News 4/28/23
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Virtual care platform vendor EVisit acquires Bluestream Health, which offers digital front doors and virtual workflow tools.
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I interviewed EVisit CEO Sachin Agrawal a few weeks ago…
Tag: digital
In Which Areas of Healthcare Do Investors Want More Startup Activity?
There are some corners of the digital health market that investors feel are a bit too crowded. In recent conference panel discussions and interviews, venture capitalists said it’s getting hard to differentiate startups among…
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Ultromics receives Breakthrough Device Designation for AI cardiac amyloidosis tool and more digital health briefs
UK-based Ultromics announced it received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for an AI tool that aims to detect cardiac amyloidosis.The platform, called EchoGo Amyloidosis, analyzes echocardiograms to find signs of the condition, where the protein…
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Researchers Develop AI Feedback Tool to Improve Surgeon Performance
By Shania Kennedy
April 27, 2023 – Researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to…
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Partnership to Develop Digital Pain Management Programs
By Mark Melchionna
April 27, 2023 – Under a new partnership, MetroHealth System and Fern Health will begin creating digital pain management programs that are complementary to traditional pain management treatments.
MetroHealth, based in Cleveland, includes…
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Breaking the Waitlist Barrier: The Impact of Royal Adelaide Hospital’s Innovative Approach
The Royal Adelaide Hospital has reduced its hidden waitlist through the implementation of digital patient pathways in collaboration with Personify Care and Healthcare Logic. The automatic system notifies personnel of any cancellations or rescheduling…
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Landscape and future directions of machine learning applications in closed-loop brain stimulation
Brain stimulation (BStim) encompasses multiple modalities (e.g., deep brain stimulation, responsive neurostimulation) that utilize electrodes implanted in deep brain structures to treat neurological disorders. Currently, BStim is primarily used to treat movement disorders such…
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NHS Somerset gains da Vinci Xi surgical robotic system
Two new da Vinci Xi surgical robot systems were received this month by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, and now surgical teams are training in readiness for the system to be used in operating theatres…
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Suffolk Primary Care partners with Aide Health to support asthma patients
Suffolk Primary Care has partnered with health-tech startup Aide Health for a 12-month programme supporting patients with asthma, designed to improve preventer inhaler use and stop the overuse of reliever inhalers. Reliever inhalers (short-acting…
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Chiefy’s Surgical Teamwork App Cuts to The Chase With $4.2M in New Funding
Surgical collaboration app Chiefy has raised $4.2m in a seed funding round to improve surgical quality by enabling virtual huddles among surgical teams. The chat and communication platform integrates with hospitals’ EHRs and allows…
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