Food insecurity adds an annual expenditure of about $52 billion, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new partnership seeks to move the needle on this stat.
Grocery technology company Instacart and…
In the past decade or two, health systems have been establishing their own venture capital arms to support health tech startups. At least 23 health systems currently have venture capital arms — mainly big…
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Hospitals and health systems have experienced extreme financial pressure in the past couple years — and the issue is being reflected in the sector’s M&A activity.
There have been dozens of M&A deals in the…
The MedCity Moves Podcast is back with another episode — its final one of the year.
During the December episode, Senior Reporter Katie Adams explores some of the executive appointments and exits occurring in the…
Kaiser Permanente’s AIM-HI grants $750,000 to five healthcare projects exploring AI and ML’s impact on patient care. From pediatric asthma to cardiac amyloidosis, these initiatives aim to revolutionize healthcare practices. This funding, backed by…
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Approximately 11.7 million U.S. households do not have in-home internet access and approximately 5.5 million households do not have a computer, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s just the beginning of a deep…
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Hospital administrators are constantly inundated with pitches from AI companies claiming that they can solve healthcare’s myriad inefficiencies. On Thursday, three health system leaders came together for a webinar to discuss strategies they use…
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Abridge, the leader in generative AI for clinical documentation, announced a Series B raise of $30 million, led by Spark Capital. The round also included existing investor Bessemer Venture Partners, as well as several…
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On Thursday, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions voted to ratify a new contract, putting to end what was the largest strike in the history of the healthcare industry.
The coalition comprises 85,000 members across…
What You Should Know:
– Abridge, a company leading the way in generative AI for healthcare raises $30M in Series B funding led by Spark Capital, along with several leading healthcare innovators, including Mayo Clinic,…
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