023 and expectations of growing adoption of the technology in 2024, emphasizing the importance of treading carefully as the tech is further implemented. Other stakeholders pinpointed bankruptcies and mergers and acquisitions as being...
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By  Adam Ang 07:48 pm December 6, 2023
Technology-enabled healthcare provider Doctor Anywhere from Singapore has raised another $40.8 million in a Series C funding extension round joined by Square Peg and Novo Holdings.  This brings its total investments since inception to nearly $200 million. It bagged $38.8 million in its previous Series C extension round.  WHAT IT'S FOR In a statement, the company said it will use its fresh funds...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:04 pm December 4, 2023
EndoQuest, an endoluminal robotics technology company, announced it closed a $42 million C-1 preferred financing round. Existing investors CE Ventures Limited and McNair Interests Ltd. participated in the round, as did new investor Puma Venture Capital LLC.   WHAT IT DOES The Houston-based company developed a flexible robotics surgery system to perform minimally invasive procedures in upper and...
Healthcare provider sitting a room with a computer while there is a window for them to see a diagnostic imaging tool
By  Jessica Hagen 05:10 pm November 28, 2023
AI-enabled imaging company Aidoc announced that it has secured $30 million in funding to develop a comprehensive AI imaging model and a new category of products based on that model.  WHAT IT DOES Aidoc offers radiologists tools to find and triage injuries and health conditions based on imaging results. It also provides coordination software for stroke and cardiovascular care, alerting relevant...
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By  Jessica Hagen 04:12 pm November 22, 2023
Healthcare AI company Layer Health, spun out of MIT, announced its launch with $4 million in funding from GV (Google Ventures), General Catalyst and Inception Health.  WHAT THEY DO Layer Health's AI platform, dubbed Distill, built on machine learning algorithms that leverage large language models, aims to streamline the chart review process from unstructured data.  The technology can be...
cofounders Andrei Georgescu (left), now Vivodyne’s CEO, and UPenn Professor Dan Huh (right), now Vivodyne’s CSO
By  Jessica Hagen 03:18 pm November 22, 2023
Philadelphia-based AI-enabled biotech company Vivodyne announced it closed a $38 million seed funding round led by Khosla Ventures. CS Ventures, Kairos Ventures, Bison Ventures and MBX Capital also participated in the round.  WHAT IT DOES Vivodyne is a drug discovery company that uses clinically predictive AI to help identify therapeutic targets and predict a patient's response to a drug by...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:58 pm November 21, 2023
Healthcare management platform Laudio announced that Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has joined its Series B funding round as a strategic investor and will implement its administrative workflows to drive employee efficiency and engagement. Laudio's AI-enabled platform provides healthcare management personnel with recommendations on engaging with their team to reduce burnout and...