Trevor Dermody

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By  Trevor Dermody 03:15 pm March 15, 2024
Israel-based AION Labs, an AI-enabled drug discovery partnership between global pharma and tech companies, announced the launch of a new startup company CombineAble.AI, which will speed up the development of therapeutics by addressing challenges associated with antibody design.  CombinAble.AI was formed following an AION Labs startup challenge aimed at developing an AI-based solution for...
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By  Trevor Dermody 10:55 am March 14, 2024
Foundation Health, a San Francisco-based healthcare technology company, announced the closure of a $6 million seed funding round.  The investment seeks to slingshot the company into a period of growth backed by investors such as Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator, Transpose Platform, Tuesday VC, Alt Capital, Box Group, Liquid Ventures, Exceptional Capital, Calm/Storm Ventures and PageOne Ventures. ...
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By  Trevor Dermody 10:45 am March 14, 2024
ORLANDO – Pawan Kohli, strategic advisor at Redesign Health, spoke at HIMSS24 Venture Connect on experiencing failure and the lessons startups can learn to ensure they thrive in an ever changing digital health market.  Global digital health funding was cut substantially in 2023 compared with 2022, while deals dropped to the lowest level since 2016. Additionally, there were just three mega-rounds...
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By  Trevor Dermody 02:47 pm March 13, 2024
ORLANDO – During a fireside chat style discussion at HIMSS24 on Wednesday, "Achieving Equity through Coordinated Healthcare," experts discussed how exchanging health information can bridge gaps in health equity and the innovations transforming healthcare access.  Michael Jackson, VP and global head of industries at DocuSign. moderated a discussion with Luis Belen, CEO of the National Health IT...
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By  Trevor Dermody 05:21 pm March 12, 2024
Wheel, a virtual care staffing and services vendor, announced it has partnered with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, mental health platform Talkspace and diagnostic services company Health Gorilla.  Thanks to the collaborations, Wheel will deliver mental health services, affordable home delivery prescription drug pricing offerings, and lab and diagnostics through its integrated virtual care...
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By  Trevor Dermody 01:13 pm March 12, 2024
ORLANDO – At HIMSS24, Georgia Health Information Network discussed its Georgia Unity platform, a health information exchange network developed with local community partners, created due to the need to understand total health in Georgia’s rural communities.  Dr. Denise Hines, executive director at Georgia Health Information Network, and Shirelle King, program manager at Georgia Health Information...
HIMSS panel with Gaurav Shivhare of CVS Health, Summer Blackerby of CoxHealth, Andy Molnar of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, and Jessica Hagen of MobiHealthNews
By  Trevor Dermody 10:22 am March 12, 2024
HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum, hosted by MobiHealthNews executive editor Jessica Hagen, brought together thought leaders, innovators and clinicians to discuss the latest trends in remote care delivery.  Highlights included Penni Kyte, digital care strategy officer at Ballad Health, discussing how the Tennessee-based organization used the example set by air traffic controllers to break...
Patient and provider examine digital health metrics
By  Trevor Dermody 11:10 am March 11, 2024
Today, Wolters Kluwer Health announced a new suite of next-generation clinical support tools pairing point-of-care decision support, workflow optimization and patient-centered care resources.  The new suite includes UpToDate, UpToDate Lexidrug (formerly Lexicomp), UpToDate patient engagement (formerly Emmi) and UpToDate digital architect.  Wolters Kluwer released two new products: the UpToDate...
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By  Trevor Dermody 01:00 pm March 8, 2024
Digital mental health company Headspace announced its new virtual reality app Headspace XR, which utilizes mixed reality and virtual reality to help users strengthen their mind-body connection through movement and breathwork.  The app, available on Meta Quest, includes mood-boosting games, one-on-one guided meditations and other techniques.  Headspace said in a statement it aims to reach a...
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By  Trevor Dermody 04:50 pm March 7, 2024
Nuance Communications, a Microsoft company, announced today that WellSpan Health, an integrated healthcare system based in Pennsylvania, will be adding Nuance’s Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) to its group of patient experience-centered solutions.  DAX is a solution that automates and accelerates the creation of clinical documentation during exam room and telehealth visits for immediate entry...