Workforce Development

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By  Emily Olsen 04:30 pm March 27, 2023
Amazon Web Services on Monday announced the 23 startups that will participate in the latest round of its healthcare accelerator. The four-week program is focused on digital health tools that aim to address workforce challenges, including retaining healthcare workers, deploying clinicians to new sites of care, and training or upskilling for providers.  The startups in the latest cohort include: ...
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By  Emily Olsen 11:35 am March 21, 2023
Microsoft's Nuance Communications announced a new clinical documentation tool that uses the latest version of OpenAI's artificial intelligence language model, GPT-4. The company said Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Express drafts clinical notes within seconds from conversations with patients conducted through telehealth or in person. The product builds off its DAX documentation product that...
An interface of the SimConverse verbal communication simulation platform
By  Adam Ang 10:48 pm March 8, 2023
Sydney-based SimConverse has collected A$1.5 million (around $987,000) in a seed funding round led by Folklore Ventures, with participation from Artesian.  WHAT IT DOES Founded in 2020, SimConverse is a simulation platform that uses generative AI to play the role of any patient, colleague or casualty for healthcare communications training. It is made to be adaptable and customisable to suit the...
A doctor and a nurse using a computer together in a hospital.
By  Emily Olsen 10:47 am January 13, 2023
ShiftKey, a startup that connects healthcare workers and facilities with open shifts, raised $300 million, bringing its valuation to more than $2 billion.  First reported by Axios, the round was led by majority investor Lorient Capital and completed through a continuation vehicle led by the Ares Management Secondaries funds and Pantheon. Other investors participating in the raise include...
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By  Emily Olsen 10:30 am January 6, 2023
GE HealthCare named Dr. Taha Kass-Hout as the newly spun-out company's first chief technology officer. Kass-Hout comes to GE from Amazon Web Services, where he served as vice president of machine learning and chief medical officer. He was also chief health informatics officer at the FDA for two terms during the Obama Administration and director of information science and informatics for the CDC...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:17 pm December 22, 2022
Aledade, which works with primary care providers to build tech-enabled accountable care organizations, hired Ananya Banerjee as chief commercial officer.  Sean Cavanaugh, who had previously managed the role, will remain at Aledade as chief policy officer.  Before joining Aledade, Banerjee served as chief of strategic payer partnerships at ChenMed, a primary care company geared toward seniors....
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:21 pm December 7, 2022
Butterfly Network, maker of a handheld, smartphone-connected ultrasound system, announced that president and CEO Dr. Todd Fruchterman is stepping down. He also will leave his position on the board of directors.  Jonathan Rothberg, founder and chairman of the board, will step in as interim CEO, and Fruchterman will assist Butterfly's leadership with the transition until the end of the year.  "On...
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By  Emily Olsen 10:54 am September 29, 2022
Babylon announced Thursday the digital health firm had hired Andrew Hine as vice president of the go-to-market team for Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company said he'll manage Babylon's contracts and partnerships and work to increase its offerings and services in those regions. Hine joins Babylon from Ernst & Young, where he was head of health for the Middle East and North...
Robbert Zusterzeel
By  Emily Olsen 01:27 pm August 23, 2022
Woebot Health, maker of a mental health chatbot, recently appointed Dr. Robbert Zusterzeel as vice president of regulatory science and strategy. Zusterzeel comes to Woebot from IQVIA, where he served as senior director of U.S. regulatory science and strategy. He'd previously worked at the FDA for nearly 10 years.  "We believe in and have embraced regulation from the start and have expanded our...