Speech recognition-technology company Voiceitt announced it scored $4.7 million in funding. The startup will extend the round to meet a new goal of $10 million.
The round was led by AMIT Technion with participation from Third Culture Capital (3CC) and Cisco Investments.
The Israeli company said that it had raised $20 million since its formation in 2012, including $5M of non-dilutive funding...
Amazon will no longer support Alexa third-party HIPAA-eligible Skills, which allows patients to share HIPAA-protected health information with hospitals and health insurers through its voice-based Alexa platform.
The company announced the HIPAA-compliant data transfer capability in 2019 alongside the launch of six Alexa Skills built by healthcare providers and other stakeholders, including My...
AI-enabled care facility automation platform care.ai announced it raised $27 million in funding led by multi-asset investment firm Crescent Cove Advisors.
WHAT IT DOES
The Florida-based company's Smart Care Facility Platform includes a network of sensors spread through a care facility that monitors patients using AI, which allows a facility to collect real-time behavior data for clinical and...
Amazon announced the launch of Amazon Clinic, a virtual healthcare service that will deliver care for 20 common conditions, including hair loss, heartburn, acne, dandruff and seasonal allergies.
The virtual consultation service will allow customers to select their condition from a list provided, then choose a preferred provider from a list of third-party licensed clinicians, including ones from...
Jacksonville, Fla.-based health insurer Florida Blue has selected Amazon Pharmacy as its sole home delivery provider for its commercially insured members beginning Jan. 1, 2023.
Florida Blue's two million plus members in its individual and employer group plans, including Florida Blue-related health plan Truli for Health, will receive free home delivery on common prescription medications through...
Though telehealth usage has declined from pandemic highs, the forces of consumerization and pressure from new retail companies could have a growing impact on the healthcare industry, according to a report by Trilliant Health.
The 2022 Trends Shaping the Health Economy analysis found that telehealth volumes peaked at 73.7 million visits in the second quarter of 2020 and that visits during the...
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon's $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care provider One Medical.
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, One Medical parent 1Life Healthcare and Amazon both received requests from the FTC for more information regarding the deal on Sept. 2. The planned acquisition was first announced in late July.
In the filing, 1Life...
Amazon plans to sunset its Amazon Care employer offering at the end of the year, according to an internal memo first reported by GeekWire and Fierce Healthcare.
The email from Neil Lindsay, senior vice president of Amazon Health Services, said the service will officially shut down on December 31. The decision only affects Amazon Care and its Care Medical group of providers, not the company's...
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