AI

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By  Anthony Vecchione 01:21 pm April 30, 2025
Healthcare software company Commure has entered into a strategic partnership with virtual healthcare provider HealthTap to combine its EHR integrations, AI-enabled tools and care coordination abilities with HealthTap’s clinician network and virtual care delivery services. The companies say the alliance will allow health systems and other practices to provide expanded services, such as virtual...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 01:10 pm April 28, 2025
Oncology-focused social media platform Belong.Life has announced a strategic partnership with AI-enabled patient engagement company Equiva, in which Belong's conversational AI offerings will be integrated into Equiva's platform.  Belong's conversational AI mentors include Dave, a cancer care focused AI, and Fred, a mentor for sustainable weight loss, better health and lifestyle enhancement....
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By  Anthony Vecchione 01:24 pm April 24, 2025
Healthcare technology company Ascertain announced it secured $10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Deerfield Management with participation from Northwell Health. WHAT IT DOES Ascertain is an AI-enabled case management assistant that automates administrative tasks. It helps health systems, payers and independent provider groups simplify operations and lower their administrative...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 01:46 pm April 23, 2025
Healthcare data company ConcertAI announced a multi-year agreement with pharmaceutical and biotechnology giant Bayer to utilize ConcertAI's Translational360 and AI SaaS offerings. The offerings use AI- and machine learning-acquired insights to speed up clinical development in precision oncology. The agreement aims to utilize ConcertAI's Translational360 offering, an integrated research-level...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 02:58 pm April 21, 2025
United Arab Emirates-based Burjeel Holdings, a healthcare services provider, and Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, announced a strategic partnership to alter healthcare delivery.  Burjeel Holdings operates in parts of the Middle East and North Africa. Hippocratic AI and Burjeel announced the alliance during the Abu Dhabi Global...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 02:15 pm April 18, 2025
Technology company Leidos is pouring $10 million into a plan to use AI to detect and manage diseases. The company is working with the University of Pittsburgh's Computational Pathology and AI Center of Excellence (CPACE) on a five-year plan to develop AI-powered tools for faster detection of diseases, including heart disease and cancer, as well as reduced diagnostic turnaround times, allowing...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 02:45 pm April 11, 2025
According to a study published in the European Journal of Cancer, the fairness and equity of datasets for AI-driven mammogram interpretation might be jeopardized by the underrepresentation of racial and ethnic diversity. While AI shows promise for enhancing how mammograms are interpreted, particularly in areas where resources are limited, the study's authors found warning signs regarding the...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:35 pm April 11, 2025
Bipartisan senators introduced the Health Tech Investment Act (S. 1399), which would establish a Medicare reimbursement pathway for FDA-cleared medical devices that utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning.  The bill, introduced by Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., seeks to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to "ensure appropriate payment of certain...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 01:42 pm April 8, 2025
Oncology-focused digital health company Flatiron Health announced it entered into a strategic partnership with Massive Bio, a company that helps cancer patients find and enroll in clinical trials. Flatiron Health is an oncology-focused health technology company that offers a platform aimed at optimizing the clinical trial process, including selecting trial sites and identifying patients who are...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 10:57 am April 3, 2025
Suki, an AI-backed voice tool for healthcare, introduced a new feature that will generate and stage prescription orders from ambient visits.  The new feature will be available as part of the company's flagship product, Suki Assistant, which uses generative AI to automatically create clinical documentation by ambiently listening to patient-clinician conversations. Suki said it will initially roll...