News 10/16/24 – HIStalk
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Walgreens Boots Alliance reports Q4 results: revenue up 6%, EPS –$3.48 versus –$0.21. beating analyst expectations for both and sending shares sharply up.
WBA shares have lost 57% of their value in the…
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Parakeet Health Flies Onto The Scene to Automate Healthcare Call Centers – MedCity News
Yet another Bay Area healthcare AI startup was born this week.
On Tuesday, San Francisco-based generative AI voice platform Parakeet Health formally launched and announced $3 million in seed funding. The startup — founded by…
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Headspace Introduces AI Companion To Support Patients Through ‘Ebbs and Flows’ of Life – MedCity News
Mental health platform Headspace launched a new feature last week called Ebb, an empathetic AI companion, to help people process their emotions.
Santa Monica, California-based Headspace offers an app for consumers that provides mindfulness and…
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The Future of Hospitals and Pharma Companies Will Depend on Strength of Healthcare Analytics Insights – MedCity News
Big data analysis is an invaluable resource in healthcare and life sciences. Data can tell a pharmaceutical company which drugs a medical specialist prescribes and where they are based. This knowledge is key to…
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Clinical education system enables big wins for St. Luke’s nurses
Maternal mortality is an ongoing crisis in the U.S. According to the most recent data available from 2022, the national maternal mortality rate is 22.3 deaths per 100,000 live births. Sadly, stories of pregnant…
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Nirvana Raises $24.2M Series A to Revolutionize Health Insurance Verification | Healthcare IT Today
Nirvana’s platform sheds light into the opaque world of healthcare benefits. By leveraging AI, Nirvana provides instant verification of insurance and highly accurate cost estimates to providers and their patients. As a result, Nirvana…
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Finances are main barrier to digital transformation say NHS leaders
Research by NHS Providers found that 73% of trust leaders surveyed said that funding and financial constraints are the biggest barrier to digital transformation.
The survey, ‘Digital transformation survey 2024: challenges, opportunities and priorities for…
Cornerstone VR to host virtual reality training for social workers
Tech for good firm Cornerstone VR has partnered with the University of Birmingham and Sandwell Children’s Trust (SCT) to host virtual child protection training for social care professionals.
The immersive experience, called ‘research informed virtual…
Liverpool University Hospitals to trial Melo app for dementia care
Image of Melo app provided by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool University Hospitals (LUHFT) NHS Foundation Trust is trialling a platform which tracks dementia patients’ behaviour with the aim of supporting better…
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Te Whatu Ora may further cut digital funding
Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) appears to continuously recall some funding for digital health as it focuses resources back to frontline services. Last week, the Digital Health Association commented on unions’ claim that as…
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