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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...
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By  Trevor Dermody 02:26 pm April 22, 2024
Staffing and workforce management company ShiftMed has acquired workforce solutions managed-service provider CareerStaff Unlimited in a deal with post-acute-care provider Genesis HealthCare.  As part of the seven-year agreement, ShiftMed will provide services to 200 skilled nursing and 1,200 Powerback Rehabilitation centers for Genesis.  CareerStaff’s per diem and MSP platform enables healthcare...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:44 pm April 22, 2024
Lumeris, a value-based care strategy, technology and operations company, announced it secured $100 million in an equity capital raise led by Deerfield Management.  Endeavor Health joined as a new investor, and BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, Sandbox Industries, Kleiner Perkins and JDLinx participated in the round. WHAT IT DOES The Missouri-based company strategizes with health systems and...
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By  Trevor Dermody 06:10 pm April 19, 2024
Editor's note: This article has been updated with a comment from the NIH. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have developed an artificial intelligence tool that predicts whether a patient will respond to cancer-treatment drugs using individual tumor cells, according to a study published in Nature Cancer. Traditional approaches to...
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By  Nathan Eddy 02:47 pm April 19, 2024
Virtual care provider Maven Clinic, a company focused on women and family health, announced the expansion of its fertility and family building program to address the needs of individuals seeking conception support outside of traditional in vitro fertilization (IVF) methods.   The company introduced its Trying-To-Conceive (TTC) health coaching, a program that offers vital assistance to those...
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By  Trevor Dermody 01:02 pm April 18, 2024
Synapticure, a telemedicine company focused on neurodegenerative disease, announced it is partnering with the ALS Association to offer Synapticure’s telehealth platform as a supplement to in-person care at ALS Certified Treatment Centers of Excellence and Recognized Treatment Centers. Synapticure is a neurology-focused telehealth company that specializes in neurodegenerative diseases. It provides...
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By  Trevor Dermody 12:35 pm April 18, 2024
Neural and psychological AI company NeuroBrave has partnered with Sourasky Medical Center’s Functional Neurology Unit in Tel Aviv, Israel, to accelerate research into complex neurological conditions.  The collaboration seeks to utilize AI for real-time translation of thoughts and intentions, which will allow completely paralyzed patients to effectively communicate with others and operate...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:30 pm April 17, 2024
NeuroX, a neurology-focused online consultation service, and its physician network ATP Partners announced it will participate in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) GUIDE Program to enhance care for dementia patients.  NeuroX, American TelePhysician's brain health division, offers a virtual-care platform that connects individuals with neurologists, psychiatrists and sleep...
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By  Jessica Hagen 11:03 am April 16, 2024
Two Chairs, a California-based hybrid behavioral health company, announced it had closed a $72 million Series C equity and debt-financing round. Amplo Financing led the round, with Fifth Down Capital and other investors participating. Bridge Bank provided the debt financing.  The round brings the company's total raise to $103 million.  WHAT IT DOES Two Chairs matches patients with the correct...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:37 pm April 15, 2024
Digital chronic-condition management company Lark Health announced the appointment of Darren Eckberg as its new chief growth officer, who will lead the expansion of the company's AI-enabled GLP-1 cost-containment technology.  The company offers health plans and employers technology aimed at reducing the costs associated with GLP-1s, including virtual coaching for weight management and medication...